I frequently find myself losing momentum at the end of things that I enjoy. For instance, I’ve been playing Baldur’s Gate 3 and loving it. I recently got into the last act (Act 3) of the game, and I’m finding myself a bit burned out on it and gravitating towards other games. I’m also in the last episode of Dimension 20’s Neverafter (yes, I’m a geek haha) and finding myself not interested in finishing it.
Does this happen to anyone else? I started on medication earlier this year, and lots of other symptoms of my ADHD have gone away, but this one seems to be persisting.
A lot of times, I’ve mentally completed it. Even if I haven’t physically. Like video games. I usually get to the final boss, I’ve solved all the problems, done all the side quests, got all the items, upgraded all the things, leveled up to be super strong. Now it’s just… do the task. But mentally, I’ve “beaten” the game. I’m a high enough level it won’t be a challenge and I already know how the story ends.
Yes, though I’m unmedicated
Yes all the time! Books and TV series are the worst culprits, but games too, especially long ones.
I don’t know if it’s poor object permanence or just a lacking working memory, but it’s not just that I burn out on things/move to another interest but how quickly it can happen.
If I don’t actively engage with something almost daily my interest in it starts slipping almost immediately, and if I go four days without watching an episode of a show for example I typically find my motivation or drive for finishing it almost gone already. It’s as if only the current moment exists and anything I’m not doing right now might as well not exist, or at least feels very intangible and unimportant.
Same goes for other hobbies and projects, and games of course.
I didn’t even get to Act 2 in BG3 lmao!
Right now I’m trying very hard to complete an app that I’ve already spent a few weeks on and I’m not even half way with. My mind is looking for anything to distract me.