To get obsessed so easily?

[Ansumpasty]

This is more of an ‘am I being abnormal’ rather than unreasonable. Just seeing if anyone can relate!

All my life I’ve felt things very strongly and get easily obsessed with things. If I liked a boy in school, he’d be all I thought about, etc. I loved the circus as a child and would go all the time and sob when it left and dream of running away and joining them, etc.
As an adult, I find myself getting obsessed with things/people/places more than others do. I will watch a series on Netflix and become obsessed with it, often watching everything my favourite character is in, researching things about it and feeling really upset when it’s finished or a character dies. I’ve had the death of a character upset me so much that it’s literally ruined my evening and been on my mind for days.

I’ve read books set in specific places/countries and then have to read others set in the same place, research the country and plan on visiting, etc.

There’s a place I go on holiday to quite regularly that I feel this strongly about. I feel upset to the point of tears when we have to leave, bring silly things like rocks I find there home and watch any programme etc about it.
I’m ‘normal’ in every other way, with a happy marriage and children and nice friends. Just wondering if anyone else feels this strongly about silly things and has these adult obsessions?
What do you get attached to?

I'm similar and I know others who are like it too. I'll get really into a certain topic or activity and it'll be all I want to do / read about etc until I eventually get bored and move onto something else. I think it's a good thing as there are now quite a few random subjects that I'm basically have mastermind level knowledge of 😂

I am obsessed with my 2 precious dogs to the point i can look at them and cry knowing one day they will die. They bring so much joy to my life whereas my kids, husband, job and friends all irritate me.
I have special songs I sing to them and mantras I say. My family say I’m eccentric, I would agree.
Other obsessions include feeding a stray cat now!
So you aren’t out of the ordinary and at least you are honest and aware of your fixation with your various obsessions.

I get very obsessed with tv programmes, films, musicians etc, to the extent that yes, when in the grip it can be all I think about, and I can waste hours going into internet wormholes about the interest du jour. I have also recently been diagnosed with ASD, which I think explains a lot! But I think it’s perfectly possible to have obsessions without this.

I have this, especially with the place thing. I always thought it was because I was a bookworm as a child and ‘travelled’ the world through literature. There is one particular place that feels like ‘home’ to me too, when I think of it I get this strange melancholy sensation. So no, you’re not alone OP.

I’m exactly the same. I have dyspraxia though and have heard it’s one of the traits of it.

I definitely do this!

Yep definitely!

As in I definitely am like this too. YANBU.

Autism?
My autism forced me to buy an ugly pumpkin at the pumpkin farm yesterday. I just felt so sorry for it. Poor ugly pumpkin that wouldn't get to fulfill its destiny because it was too ugly for anyone to buy. I get obsessed with things too.

Ever been to the Sistine Chapel, OP? 

I’m like this too, I cycle through interests/goals and when I’m on them I’m very keen/productive. It’s then hard to keep up the momentum when I go on to something else.

Lol @n0ne

@n0ne 😂😂

I just wanted to add ur not alone, i do this and dont like it about myself, i feel like i have to obsess over something! At moment it is going sugar free which i will be on nov 1st

I am like this too, I become obsessed with hobbies or areas of interest and while I'm in the throws of the obsession I get real tunnel vision. A bit of a nightmare in some ways. Luckily my husband finds it amusing.

Hyper focus

Another autistic here who has obsessions

I'm just the same. I'm diagnosed Autistic.

I'm exactly the same OP! I moved to the country I become obsessed with when I was young and still live here 15 years later. I'm still obsessed with the singer I loved as a teen, although there have been mini-obsessions with other people since then I did a degree as a mature student in a subject that was related to another singer I fell in love with. It's always because they are talented though, not just about looks.

Before I was married, I used to get very obsessed with guys I worked with, couldn't think about anything else, and I would pursue them mercilessly. Without trying to blow my own trumpet, I'm not unattractive so I never came across as the "stalker" that I was, thank goodness, and they were happy to indulge!

I'm also the same as you with TV series. Sometimes I find an actor who is interesting and read everything there is about him, his wife, his past work, etc.

Like a PP said, I actually consider it a positive thing when it comes to learning all there is to know about a particular subject or throwing myself into a hobby because it's something I'm obsessed with. I don't know if you can relate, but recently I've noticed that I get more obsessed with guys (singers, actors, etc) when I'm going through a bad time emotionally. It seems to be a coping mechanism my mind uses to not focus so much on the feelings of depression or anxiety.

Trust me you are NOT alone.

And as totallywired says, my DH finds it amusing He'll look at my laptop and say "you're not still watching videos of him, are you?!"

I'm so happy to have found my people, I can't stop posting! Anyone would say I'm obsessed...

I've just remembered that the other month I became obsessed with British territory abroad and read and watched all there was to know about islands like St Helena and the Falklands. It's all so fascinating. I had to know what accent they had, what telly they watched, what the weather was like...

@n0ne

Brilliant noone!!

Oh my word this is just like me! Interested to read the replies.