Not hypergaphia? If not what?

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You'll probably think I am/this is silly and stupid , but here goes. For as long as I can remember I have had this tendency to write lots of snippets of information in notebooks,or on things like envelopes etc. Currently it's very much genealogy based. There is no organised structure to it.Without doubt there's a compulsive urge to it.

I will grab a handy piece of scratch paper to write down a fact or a stat I just learned from TV or a book or the computer on Utube. But it doesnt interfere with my life.

How pervasive is this habit of yours? Does it interfere with your life in some way?

I don't know what it is.

Sounds like a great habit for keeping a common place book or an idea journal in hand.


Maybe an expression of special interest; hoarding facts and info, and in written medium?



I never acquired that habit as much as I tried to, nor have the compulsion to, nor is an expression of my obsessions/special interests.

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Cool. So you do consolidate into a more organized journal.

You generate some temporary clutter, but you do get rid of the clutter.

Doesnt sound like a bad thing.

I have these brief periods when my brain allows me to condense things !

I've done a lot of drawing and writing over the years, but I don't think that's the same as hypergraphia.

But for over the last couple of decades I think I've had a case of hypographia.

I keep a pad and pen by the computer and whenever I want to remember something in particular which I have been reading or studying, I write it down. I definitely process the written word much better than anything I hear or see, so writing something down is the way I repeat the information in its most digestible form so the information is sure to "stick" in my memory. I have saved all my note pads and when I go through the ones from the years past, I see a lot of disjointed blurbs of information but I generally remember what each one is about, (not addresses or phone numbers or numbers written down such as those order numbers or confirmation numbers you get when transacting business on line). So it seems to work for me! I learned how to take notes in 7th grade, I can remember which teacher and which class, what the subject was that he taught. Funny that I can remember where and how I learned so many things... or is it? (that's another subject completely)

Don't ANY of the hypergraphics have a problem with the typo in the title?

I think it ought to be "Hypergaffia"

Hypergraphia? Hyperlexia? Hypersensitivity???

I'm just hyper.

It would be nice if you could turn your scribblings into ...art, or science, or lit, or whatever. Maybe write a book about your family's history (since you mentioned that you are on a geneology kick right now with this) for your kin to enjoy.

But it doesnt seem to be causing you nor anyone harm either. So from what little data youve given us (non experts here) your habit doesnt seem to warrant being given a medical label either. So dont worry about it...IMHO.

^ It would be great to be able to write such a book, but my organisational and planning skills aren't up to doing so. It's the same with a website. Have always wanted one, but even with templates provided I just can't do it. I've always had quite a lot of difficulty getting what I know onto paper/notepad/ wordpad etc. It's a major reason I underachieved academically.

With regard to disability EF is high up on the list of personally disabling things, along with severe social anxiety.