Disorientation When Interrupted?

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Just curious if other folks experience this...I have a love / hate relationship with my creative projects. Once I get going, I keep thinking about and making more and more elaborate plans. Then it often takes me hours or days to actually complete the project, although I do really enjoy it. During that time, I find it very hard to stop to eat, etc. If I am interrupted I get quite pissed off and annoyed because I feel very disorientated and like I must finish. When I am finished I usually feel quite mentally exhausted because I haven't eaten properly, etc.

I have sworn off making a halloween (Samhain) costume this year because I have a toddler in the house and I got quite upset when I was interrupted making her costume. Which was not very involved.

Not sure if there is a good way to work around this, because once I get to thinking about a project it's hard not to start and just keep adding It doesn't seem like I can just do an hour or two then stop and pick up later.

Yes, projects & the rare conversation in which I have something to contribute. Once I'm into it, being forced to break away or change subject is annoying. It's kind of like holding in a sneeze.

When I was younger I'd blaze right though a project without eating all day and only notice later I was hungry. It's not as extreme anymore, but still happens.

I definitly have this issue.

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I don't like being disturbed once I have got myself into a craft, just sit and do it, watching TV or something. This is especially important with Cross stitch or complicated crochet patterns. It can be nice to get up and move around, but the craft will still be buzzing around my mind, I'll be thinking of variations. I can spend hours arranging and sewing badges onto my camp blanket. It is so relaxing sewing my nephew's blankets at family gatherings, just annoying when I must stop and be sociable or eat.

I love shapes and can spend hours on shape and colour based games.

I totally relate to this!

I wouldn't say I get disoriented but I tend to forget where I'm at with the project, either that or I forget where I put something I need to complete the project & have to spend considerable time looking for it. This fosters the fear I may not be able to complete the project.

I definitely do not like interuptions for any reason, not even to eat except if my blood sugar gets low to where I start shaking & getting a cold sweat. Then I have to break to eat. The projects I like doing I can not have shaking hands for, often because I'm soldering something & don't want to damage my project as a result of shaking.

Often times I won't even start a project if I have any doubt about being able to finish. I may even start a tear down several time over a period of months only to reassemble without actually doing what I intended to do rather than risk not being able to complete in one sitting.

Usually I'm deeply absorbed in whatever I'm doing, so an unexpected interruption can make me feel disorientated.