as long as i can remember i've always had some obsession with something. as a kid this was probably normal but now im 31 and still have this problem and its getting really annoying. its more than an interest/hobby, its an intense obsession where i will obsess over the thing and pretty much ignore everything else, then after a few weeks/months/years i'll drop it completely and forget about it when a new obsession comes along. thats what bothers me most... i put so much time and effort and sometimes money into something then it all goes out the window a few months later and the cycle starts again with something new. the past few years i have managed to STOP myself from going too deep into things and definitley not buying things so i dont waste money or too much time but then i'm frustrated because i dont have whatever it is. but then when that obsession is over im so glad i didnt buy into it too much but then i have the same problem with the next and the next, it never ends

years ago i had an obsession with pokemon. playing the games and knowing everything about it wasnt enough. i think it was jump started by finding an old tin of pokemon cards i had from when i was about 15 and i think thats what did it, i had to go and buy loads more cards to add to my collection. still not enough, i had to buy toys too etc. i was in my early-mid 20s at the time and im pretty sure thats too old for pokemon toys! this went on for almost a year then i just ditched it completely, sold all the cards and figures and i was angry at how much money i had wasted on them

some are downright unhealthy, the worst was neopets when i was about 21. i started off playing it because i was bored but then i started getting totally into it and making money (the virtual money/points they have on there) spending almost every waking hour doing something on that, it got to its worst when they had a football/world cup event where you had to get points for your team or to buy special items with the points. i became so obsessed with getting points on there i started neglecting everything else, i'd spend all day on it, i even skipped meals and just ate crisps and chocolate bars. fortunatley once that event was over i calmed down a bit and eventually it started to wear off until i left the site altogether. so yea all that "work" was a total waste of time. fortunatley i've never had an obsession that bad since then but im worried something like that might happen again. i always tell myself that i probably wont because im 10 years older and (should) be much more sensible but i dont know... :s

i've had many obsessions, too many to list. but a lot of them have run expensive, like crafting, especially beads, i bought LOADS because i liked the idea of it, then made a few things, then got bored and sold the stuff. none of these obsessions are useful, they are all stupid and pointless

i have some reccurring obsessions (getting sick of that word now lol) like reading and drawing, which i will spend A LOT of time on then just not bother for months or years then come back to it. i had a very short lived drawing obsession recently, i drew a couple of pictures, spent ages trying to get them perfect, failed and gave up. my current obsession is too stupid to mention but im really hoping it goes away soon, but i know that will probably only happen if its replaced with another one. and its not showing any signs of stopping (or turning into something else). tbh though it doesnt matter what it is, it feels like it could just be the same thing, the problems are usually still the same so it doesnt make any difference. in the end they are all meaningless

ive tried searching on the internet and there are other people with this problem but i cant find anything about curing/fixing it, and just breaking free from it because a lot of the time they do interfear with my life

...so is there anything i can do?