Is this normal to Asperger's?

[personone]

Hey.

I'm constantly obsessing about minor things like a certain movie, or fragrances, or a video game, to the point where it interrupts the day to day. Been going on for a long time but I've had enough of it.

Any thoughts? Experiences?

I'm thinking it has something to do with vanity. The same thing as overeating, you know?

 

[dayhiker]

hi personone,
Welcome to CF.

Yes we do obsess. Ya, its hard when it gets to the point of causing problems thru the day. I probably lost a job because of my obsessions a few years ago.
The way I try to deal with it is to have several obsession including ones that help me at work. Like really learning a lot about my field. Having people, like in people watching, can really be beneficial at times.
I'm not sure we can totally get away from our obsessions, so one has to find a way to make them work for us not against us.

that's my best thought son the topic.
dayhiker

 

[gracechick]

Yes. Aspergers like many other dx's has a variety of "symptoms". I often pray and try to find another track for my brain to run on

 

[dayhiker]

kewl

 

[cobweb]

Yes. It is definitely normal for an aspie to do that.

 

[C-Man]

It's perfectly natural.
I'm a complete tech-head. My garage is full of old computers(they work!), auto parts, tools, etc.

 

[dayhiker]

ya, tools and computers ... love it.

 

[personone]

I'm starting to wonder where the distinction is. Where it becomes a bad thing, etc... I think obsessing can intrude upon Peter's admonition to be "clear minded and self-controlled". If you're a gearhead for your job, then fine, but if it causes you your job, that's a different matter altogether.

 

[C-Man]

I'm starting to wonder where the distinction is. Where it becomes a bad thing, etc... I think obsessing can intrude upon Peter's admonition to be "clear minded and self-controlled". If you're a gearhead for your job, then fine, but if it causes you your job, that's a different matter altogether.

I wish I was a mechanic for a living, but the market in Houston is so watered-down, there are no jobs anywhere. And if you do get one, they pay you peanuts. Same with computers.
As it stands now, I make more(not saying much) working in a meat locker, plus there are very few people that require my attention. :3

As Aspies, we're not likely to escape our obsessions. If they're unsuitable for making a living, then the best we can do is regulate them, turn them into hobbies, charity work, etc.

 

[Sabertooth]

For me, I have bouts of obsession that end when there's closure. As others have pointed out, all you can really do is redirect them constructively. Someone who is in this mode continuously is usually dx'd with OCD.

 

[mrsbentine]

Yes.. I HAVE to be able to get onto the computer online and spend too much time but this may just be something else. I get obsessed with many things. I tend to research topics to death and then move on to the next. I am VERY obsessed with photography
as well as my new found interest in my aspergers being I am knew to the diagnosis..

 

[JCFantasy23]

Yes I go through this all the time. It seems my life is one big obsession that skips around lol

 

[AlbusEarwax]

I get obsesions also.

 

[catzetier]

So do I, although at least some of the obsessions listed by others on this thread are actually useful. Mine are hopeless. If anyone can think of a single job with little people-interaction required where obsession with lyrical fantasy - of all things to be obsessed with, it had to be something this weird! - is a bonus...

 

[Sabertooth]

Maybe one of your previous obsessions remains practical. You know, something you researched to death and moved on from. You should be somewhat of a guru in those areas...