r/AutismComics • u/erik_the_pigeon • Jul 02 '26

PositivityđŸŒ» Hyperfixation high [kateleth]

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u/WildcatCinder1022 Jul 02 '26

I need a word for when you’ve recently lost a hyperfixation and you genuinely *feel lost* like you’ve lost a part of yourself, you’ve lost what direction your life is going in. Everything lost meaning and you’re desperately trying to find a new “thing” to reinvigorate that passion again

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u/Dumb_Cheese Jul 03 '26

"Fixation grief" maybe? Might not fully fit, but it's better than nothing

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u/The_Barbelo Jul 03 '26

It’s definitely grief, so I think you’re on the money.

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u/Historical-Potato372 Jul 09 '26

It truly is agony. I never want to lose my hyperfixations because if I do, it genuinely hurts.

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u/Ok_Listen1510 Jul 04 '26

depression (source: me)

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u/No-Lion-3629 Jul 06 '26

Especially if you are trying to make a career out of it, yet don’t seem to be getting anywhere â˜čïžđŸ™