#7: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
A hyperfixation is different for everyone. Some fixations can last mere hours while others can last months and even be detrimental to a person’s health. This person shared that they tend to hyperfixate on different types of food. It happens so often that they have a fixation cycle they usually go through.
First, they’ll get obsessed with a certain food to the point where they eat it every day for weeks on end. They’ll love it and never get tired of eating it. Then, out of the blue, they’ll wake up one day and the thought of eating that particular food makes them feel sick to their stomach. Their obsession ends as abruptly as it starts, and they know they’ll move on to something else shortly thereafter.