What's your special interest?

I've noticed there a lot of posts on this forum about making friends and finding others who share an interest, so I thought I'd start a thread where people could talk about the stuff that really interests them and maybe connect with others who feel the same about that topic. I hope that's okay, and I'm sorry if a thread like this already exists and I missed it.

I know I have several interests which I get VERY excited about and would love to find others to geek out with on - as it can feel really lonely to not have people who share the same passion or get excited about the same things. But I also love listening to people talk about things that they're really passionate about too, so I would genuinely love to hear about everyone special interests too.

I find it really hard to make friends and am always cautious about talking about the things that really interest me, after years of being told that I'm weird/creepy/boring for getting obsessed with stuff that I like. But that's just me, and if I get passionate about something then I can't help but  focus on it. And that makes sense to me. Why wouldn't someone focus on something that makes them happy? 

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  • I get really excited about my interests. My family don't understand why I get so excited about them, I guess it only makes sense to me.

    I love to bake but I'm not very good at it and I'm really messy as well so I'm pretty much banned from mums kitchen now sadly. I love to draw and make art! This is something I've been doing since I was really little and now it's really improving! I also love music and singing, though I'm not a great singer I sing any way because it's so much fun. Another special interest I have is with walking and nature. I go for lots of walks and when I do I take lots of pictures and note down in my little book what I see like butterflies and horses.

    Sadly I've not got any friends either. Everyone makes fun of me and at school I'm called a retard which makes me cry and really upset. But I'm glad I have my interests because they make me smile every time.

  • so sorry u are treated that way i mean being called a retard.

    i am teaching myself things

    heres 2 u can use

    Marcus Aurelius said  u have a choice to be hurt by others words, OR  to not be hurt by others words its your choice

    from buddhism,,,,,   if someone insults you they cause suffering to themselves likewise if u give money to a beggar u gain growth

    keep singing,,,, & volunteer as a cook somewhere and show them what you can do 

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  • so sorry u are treated that way i mean being called a retard.

    i am teaching myself things

    heres 2 u can use

    Marcus Aurelius said  u have a choice to be hurt by others words, OR  to not be hurt by others words its your choice

    from buddhism,,,,,   if someone insults you they cause suffering to themselves likewise if u give money to a beggar u gain growth

    keep singing,,,, & volunteer as a cook somewhere and show them what you can do 

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