What is your obsession? How much does it affect your life?

Lately, I've been obsessing over keeping my home tidy. No, I am not overly concerned about washing and scrubbing. I just want the place neat and tidy. I dust and vacuum everyday, ensure my dishes are done as soon as I use them, and ensure everything is in the right place. It is more about being 'ready' in case company shows up. To this end, I even always have coffee and cream available. When it comes to placement of things in my home I suppose this is where I do show my obsessing. I spend a lot of time ensuring things are in order, symmetrical, and attractively balanced apart (maybe that is the artist in me, not sure). To some extent, I thinks this is affected in part by boredom.

I obsess and ruminate over my former life

[EverExpandingForeve]

I obsess and ruminate on my appearance and interactions with others. It drastically affects my life

[MiddayNap]

I get "obsessed", I suppose, over subjects which interest me. I am hesitant to use the adjective though, looking back, there have been many instances in which I did nothing except research and engage in these interests. I don't feel that is at all abnormal, however. (Alright, sometimes I tend to become completely enveloped.)
Specifically, I am interested in languages-similarities, differences, evolution, grammar, idioms-and psychology. I suppose I'm interested in the latter because, lacking in certain qualities, human interactions and behavior have always been fascinating to me. If it weren't for my interest in human behavior I would not have learnt how to socialize.

[Nike007]

Hello. I get really violent obsessions and if I am extremely stressed, I get obsessions about being dirty/contaminated. Mostly violent stuff for me. Had a really bad thought recently I just posted about.

[Ladycakes]

Harm coming to my children or my husband, which I see in graphic detail. And as a way to try to deal with my mental health issues I also obsessively research the disorders, symptoms, treatments, etc. it is exhausting because all that research serves as a way to distract me from the thoughts but in turn it also feeds the illness because I am still ruminating on it.

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[MusicLover82]

I generally obsess about someone important to me being mad at me or upset with me. Each obsession seems to last a week or two and then at a later time, I'll obsess about something else. They are usually irrational, so I try to reassure myself that it is in my imagination. Obsessive thoughts are AWFUL and I wouldn't wish them on anybody.

[skunky1515]

I have a weird obsession about things being in numerical order and wounds being covered

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What is your obsession? How much does it affect your life?

Lately, I've been obsessing over keeping my home tidy. No, I am not overly concerned about washing and scrubbing. I just want the place neat and tidy. I dust and vacuum everyday, ensure my dishes are done as soon as I use them, and ensure everything is in the right place. It is more about being 'ready' in case company shows up. To this end, I even always have coffee and cream available. When it comes to placement of things in my home I suppose this is where I do show my obsessing. I spend a lot of time ensuring things are in order, symmetrical, and attractively balanced apart (maybe that is the artist in me, not sure). To some extent, I thinks this is affected in part by boredom.

my obsession is amusement park queue times and stats (never been to an amusement park, never much care to ever go to one)

that never stops me a couple of times a day going round the diffrent parks.. check the queue times, checking the rides that are open, the rides that are closed, checking the crowd calendar, checking the FAQ section (for the 50th time)

how does it affect my life

apart from intensifying my feelings of agoraphobia, it's just annoying

you don't want to do it, but after you've checked all the parks in the morning, you have to do it again in the afternoon, then again in the evening (several times)

but i'm trying not to do it this week.. i've tried to tell myself that i know that their are rides closed for refurbishment, and they are going to be closed for a few months- so don't look.

still do though

my other obsession is that i can't stand things tottally clean or shiny.

can't help myself.. i'll see something that's obviously just been cleaned or tidied up, and i can't resist just putting my fingers over it or putting it a little out of order if it's a pile of stuff

[Melodysmooth]

Worried thoughts, they consume my mind and I am constantly obsessing over them, which may just be the cause of my anxiety.

[cogladaid]

If I don't wash my hands five times I won't be clean and if I'm not clean I won't lose weight.

I also obsessively touch my hair and check my email.

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[168mobil]

Obsessing about my CAR. like crazy insane one.
Obsessing about the paints, engine conditions, parking. My compulsion is to CHECKING AND SEE (often to take photo to make sure my eyes didnt trick on me) the photo to make sure.

Ahh.. It sucks. It only a 1000cc citycar. Not a fancy car.

Oh God please bless me to recover with this

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