AuDHD and coping + hyperfixations

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I am like.... amazed at how much my life is coming back together just by setting up and using various coping strategies for my ASD and ADHD and executive dysfunction. Most of which I already was using??
But my brain started a new hyperfixation back in February which knocked all my coping strats down like a house of cards and it took MONTHS to build them back up.
(The hyperfixation caused mania like symptoms. Giddiness. I was running on next to zero sleep for days and had tons of excess energy. Etc)

Also now that I'm not exhausted every single day from working full time... even if the reduced paycheck hurts. I am getting rest that I desparately NEEDED. And now I actually have the energy to devote to setting my coping strategies back up.

Also I'm able to enjoy things like going to my mental health peer group again. I was always too tired and cranky before and it wasn't enjoyable anymore.