Worried about ''losing'' your special interests/obsessions?

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I don't really mean losing interest in them, what I mean is something coming along to make you unable to pursue your interest/obsession (depending on what it is). My obsession is one particular bus - the bus I catch to go to work. I love the journey, it relaxes me, I know most of the other regular passengers, I fancy some of the drivers, and it's just a big enjoyment for me getting on this particular bus. But one thing is panicking me. Because of all the government cut-backs this year, I'm afraid of them cutting some of the bus routes, including my bus. Plus I wouldn't be able to get to work, which will also be a pain, but what panics me more is not being able to enjoy that same bus ride ever again, with those same drivers, and those same passengers. It panics me.

Anyone else on edge in case your enjoyment gets disrupted?

Yes, work and social necessaties almost always limit time on special interests and it makes me very irritable and anxious. Also people around me get annoyed with me because of the amount of time devoted to special interests. I think my obsessions are very similar to an addiction.

My main interest at the moment is go-karting. Sometimes the weather ruins it; when it was snowing a couple of weeks ago it was just way too cold that I couldn't grip the steering wheel.

Also, it is the first interest (that I can remember) that it is necessary to leave the house. Sometimes I get too anxious to go and that really annoys me.

I hate public transport, but if I had to catch a bus I wouldn't want it to be cancelled. I hope yours keeps running.

I'm not terrified of losing my main special interest, because my CDs and LPs are at my fingertips for at least 3 hours of the day. I would be terrified if a crook stole them all.

Yes, I would hate to lose the time to work on my special interests, though I suppose that could be cut down quite a bit without any real sense of deprivation. What would be worse is losing the collections that relate to my interests because it's important that the items were "found," rather than purchased, and I don't have the time or energy to do that over again.

I get really stressed when I can't do my thing. Right now it is autism, and I was having a conversation with a friend about this? When she stopped replying to e-mail without notice for a couple of days I started to really go over the edge.

When I was a teenager, my father would often threaten to take things related to my special interest (my books, roleplaying games, etc), and on one occasion he did take them and threaten to throw them away, at which point I had a meltdown and either during or after called 911...and was told the police don't respond to domestic disturbances. I never called the police on him for his physical abuse...yeah, teenaged me, perspective.

These days I pursue my interests online, so whenever the internet or power goes out I start to lose it. I try to keep books on hand so I can distract myself (especially books related to other interests), but it isn't easy.

Edit: That's not an addiction. I'm fine away from the internet as long as my interests are involved.

I recently got my special interest ripped away from me. My special interest is horses, specifically owning one of my own. It has been my interest since as far back as I can remember. I remember being small enough to ride my grandmom's dog. Which I did as often as I could without getting caught. I remember sitting on that dog's back, looking out the front storm door of her house.
I'll be riding again in the spring, but it's not really the same. I want a horse of my own. One that I can take care of, and train as I want to. One that will be mine for years to come. I feel I absolutely NEED this. The economy isn't on my side though. The whole time I had Finnegan a my horse, I was terrified that the person who gave him to me would take him back. She did. I feel lost.
I get asked all of the time, "why does it have to be such an expensive hobby? (Me, special interest)"
I wish I could say. I didn't really think about that part of it when I was 2 and was forming my intense attachment to these amazing animals.
So I guess the answer is YES! I was terrified! And it's so incredibly difficult to wrap my head around the fact that I will be separated from my interest permanently. I seriously had to fight injuring myself today when I was thinking about it. (I did bang my head on the wall where there's a closet on the other side so I didn't do any real damage).
Thanks for the chance to vent.

I won't ever let it happen!

My special interest is productive and may be a good career move but if something was going to happen in which I couldn't pursue it I will fight against it until I'm sure I can keep writing. I mean, another 6 months and this book is done, easily. And then I'll look for a job. Well, another year on disability, may as well make the most of it.

It's basically going to take complete and utter destruction of the world to make me stop. It's going to take my country being ravaged by war. *touch wood*

My other special interest being sci-fi, especially Doctor Who doesn't seem like it will ever be taken away from me. I collect Doctor Who things that are practically everywhere and so affordable. Even if they stop making new episodes I've still got so many episodes of the classic series to watch. I mean when RTD lost his job as head writer and David Tennant left I was mortified but I got used to the new Who. And I was upset about Torchwood moving to the States but it was the best move ever to me because I love Miracle Day.

Change happens all the time and I usually do get upset about it. Recently we went from every cable channel to very basic. I lost the Sci Fi channel. Then we went from very basic cable to a whole another cable but I lost ABC2 and Fox 8 so now I have to rely on the internet for the shows I miss. How do I get free to air channels back? I'm sure there's a way. Free channels should just always be there, fantastic new cable package or not.

I want a dog too. One I can run and rough around with. A kelpie. I can't have a kelpie. So that's one thing I can't have.

Yes.

My main interest involves being somewhat physically fit and have good hands and knees especially. I have VERY bad hands,. my knuckles constantly snap and crack, they sometime swell up to the point I can't move them, and they often cause me pain.

It's a worry that's never far from my mind

Yeah. My boyfriend. =( I'm scared that I'll do or say something stupid to ruin the best thing I've ever had....and I'm scared that HE will do something to hurt me even though I know he wouldn't but there's that little voice in the back of my mind telling me that it's all too good to be true and that something will happen to screw it up eventually....I just hope it doesn't......

I'm generally concerned that if I overdo something I like, I won't feel the same way about it anymore. It makes me sad.

I do change my areas of special interest from time to time (though very rarely, to be honest) and I always go through some rudimentary mourning phase when it happens. My interests are usually productive, and I have come to terms with the fact that I can't pursue all my interests all the time, as important areas will suffer, but still it hurts a little when I think what I could have achieved had I persevered with the interest in question.

Once I had my special area of interest, working with dolphins, torn away by a trainer who had allegedly been my friend, but turned into a bully after our facility lost one of our animals.
Never knew why. Felt like dying.

Sincerely,
Matt