I get too invested in shows and fictional characters

For instance: and this is still sort of happening now, I was very invested in Spike from Degrassi High. I mean the old 80s one, not the fucking next generation. But I had a major crush on her, due in part because she looked punk and I like punk, and I would run scenario upon scenario of me interacting with her within the show. Sometimes I wished I could time travel back to the late 80s/early 90s and meet the IRL actress, and then get miserable about how unrealistic and pathetic that sounds. Scenarios in the show like her being kicked out over being pregnant generally angered me and I personally 'retconned' it so that there was a massive outcry and the school board had to reinstate her because it angered me so much. Keep in mind, I've never ever publicly expressed my investment in fictional characters, or ranted and raved about say Spike, because I know for a fact this isn't normal.

On a side note, I can never actually hold an interest long-term like a normal person. My interest in a particular thing runs for probably like a month or two before dying out, and when they die out, my brain just does this thing where it actively rejects what I was once into, like looking at it, or the people starring in it, begins to actually annoy me. And I hate that. I like a damn piece of media, why can't I continue to fucking like it for a long time? I literally envy people who hold life-long interests in shows and movies.

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  • chachaslide

    Sounds a bit like hyper-fixation. Do you have any type of ADHD or the like? (P.S. I am not at all trying to diagnose you, but hyper-fixation that is so intense and lasts for such a short time is one of the most common symptoms of ADHD).

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    • chachaslide

      If they were longer term interests or if you spoke about them more often, I'd agree with DeletThis about the possibility of it being an autism symptom, but that doesn't quite line up with what you're saying.

      That all being said, though I wouldn't call this normal, there's no problem with it except for your own dislike of the experience (as it seems like it's not getting in the way of work/school or your personal life too much).

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      • savageboy

        It doesn't really get in the way of my personal life, luckily. I've suspected for a long time (this has happened many times before) that it is autism/Aspergers related, but I've never been officially diagnosed.

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  • DeletThis

    Same dude (not degrassi but other shows). Then I come back to the obsession like 5-10 years later, even stronger. I assumed it was a symptom of autism (I’m not diagnosed but it’s been suggested). They too usually hold the “special interest” for a longer time, or forever though. But it just becomes too heavy on my mind.

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    • savageboy

      I've actually suspected I've had autism in the past

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  • Somenormie

    Normal to like fictional characters and whatnot, just do not get too invested into them.

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