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How to deal with obsessions

Ellie 567
over 4 years ago

Hi everyone 

I was wondering if anyone else experiences this , but I find that I can get obsessed with something very easily , for example if I like an idea then I will think obsessively about how to go about it , research it etc. I find I have multiple obsessions at the same time which are constantly going round in my head which makes me exhausted, trying to figure out how to do my obsessions , for example planning a trip away or funding an activity. 

I tend to also get bored quickly so my obsessions can fizzle out in a matter of days/weeks , but some go on for months. Does anyone else experience this too? 

any advice would be greatly appreciated :) 

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  • over 4 years ago

    i relate totally. especially to the obsession lasting then fizzling out. I can get really into something for months, then something happens either I cause it to fizzle out, or something externally impacts my belief/enjoyment and suddenly i have no more enthusiasm for it.

    I also have what I call ocd/compulsive behaviours that really stress me out if i do not do, or others do not do properly,

    i wish there were a way to stop them fizzling out because most are really positive ideas, projects, and goals. 
    I they feel almost like they are how manic depressives feel like in a way.

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  • over 4 years ago

    i relate totally. especially to the obsession lasting then fizzling out. I can get really into something for months, then something happens either I cause it to fizzle out, or something externally impacts my belief/enjoyment and suddenly i have no more enthusiasm for it.

    I also have what I call ocd/compulsive behaviours that really stress me out if i do not do, or others do not do properly,

    i wish there were a way to stop them fizzling out because most are really positive ideas, projects, and goals. 
    I they feel almost like they are how manic depressives feel like in a way.

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