crashing...

so, i was working on some stuff in a quick, hasty pattern kind of way, that makes me really happy, because when i figure out a repetitive way to get things done that increases my productivity, i get really excited about it. well, i was placing clipped images in their certain spots for display on a website, and i'm doing my thing, when i realize one of the other interns didn't clip all of the images she was supposed to clip. no biggie, i can do that in no time at all, but my brain went from 90 mph to 0 mph in like two seconds. all of a sudden, i had to stop, take a deep breath, and figure out how to go about working that into my already set pattern. i'm not sure if that's weird or not, but i tend to get extremely hyper focused when i'm working on something and the slightest distraction, be it an out of order object, or someone asking me a question caused my brain to shutter to a stop and struggle to get started again. is that a problem, or is that normal? i don't really know because i've been like that my entire life. my mom said that when i was little, i'd be watching tv or coloring and she would say "kelly? kelly.......kelly?" and then i would respond. she said she could be talking about me and i wouldn't even hear her. this makes sense because even now, if one of my friends needs me in the lab, and i'm working like a madwoman, it takes them a few times to get my attention. jen calls it selective hearing. speaker says it's a sign of genius. i'll side with speaker. haha. just kidding. i'm not that arrogant. really though, it's proven to be a problem sometimes. i'll miss important things that are said or hilarious punch lines of jokes. it's great to be able to focus and all, but when i miss things and when my brain all of a sudden feels like it's going to crap out on me if i get distracted, it wears on me after time. do they make pills that do the opposite of ritalin?