Would you consider this an Aspie Obsession?

[The Phantom]

Hi all,

this has been on my mind lately, and it's been making a lot more sense as of late, though I'd really appreciate someone opinions on this.
I know a couple of you know this, but one of my favorite hobbies is writing, and that I'm working on multiple novels at the moment (really hard to choose what to work on at what time though haha)
I've had a couple of odd habits for a while now, but I'm been starting to realize that I think they all might be related. I wave several online browser windows, that each have numerous amounts of tabs, that contain videos and music. I've sorted them out, and each window corresponds to each story, that contains all this media I feel related to the story, and I often look through it for inspiration.
Whenever I'm going somewhere, like on a bus, or in a car/taxi, I listen to music on my phone. But there are a lot of songs I listen to constantly, because they in some way they are related to/remind me of a certain one of my novels, like maybe if it were to be a movie, that this song would play during a certain scene, or it gives me inspiration about a song I could write for the soundtrack of a musical version (in case you can't tell my the username + profile, I'm a huge theatre geek, plus I love celebrating my stories in several mediums lol) . I get incredibly focused on the music, though much to my chagrin my mom insists on making pointless small talk that is completely out of the blue and unrelated at very random times, which enrages me to no certain end (she has the most fantastically awful habit or trying to talk to me about something completely pointless just at the crescendo and epic climax or a certain song that I love). Then gets upset at my reaction even thought she fully aware that I am completely and totally immersed in my music. If only I could explain to her *sigh*
So I'm asking the rest of you if you would agree that is somewhat of an aspie trait relating to obsession over specific interests? Because I'm starting to feel that it is.


Thanks!

 

[Mr. Cat]

I relate to all of this. I laughed at the part about getting enraged by small talk in the car when trying to listen to music. That makes me so irritated. For some reason the little movies in my head only play when I'm moving (walking or in a vehicle) and listening to music. I used to have to do that every day or I couldn't stay calm for the rest of the day. I think it's like a stim for me.

 

[Astroganga]

I don't know, but I have similar. I also have to listen to music when cleaning or doing housework stuff, otherwise I just procrastinate and don't finish what I'm doing.

 

[The Phantom]

I relate to all of this. I laughed at the part about getting enraged by small talk in the car when trying to listen to music. That makes me so irritated. For some reason the little movies in my head only play when I'm moving (walking or in a vehicle) and listening to music. I used to have to do that every day or I couldn't stay calm for the rest of the day. I think it's like a stim for me.

Haha, I knew a couple of people would relate to that part Sometimes when it's too irritated I feel like failing and yelling, but I can't imagine what kind of trouble that would land me in. I had a similar experience when my mom and I went to see a musical. I was really upset prior to walking inside the theatre because of a tiff we had during dinner. She insisted we take a selfie (which she knows I can't stand) even though I was still crying. That just got me even angrier, and she told me she's never taking me to a musical again (I have no words). Then the musical started, and the lights were really bright and made me squint, and my mom kept leaning over to look at me while i was focused, and she kept on asking "Are you alright" to which I said "Yes" but it made me more irritated, so she asked "Do you want to go home?" and I said "NO" because at that point i was enjoying the production and just wished she would be quiet! But she took that as me being upset in general, not at her, so she kept on leaning forward and looking at me (which meant i could see her constant movement from the corner of my eye), and trying to talk to me (Come on, you don't talk during a play!!!!) every 10 seconds even though I was fine, and the lights were causing me to squint and I think I was in overload. But I've never had a meltdown, though I wish I could have screamed right then and there.
Well, that turned into a rant lol. But my point is that talking when I'm focused is one of my greatest pet-peeves. To be honest it's probably more than just a pet-peeve.
Also, interesting point about thinking it's a stim. I've never thought of it that way. If I don't get a chance to listen to any of my music/watch any of my videos or write a little bit, I get extremely upset. Once I left my computer at school overnight and I was really unhappy because all my drafts were on there. So perhaps it is a stim.

I don't know, but I have similar. I also have to listen to music when cleaning or doing housework stuff, otherwise I just procrastinate and don't finish what I'm doing.

I can relate to that. Listening to music during long rides is a must, as well as when I'm doing repetitive homework that I don't like Sometimes when writing as well, when I'm stuck.

 

[Mr. Cat]

Your mom sounds exactly like mine and I react the same way, haha

 

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I have asperger's or high functioning autism and from what I have experienced if you hear someone talk about something you like you enter conversation without second thought and it is really procrastinate because if you do something your interested in without finishing what is important first you don't get it done