Obsessions-- healthy or unhealthy? Options

[Mistress Bags]

I have a tendency to get obsessed over things easily, but growing up, my family members and friends always declared it unhealthy. I personally don't find obsessions unhealthy unless they control your life.

How do you feel about obsessions? Perfectly normal or perfectly unhealthy? Do you have a tendency to get obsessed with things easily?

Discuss.

[marzipan]

YES. naruto.

there's another topic, but it's 19 pages long. This'll start some fresh conversation.

[Mistress Bags]

This thread is more specific, and designed more for discussion than the other one is. Although similar, they are two different topics.

I changed the title to prevent more confusion, though.

[doork]

She asked..

How do you feel about obsessions? Perfectly normal or perfectly unhealthy? Do you have a tendency to get obsessed with things easily?
Discuss.

not what IS your obsessions.

For me.. I do obsess over things quickly.. but i`ll get over it quickly too. So, for me, its pretty normal.

[marzipan]

ok.

Well, I think it depends on the obsession. If you're OVERLY obessed with, well for example, someone that you get to the point of stalking them, then yes. It's unhealthy.

[Mistress Bags]

I can do that as well. Sometimes I get so obsessed over something that it becomes dull after a while.

[doork]

I can do that as well. Sometimes I get so obsessed over something that it becomes dull after a while.

Yeah, like Channing Tatum.

[technicolour]

I have a nice non-stalker-ish obsession with Jensen Ackles. And Superman. And Batman.

But its typical. Its a nice non stalkerish obsession. I SWEAR.


Its perfectly healthy to be obsessed with a few things. Now, if you take it beyond that then, heck yeah its not healthy.

[Jeng]

once step up commercials came out, i was obsessed with the movie and channing tatum, now that im over both. well i think im over them.uhm its normal to be obseesssed and what kristina said about non healthy

[*This Confession*]

If its not so bad as in taking over your life as you said. Then I find it perfectly healthy. Although if its invading your life and your not taking the time out for friends, family, and other people perhaps. Then its pretty borderline unhealthy.

[think!IMAGINARIL...]

Some of my obsessions are healthy. Others are not.

Like my obsession with boys. When I like a boy, I can't really let go until I find someone else to like. I don't know why..

And my healthy obsessions are pretty safe. Like my obsession with baseball.. I just watch games A LOT. And I know pretty much all the stats of everyone on the Mets. That's healthy, I guess.

[pinacoolada]

^ same with boys. When I'm crushing on a boy, he's all I think about etc. etc.

And the internet of course.

[Serendipity]

If its not so bad as in taking over your life as you said. Then I find it perfectly healthy. Although if its invading your life and your not taking the time out for friends, family, and other people perhaps. Then its pretty borderline unhealthy.

^ yeah, i agree. if your obsession is the only thing you devote attention to, then you have a problem; otherwise, fine.

[iROCKYOURSOCKS]

i think it is unhealthy if it does take over your life..

i was totally obsessed with this guy ( first and last time i would ever submit myself to such a stupidity) and it didnt get through my thick skull that if he knew that i liked him and if he liked me back he would have told me AGES ago. buttt nooooooooo i had to go on and pursue him. i liked him for like a year and 8 months. when i talked to my friend about him she was like \\\" OH YEA! i talked to him and he said you were a ......... stalker!\\\" i was hella pist and mad at her for not telling me this so i would stop making a fool of myself. obession is at times something bad.

[*yrrnotelekktric*]

just to note,
but what registers
as healthy or unhealthy?

[*StanleyThePanda*]

I think it can be unhealthy, it just depends on how obsessed you are.
I dont get obsessed easily, if at all.

[*yrrnotelekktric*]

^haha gotcha.
so i guess cristiano is
an unhealthy one.

[goodcharlotte]

Yes.^

I am obsessed with Anne but not obsessed obsessed. Just a tiny bit obsessed.

[*yrrnotelekktric*]

^haha, thats not fair.

[goodcharlotte]

I'm sorry. I guess my obsession could also be under the unhealthy category.