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When hyperfocus becomes a dysregulated nervous system pattern

When I am really focused I forget to eat or use the bathroom and then I crash completely and cannot concentrate on anything for the rest of the day.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Intense concentration can be a form of nervous system dysregulation that creates cycles of depletion rather than sustainable attention.

Ideas that help explain it
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