I have had many obsessions over the years. Interests I have had since childhood are human physiology/anatomy, pathophysiology, meteorology, and astronomy. Borderline personality disorder is another intense interest I picked up about 15 years ago. I also had a few short lived passions, like the band Tool and bass guitars.
My mineralogy interest is what I call a "normal" hobby. It is not obsessive at all.
There was a time, I had a very odd obsession with a certain object nobody understood. I cannot mention it here, because I am embarrassed about it. It started when I was eight and finally died out when I was around 25. My entire existence revolved around it so it greatly interfered with relationships. It was all I talked about so I cannot blame people for avoiding me and thinking I was very weird.
I seem to develop deep connections with parts of things or devices. I have been this way since I was really young. For years, I felt ashamed and tried to hide it. Am I the only one like this?
After hearing so many complaints from family and the few friends I had, I decided to keep all my obsessions to myself. Most of the time, I can do this. Sometimes, I fail like I did last night. Didgee stop talking about borderline personality disorder! I admit, I am really obsessed. Sometimes, I wish it would end, especially when it interferes with my studies.
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