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18 Jan 2011, 2:53 pm

Okay when I become obsessed with a book, T.V. show, movie, or video game there is usually one particular character that I can't tear my thoughts away from and I try to "become" that character. For example when I was obsessed with N.C.I.S I wanted to be Ziva so I'd act, talk, and dress the way I thought she did. If someone said I was nothing like the character I wanted to be it would upset me for a very long time but I wouldn't say anything because I'm certain that doing this isn't normal and it really embarrasses me. Whenever we went on drives, I was bored,or trying to fall asleep, I'd ceate my own episode of N.C.I.S in my head. If I get bored with the show I've been focusing on (these obsessions usually last from 8 months-2 years) I feel extremely depressed and restless and this doesn't go away until I find something else to obsess with.



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18 Jan 2011, 3:23 pm

Yes, that is certainly a disorder of some kind. Have you met with a therapist?



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18 Jan 2011, 3:42 pm

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Yes, that is certainly a disorder of some kind. Have you met with a therapist?

No, I have been trying to meet with my school counselour/ psycholigist but I keep getting to nervous.



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18 Jan 2011, 11:44 pm

Maxima wrote:
Okay when I become obsessed with a book, T.V. show, movie, or video game there is usually one particular character that I can't tear my thoughts away from and I try to "become" that character. For example when I was obsessed with N.C.I.S I wanted to be Ziva so I'd act, talk, and dress the way I thought she did. If someone said I was nothing like the character I wanted to be it would upset me for a very long time but I wouldn't say anything because I'm certain that doing this isn't normal and it really embarrasses me. Whenever we went on drives, I was bored,or trying to fall asleep, I'd ceate my own episode of N.C.I.S in my head. If I get bored with the show I've been focusing on (these obsessions usually last from 8 months-2 years) I feel extremely depressed and restless and this doesn't go away until I find something else to obsess with.


Hmm I thought I was the only person who did anything like that. Since I got diagnosed with aspergers I assumed it was part of that......but maybe it is something else.



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19 Jan 2011, 5:10 pm

Sweetleaf wrote:
Maxima wrote:
Okay when I become obsessed with a book, T.V. show, movie, or video game there is usually one particular character that I can't tear my thoughts away from and I try to "become" that character. For example when I was obsessed with N.C.I.S I wanted to be Ziva so I'd act, talk, and dress the way I thought she did. If someone said I was nothing like the character I wanted to be it would upset me for a very long time but I wouldn't say anything because I'm certain that doing this isn't normal and it really embarrasses me. Whenever we went on drives, I was bored,or trying to fall asleep, I'd ceate my own episode of N.C.I.S in my head. If I get bored with the show I've been focusing on (these obsessions usually last from 8 months-2 years) I feel extremely depressed and restless and this doesn't go away until I find something else to obsess with.


Hmm I thought I was the only person who did anything like that. Since I got diagnosed with aspergers I assumed it was part of that......but maybe it is something else.


I thought it might be as well because of the narrow interests/obsessions, I haven't heard of anything that could possibly explain it other than Asperger's but I don't know.



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19 Jan 2011, 9:04 pm

I did that when I was younger... :oops:
I still do a bit to a much lesser extent. I don't want to tell which characters because it all embarasses me a great deal...just makes me feel so unoriginal to know I try to become like certain fictional characters...



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19 Jan 2011, 10:29 pm

Maxima wrote:
MidlifeAspie wrote:
Yes, that is certainly a disorder of some kind. Have you met with a therapist?

No, I have been trying to meet with my school counselour/ psycholigist but I keep getting to nervous.


Maybe it could just be a rare Aspie trait?


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23 Jan 2011, 7:38 pm

Luci wrote:
I did that when I was younger... :oops:
I still do a bit to a much lesser extent. I don't want to tell which characters because it all embarasses me a great deal...just makes me feel so unoriginal to know I try to become like certain fictional characters...


I think I've done it all my life but it didn't get so extreme until 5th grade. It makes me feel very unoriginal as well.