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To not know how to determine obsession from natural yearning?

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BloomsburyNook · 30/07/2022 23:28

It's yoga.
Was into it for years, but never did it. Recently began at home with a view to finding a teacher, but have not been able to think of anything else since!

I am fairly grounded and not generally taken to obsessing about new pursuits. I don't have an interest in trends, nor do I have a fanatical personality. I am usually easy going, slightly lazy (self employed/wfh) and have never even cared about 'doing' anything with my body before. I have been pretty much divorced from my body for a long time tbh.

But I finally bought a cheap mat, rustled up a few vids and off I go into the great beyond with my pillows and a wooden box Grin
I am currently following various gentle sequences with a view to learning more about anatomy and seeking one to one tuition.

What I can't get my head around is why. I hate exercise, and loathe anything trending or 'wellness' related. How the fuck did I become so dedicated and in love with this? Is this even a thing for some of us, to fall so deeply and weirdly into yoga that it becomes a deeply pleasurable yet all consuming interest?
I just keep reading and reading and feel so stupidly happy about it, even though I can barely do it. The slightest move forward feels so intensely pleasurable that it makes no sense. I managed down dog today and have been soaring ever since.

I only know some basic asanas, and struggle with them quite a bit, but the desire and satisfaction is off the charts.

Is this normal or do i need to get a reality check?

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BloomsburyNook · 30/07/2022 23:30

I think i mean 'am i in danger of becoming a yoga twat'?

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LibrariesGiveUsPower · 30/07/2022 23:32

It’s a healthy hobby/habit what does it matter if your obsessed? If you try to obsessively convert others you’ve taken it too far.

BloomsburyNook · 30/07/2022 23:34

I like to determine why though? I don't often go deep into things, apart from painting, and that has been a thing since i was a child.
I wonder if some things just get a hook in you. And i was always so bloody cynical about anything exercise related.

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BloomsburyNook · 30/07/2022 23:35

no not trying to convert others thank god. I still love my sausages and egg. Grin

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