How to stop hyperfixation

When we hold high expectations for ourselves, we can be highly self-critical. Here's how to stop berating yourself when you fall short.

STOP DOING THIS: • Stop begging people to be part of your life • Stop wasting your energy on toxic people. • Stop trying to change people who hurt you • Stop apologizing for someone else's mistakes • Stop abandoning yourself to fit in • Stop trying to fix people as an "act of love" • Stop allow dysfunctional people into your life. • Stop expecting anything • Stop settling for less • Stop giving but never receiving • Stop holding onto people you have outgrown • Stop overcommitting • ...

A simple four-step mental checklist to help you nip dramatic reactions in the bud.

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Callum Stephen on Instagram: "Whenever I discuss romance with a fellow autist, ADHD’er or AuDHD’er, at some point in the conversation one of us brings up how difficult it can be to tell the difference between love and hyperfixation, because both can look and feel very similar on the surface. In the above slides are some ways in which I differentiate between love and hyperfixation that you might find helpful. 💖 How do you differentiate between love and hyperfixation? ⬇️"

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