KagamineLen wrote:
I emailed my therapist, and my therapist gave me a call.
We talked for about ten minutes. He stated that I am the kind of person who always has a need to obsess about something. For a while, it was porn, for a while, it was cinema, for a while, it was video games, for now, it is Internet forums. He strongly suggested that I apply my obsessive nature to something that will build me up, such as reading literature or going to college part-time after I recover from the pneumonia. He sincerely believes that I can transform my obsessive nature from a hindrance to an asset.
I recently started back to work after staying home with my kids for about 10 years. My husband says he could see me "come alive" within the first few weeks. I am better when i have a clear direction to take, as well. My jobs give me this. I have to be at a certain place, at a certain time, to do a certain job.
My great-grandfather had a lot of mental health issues and looking at the stories that were told about him, i am reasonably sure he was a bipolar aspie. He made the comment once that a job went much better when my great-grandmother was able to help him--he felt that he worked better and accomplished more if he were not in charge of a job. I believe she kind of took charge of a job when she helped.
Is this a possibility for you as well, that you need a clear direction to go? I have more issues with obsessing over things when i am sort of in limbo. An illness like pneumonia would be enough to do it for me. You have to rest, but still need an outlet for your mental activity.
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23 Dec 2015, 7:22 am
