[englndm]

I am "big" on obsessions. Since I learned recently I have Asperger's Syndrome, it helps to explain why I am big on them. I've had some wild ones in my life, beginning in childhood. My first obsession that I can recall was soap operas. This was back in the late 1960's and 70's when there were more soaps and in my opinion, better than the few that are on TV now.

During the summer, I'd watch them from 11 to 3 in the afternoon. When I wasn't watching them, I was in the room or the side of the house pacing back and forth in my imaginary world where the make-believe cast was often soap opera characters. I was the star and the director both. I may have made up better storylines than those who did it for a living. HA!

In my teen years, sometimes I fantasized about people who were in the limelight, on front pages of tabloids, entertainers, etc.

Almost 12 years ago, I came down with a strange obsession, even for me. This obsession started after another obsession ended over a guy I did know who I was "nuts" about. With him in the recesses of my brain, I guess I needed an obsession to put back in the center. The object was someone I never will meet. She was a missing person who has yet to be found. Her family was for a time constantly in the spotlight in my neck of the woods. My fantasies would be various scenarios in which she was found alive. I really came up with some wild stories in my mind and played them out as I paced the floor as I did as a child.

On one hand, I agree with the presumption that she is dead. I feared that the moment I first saw the headlines. But I hoped along with the family. For years, there wasn't a day I didn't think of her case. I still do on occasion, but not like I used to...thank goodness!

My question is there anybody out there who has obessions with people they have never met? Just wondering if it is highly unusual or not.

[Agent Misty]

I haven't really. But I know people do do that. I would say it's unusual, sure, but not highly unusual. Everyone has their weird things.

[TishaBuv]

There are people who will falsely confess to a crime because they talked themselves into believing they did it. You are a highly obsessive person.

With such a great imagination, you should find a creative outlet. Why not try writing Soap Operas or stories, screen plays?

[leejosepho]

Originally Posted by englndm

My question is there anybody out there who has obsessions with people they have never met? Just wondering if it is highly unusual or not.

I do not know how highly-unusual that might or might not be, but there are some real-life detectives who do that and solve crimes without ever giving up. Personally, there are times when I must consciously "look away" from a given situation where I could easily "become obsessed" even though I could never even possibly effect any kind of change.

[avlady]

i became obsessed with a guy, i just think i was in love. it lasted till now, it's been 30 years now i still think of him every day, i am married 20 years now, never goes away but am still waiting for it to go away. it's all in my head i guess. in my heart too.

[gayleggg]

When I was young I would have obsessive thoughts about people that I would never have a chance of meeting but I guess I outgrew it. I haven't had an obsession like that in a long time but I still get obsessed with people that I know.