Originally Posted by
essxjay
I'm ... erm ... attention impaired, severely so when under stress. I am either off in my own little world or so hyperfocused on the task at hand that I frequently blow right by people talking directly at me.
Yeah. I'm sorta like that, too. You have to be if you can't hear. You focus on the immediate task right in front of your eyes. It becomes your only world. It has its advantages though.