Hyperfocus might be the most confusing part of ADHD

When people hear "ADHD," they usually think of someone who can't focus. Then they meet someone who spends six straight hours building something, writing, drawing, coding, gaming, or researching a random topic without even realizing the time has passed. That's hyperfocus. For me, it feels like my brain suddenly locks onto one thing and refuses to let go. The outside world fades into the background. I'll forget to eat, ignore my phone, and completely lose track of time because my brain is fully invested in whatever I'm doing. When that focus lands on something important, it's amazing. I can get more done in a few hours than I sometimes do in an entire day. Finishing a project during one of those sessions feels incredibly satisfying. The challenge is that I don't always get to choose what I hyperfocus on. Sometimes it's work. Other times it's reorganizing a drawer, researching something I didn't need to know, or falling into an internet rabbit hole that started with one question and somehow ended somewhere completely different. That's why I've stopped thinking of hyperfocus as either a superpower or a curse. It's both. It can be one of the most rewarding parts of having ADHD, but it can also make me miss meals, stay up far too late, or forget everything else I planned to do that day. The more I understand it, the better I get at recognizing when it's happening and gently steering it toward things that actually matter. I'm curious... what's the longest you've ever hyperfocused on something before realizing how much time had passed?