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Obsessions

lostmyway

I would appreciate some feedback from members about a problem I have about sometimes becoming very obsessed about something I don't seem to understand very well. Instead of just leaving it for the time being, I will often become upset about not being able to immediately work it out and feel compelled to keep examining it, even though this becomes harder due to the anger and stress engendered. It's as if I have to complete something or other that has sparked my attention otherwise I feel a terrible sense of failure.

I also tend to be a perfectionist about certain things, feeling unhappy if something is not done to my satisfaction.

I was wondering if this kind of behaviour relates to people on the AS or simply just an idiosyncratic part of my personality. Or, maybe, I just don't get out enough.

Any comments appreciated.

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  • Lost0ne87 said:

    I have steel book blu rays and they scratch very easy and it's easy just leave them wrapped up and leave them in a plastic box but I avoid buying them now. I also had a nice scratch in my lovely hi fi amp/cd player and ended up buying a new part for it. It’s bad; I think it really helps to have not too many material things. I had the same thing with my drawings; it took me years to finish one drawing and tend not to show people just in case they were rough with it.

     

    I used enamel spray paint and it made me have a break down (contamination issue) it was about 6 years ago and I still avoid all contact with enamel till this day.

    I think this must have something to do with sensory overload. Why is it a regular person would be able to dismiss it from their mind and and forget about it, while we can't stop worrying about it? Genes, I guess.

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  • Lost0ne87 said:

    I have steel book blu rays and they scratch very easy and it's easy just leave them wrapped up and leave them in a plastic box but I avoid buying them now. I also had a nice scratch in my lovely hi fi amp/cd player and ended up buying a new part for it. It’s bad; I think it really helps to have not too many material things. I had the same thing with my drawings; it took me years to finish one drawing and tend not to show people just in case they were rough with it.

     

    I used enamel spray paint and it made me have a break down (contamination issue) it was about 6 years ago and I still avoid all contact with enamel till this day.

    I think this must have something to do with sensory overload. Why is it a regular person would be able to dismiss it from their mind and and forget about it, while we can't stop worrying about it? Genes, I guess.

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