The Difference between Special Interests and Normal Hobbies

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wow! There are some really great quotes here. Yes, my own interests are treated much the same way. The only real difference I've found is that my interests tend to be comparatively shorter lived. That's always been a source of frustration to me since I frequently move onto something new. i wish sometimes that I were more able to stock with an interest for a prolonged amount of time.

I have an interest in moths, butterflies, flies, bees, dragonflies and daddy longlegs, (mostly moths) but I wouldn't consider it as a special interest or obsession. I just love them.

I also have an interest in the weather, but I wouldn't consider that as a special interest or obsession either. I've just gotten a little obsessed because I have an intense hatred of snow, and so I'm always keeping my eye on the weather on the BBC website every winter.

I DO have a special interest in a certain bus company. Well, I call it an ''infatuation'' really because I'm a bit mad over some of the bus-drivers (feelings of love is involved). I draw pictures of them, write stories about them, make up information about them or if I know some true information I write that down too.

I find my hobbies and interests are for the most part equal, for me it goes hobbies are activities I enjoy but do not have to take it super serious such as basketball but interests are usually obsessions such as music and the complete emotional immersion i get from it.

but I see what you mean when you get to #7 on your list as this happens to me often as I have a very strong interest in music such as singing,writing, rhyming but other people with these same interests are very very hard to find and adds to my depression and often I increase my substance misuse as a result to compensate for being unable to find others with the same interests and obsession that i genuinely have for the most i keep it hidden and i have not much social friends , well none so I find ways to keep myself interested as I can live without my pc (mostly) and have put away other obsessions like playing counter-strike etc. but without music i literally would die.