So obviously I have adhd, and I do take meds for it. However, I get this thing where I get EXTREMELY hyper-fixated on certain things, which yes, is THE adhd sign of all time, but this is to the point that I’m wondering whether this is regular adhd symptoms or something else. For example, I love Star Wars, and usually get a major relapse of hyper-fixation every few months. I just pulled an all-nighter for a major project due in my college class, so I watched episodes 1-6 back to back, and then rewatched 5&6 AGAIN because I still wasn’t done with my project and couldn’t bring myself to watch/listen to anything else. It’s now the afternoon, I’ve long finished my project, I still have not slept for over 30 hours, I’m exhausted, and you know what I’m really craving right now? Rewatching Star Wars. I live with my family and they know that I regularly put Star Wars on in the background while I’m doing stuff, but it’s kind of getting embarrassing now. Like I’m scared they’re gonna start thinking something’s wrong with me because this feels excessive. Mind you, when I finally stop rewatching the movies, I spend my free time watching videos ABOUT Star Wars, or rewatching clone wars, or reading the novels or fanfiction, etc. I’ve gone through this with other interests as well. I haven’t personally met anyone with adhd who related to something like this at this degree. I get teased all of the time for having “autistic” interests, so maybe I’m just letting that get to my head and it’s really just regular old adhd. Is this normal in y’all’s experience or is this not typical?
TLDR: I can’t stop rewatching the Star Wars movies back to back on repeat even after 20+ hours. Is this normal adhd behavior?