Hah :D Thats 100% recognizable, I have had the no attention for hunger or sleep part since I was very young. If there's work in the morning I have to be, I will sleep for at least some minimum period of time - I'm not stupid - but if there is room to bargain I'll take all there is until I'm spent. For meals, I often have to remind myself as if it were one of the least obvious choirs in my day.
As a student it has been kinda fun living like this, that's the part that played out nicely... but I'm starting to really need stability and structure and now when it comes down to it it seems it might turn out that theres more underneath it than just a habit or two. Well I could have guessed maybe but the true extent is still unknown.
The analyzing from every angle, then not acting on it is also one of my not-so-forte's, although its again one of those things that depend how you look at it. I feel like my life would still be awesome if I stayed an observant for a big part and creating theories and designs and stacking knowledge on top of knowledge, only sometimes coming out to be totally intentionally creative. But thats not what the world suggests is right. What the hell are you supposed to do with that? It's just dissonant however you look at it. What could work is first separate supporting yourself with work to merely survive from doing your weird old thang on the side. Then, when an ideal opportunity comes along meaning a match, maybe this expression could be used in a commonly accepted way... I guess now that I think about it, this plan is not all that different from entrepeneurship at its core, independency being the key word!
Independent is a key word in a broader sense of our context, I think.
Fine if it turns out I shouldn't hide behind mental issues I don't actually have, then its up to me. But like I said, first I wanna know what are realistic expectations for myself and what do professionals think of it.
Stay tuned for more "Cursed gifts? True stories" soon on a forum near you.