There are times I really
really
r e a l l y
get into an art piece where I forget to blink for a moment
& then I go, oh yeah I should probably blink

Is anyone else like this :?

@inatlaka: Also same with me but via embroidery

It is like a trance duuuuude!
& then I'm like, Oh yeah
I have humanly functioning needs
Like
blinking

womp womp

edit: wouldn't it be cool to have a winking avi that does it ever 30 or so seconds ouo ?
just smth i thought of

@inatlaka: YES YES YES OH YES
This is also me
I do this every so often, but it happens on a piece that I get too detailed with sometimes
Esp with the embrodery, I'm like
lean in, detail
lean in, lil more detail
lean in, a little moreeeee detaillll

oh yeah breathing is a thing
whaaaaaaaaaaatttt

I'm glad I'm not the only one ; v ;

○○❀ I get reeeeaallllly close to the paper or canvas
and then am like
"ah, see, this is why you need stronger glasses every year"

This is called hyper-focus and can sometimes be an indicator of ADHD.

@inatlaka: true true! I get in that very obsessive state as well -nod nod-


@Totalanimefan: Oh ? What kind another things do you do that with as well ? o:
I'm curious ouo


@Hobovampire: Oh gosh I feel that
Tho with me, when I draw traditionally I dont wear my glasses a good majority of the time when I do it via pencil
Pen is 50/50 but lining a piece, copic markers or painting I wear them


@Hachi: -nod nod- I feel that last part to my very core
" I'm in PAIN "
to my very core
you hit me deep dude
deep


@Priestess of Pie: good to know o:
I was never tested for ADHD in adulthood, just everything else
I was originally tested for ADD when I was 9, only to have my mother be told I was depressed
Tho perhaps I may end up getted retested to see
Also yeah, sucks that we can't choose.:c


@Count Trashula: interesting o:
I forget to eat a good majority of the time
I tend to not eat until about 4pm usually
That's why I have an alarm set on my phone to remind me that Oh yeah, eating & water are things that I need
O yeah
(I'm pretty bad at taking care of myself but I'm getting better i promise)



@Vermii: true true, just like if you play the staring game with someone your eyes naturally water because when we blink it rejuvenates our eyes etc etc
But yeah, just sometimes I get into this trance with art where I just stare at the piece as I draw & then my brain goes
ahem
aheM
blink, yeah?

It also also happens when I'm playing video games, but I tend to do it more with art

@mizuie: I wasn't diagnosed until my 30's so it's worth checking out. They know a lot more about it now than they used to. Different people have different types of symptoms and a lot of people have been misdiagnosed or just missed altogether. Girls in particular as they tend to be more introverted than hyperactive.