Oh well, everything within reason. Don't go collecting the wrappers from every candy bar you eat. We'll think you have Asperger's Syndrome if that happens.
I wouldn't call that obsession. I would call it a heightened interest. Lots of people do it. Six pocket knives in a six month stretch is far from an obsession, it's just a collection. It all sounds pretty normal to me. I mean, that's how everyone is, back on my home planet, Mars.
6 pocket knives in 1 month. Still normal. And now near to 20. With some sets. I have stayed under a hundred for each though. Not easy. I do have my eye on some over a hundred.
The human condition. It's not looked at from aliens, just us.
Oops! I thought I read 6 months. My mistake. This is serious. Seek help immediately. Don't even stop to shower or brush your teeth. Try to stay calm and, most importantly, avoid all air travel.
Thinking about myself, I can see that I have been obsessed with quite a few things in my life.
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sometimes I think Solomon's 700 wives were different veins of wisdom he obsessed over
Wow! This thread rings so true for me. When I was young I was obsessed with music and art. Then I got involved with TWI – a major obsession for 12 years of my life.
Once I left, I became preoccupied with reading stuff on cults, psychology, philosophy, theology – I mean all over the place – just trying to unravel this tangled web in my head. With such an all-consuming passion to fix issues in my life I even had to seek professional help.
So maybe it's appropriate – and perhaps convenient - that I come clean here and now on this thread. Some of you may think you have an idea of what type of person I am by the content of my rambling rants…
You might be thinking "uh oh, did he start his own cult like that Victor dude?" No – nothing like that – although it does involve another woman. You may think it's strange I would be talking about it now – and on a public forum –but the weird thing is - - Tonto first introduced me to her a few years ago – and knows what's going on now. I find that interesting – my wife has introduced me to several of my obsessions.
I do feel somewhat shameful over this one though; it's kind of pathetic if you look at both sides of the picture. I mean – here's this young…exciting…vibrant…thing and here I am this old fart (turned 60 last year); I don't wish to offend anyone with any titillating details and really there's not much to reveal on my part. I'm to the point now where it doesn't matter if it's a big production or not – I really just like to watch rather than participate.
Oh God – there is something so sick about this though…uhm I should mention…the other woman is psychotic…I mean bona-fide-medication-prescribed psychotic.
It was only a few years ago when Tonto brought home the complete series of My So Called Life on DVD. Claire Danes is so cute on that show. Then Tonto turned me on to Freaks and Geeks the complete series on DVD. Another great show – Claire wasn't on that show – but Linda Cardellini and Busy Philipps are pretty. Then there was Boston Legal with Captain Kirk chasing Candice Bergen! After that – Big Love…I love Jeanne Tripplehorn and I swear Chloe Sevigny was in the Corps! Then there was the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica - the complete series on Blu-ray (now I'm coming into my own and leave Tonto behind on this one). I'm probably forgetting some other obsessions – but I think that covers most of the big ones; which brings me up to my latest infatuation – Homeland! Hey it's Claire Danes again ! – but she ditched the red hair and cuteness for a more neurotic slut persona (but she is on medication).
Well…shoot…I feel better already. Now sorry I have to go watch an episode of Homeland. Never watched it before – but discovered it tonight – we have U-verse On Demand - and I've already watched episode 1 and 2 of the first season. So just a heads up – if you don't see me around much – I'm probably binge-watching.
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Oh well, everything within reason. Don't go collecting the wrappers from every candy bar you eat. We'll think you have Asperger's Syndrome if that happens.
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I wouldn't call that obsession. I would call it a heightened interest. Lots of people do it. Six pocket knives in a six month stretch is far from an obsession, it's just a collection. It all sounds pretty normal to me. I mean, that's how everyone is, back on my home planet, Mars.
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6 pocket knives in 1 month. Still normal. And now near to 20. With some sets. I have stayed under a hundred for each though. Not easy. I do have my eye on some over a hundred.
The human condition. It's not looked at from aliens, just us.
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Oops! I thought I read 6 months. My mistake. This is serious. Seek help immediately. Don't even stop to shower or brush your teeth. Try to stay calm and, most importantly, avoid all air travel.
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sometimes I think Solomon's 700 wives were different veins of wisdom he obsessed over
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Wow! This thread rings so true for me. When I was young I was obsessed with music and art. Then I got involved with TWI – a major obsession for 12 years of my life.
Once I left, I became preoccupied with reading stuff on cults, psychology, philosophy, theology – I mean all over the place – just trying to unravel this tangled web in my head. With such an all-consuming passion to fix issues in my life I even had to seek professional help.
Then my wife (Tonto) got me interested in something she found – Grease Spot Café. For a while I had an enormous compulsion to read and post. Often it was good therapy; then I stayed away for a while after I realized what it had become – another one of my obsessions.
So maybe it's appropriate – and perhaps convenient - that I come clean here and now on this thread. Some of you may think you have an idea of what type of person I am by the content of my rambling rants…
You might be thinking "uh oh, did he start his own cult like that Victor dude?" No – nothing like that – although it does involve another woman. You may think it's strange I would be talking about it now – and on a public forum –but the weird thing is - - Tonto first introduced me to her a few years ago – and knows what's going on now. I find that interesting – my wife has introduced me to several of my obsessions.
I do feel somewhat shameful over this one though; it's kind of pathetic if you look at both sides of the picture. I mean – here's this young…exciting…vibrant…thing and here I am this old fart (turned 60 last year); I don't wish to offend anyone with any titillating details and really there's not much to reveal on my part. I'm to the point now where it doesn't matter if it's a big production or not – I really just like to watch rather than participate.
Oh God – there is something so sick about this though…uhm I should mention…the other woman is psychotic…I mean bona-fide-medication-prescribed psychotic.
It was only a few years ago when Tonto brought home the complete series of My So Called Life on DVD. Claire Danes is so cute on that show. Then Tonto turned me on to Freaks and Geeks the complete series on DVD. Another great show – Claire wasn't on that show – but Linda Cardellini and Busy Philipps are pretty. Then there was Boston Legal with Captain Kirk chasing Candice Bergen! After that – Big Love…I love Jeanne Tripplehorn and I swear Chloe Sevigny was in the Corps! Then there was the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica - the complete series on Blu-ray (now I'm coming into my own and leave Tonto behind on this one). I'm probably forgetting some other obsessions – but I think that covers most of the big ones; which brings me up to my latest infatuation – Homeland! Hey it's Claire Danes again ! – but she ditched the red hair and cuteness for a more neurotic slut persona (but she is on medication).
Well…shoot…I feel better already. Now sorry I have to go watch an episode of Homeland. Never watched it before – but discovered it tonight – we have U-verse On Demand - and I've already watched episode 1 and 2 of the first season. So just a heads up – if you don't see me around much – I'm probably binge-watching.
(edited for typos and big production value)
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oh christ where do we begin with the human
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Nice post T-Bone, I can relate to it.
I think we have a drive to find out a matter.
Then once found, or had enough of it, we move on to a new thing.
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without anything to obsess about,
there is a strange feeling like nervousness or like butterflies in the stomach
a seriously nothing to do and accomplish type thing I guess
same feeling after quitting the way or drinking or buying and selling on ebay
some kind of drive to do something, to accomplish something
not just bumping this thread
but trying to complete the thing, finish the thought
probably a never ending thing, being careful
and attempting to direct obsessed to more worthy
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