Cant seem to be interested in more than one thing at a time

DX'd - Other
#1

A joke in my family is how bitumin always has a new idea for a career or hobby every other day. Its been going on for years now, probably a few months after the dx i just cant have more than one hobby/career interest. And when i have that one thing i obsess over it and quickly burn myself out.

I personally think its because i want some structure, or to have something that i can always go to. Besides that its also because i want to be really good at something, but only that one thing so that i can be something of an expert on the subject.

Of course since nothing ever sticks i end up knowing a tiny bit about a lot of stuff, which is the opposite of what i want in life.

Anyone else have this? Did you overcome it? How?

Thanks.

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#2

I used to be like this. I found that I was excessively intense so I started finding ways to relax like walking on nature trails. Iā€™d have myself do other things for short periods every day after the relaxing activity. Eventually I was able to be less intense about only 1 thing at a time. But I still naturally get intense, just not to the same extreme,

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#3

My family says this about me too. I kinda think it is part of the illness as I never had this before I got ill. What has helped me was securing my place in something (Iā€™m too deep into my current program in school to afford changing/doing something new) and just doing that. I just keep focused on that and change my hobbies every month or so. Also remember the old saying ā€œjack of all trades, master of noneā€ ends with ā€œstill better than the master of oneā€

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#4

I have something like this too. I get really intense about something and then lose interest for long enough that I forget what I learned. Last week, I jumped impressively upwards in my ability to use a graphics app that gave me a lot of relaxation. Was using for 5-6 hours per day and I posted some of my creations in the Creativity forum even. But for the last 4 days, I have felt no real motivation to use it at all. Or rather, when I want to use it, I feel both a physical and a mental tension. Maybe my brain is just tired of it and wants something new. I know new experiences are what bring light into my life. So sometimes the ā€œJack of all tradesā€ option feels like the path for meā€¦

#5

Thanks for that @Air! I always thought jack of all trades was derogatory not complimentaryā€¦

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#6

Iā€™m like this to some extent. Theres many careers I want to pursue bit can never find one to fit. But my hobbies do this. I think for me ite because I am also autistic.

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