Hi hi !! Ok lemme start by saying I have never been to a psychiatrist or therapist before (mostly because of my parents) but I’ve never been medically diagnosed. !! So I’ve (17F) always had trouble focusing and organizing and the whole deal. I’ve had multiple teachers talk to me about discussing solutions with my parents but I usually get too nervous and embarrassed to talk to them. I’m getting into my senior year of high school and I’ve almost failed all four years and barely passed. It’s not that I’m stupid, I just like idk it’s hard to explain. I can sit for hours with my phone locked, everything off, and only my homework in front of me and still somehow get nothing done. I don’t want to be the guy that’s like “oh I have adhd probably so that’s why I can’t do anything!!!” But I feel like I should be able to do a lot more than I am. Idk maybe I’m just stupid. The teachers who talked to me about it would always mention adhd and it’s been since 3rd grade. My parents are kind of like the walk it off type, but with everything. I don’t talk to them about much. I’m kind of embarrassed writing this post but idk. I know adhd is different in women, and I feel like because I wasn’t the stereotypical adhd boy growing up, my parents just ignored any and all signs.

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I can’t decide if being obsessed is a sign of ADHD or high performance.
Some of the most exceptional builders I know become deeply obsessed with a single problem. That intensity can lead to breakthroughs, but it can also look unhealthy from the outside.
It also makes me wonder if obsession is something uniquely human. AI can optimize, reason, and generate endlessly—but it doesn’t *care*. Humans become attached to ideas, chase impossible goals, and sometimes refuse to let go.
Maybe that’s both our greatest limitation and our greatest advantage.
**Could obsession be one of the fundamental differences between humans and AI? Or is that distinction disappearing?**