I have an confession...I have a problem with obsessions...

As I was contemplating my life the other day I realized that I have a slight problem with obsessions, and I have had some odd obsessions in my short life. I believe the first were light and rainbows and Harry Potter in elementary school. Then came Elizabeth Smart and Hilary Duff in junior high. After that Europe, American Idol, choir, and Country music in high school, and most recently David Archuleta. The thing that I thought is slightly odd though is that I will be obsessed with a certain topic/person for an amount of time and then it quickly fades away. It is so weird going from absolutely loving something to just liking it. The nice thing is though that the time commitment is a lot less. :)

The most obvious example of this would be Hilary Duff and David Archuleta. Anyone who knew me in Junior High knew that Hilary was like my hero. I have seen most of her movies more times than I can count, only  listened to her CD's and spent almost every waking moment on the computer reading articles and fan sites dedicated to her. I'll post some pictures to show just how bad it was. :) I still enjoy a lot of the things she does, and am happy that she didn't let Hollywood destroy her. I still love watching Lizzie McGuire and those movies she did way back when.

 This is what my room used to look like when Heidi and I shared. She loved my posters...ha ha not!

Now the reason for my recent thinking about this topic, and for this post this may come as a shock to a lot of you, but my idolization of David Archuleta is fading. I was quite excited when I first found out he was going to be at the Stadium of Fire, but then when it came to buying tickets I couldn't make myself do it. A year ago I would have the front row seats to any concert he did within a one state radius, but for some reason that has changed. I still enjoy his music, follow him on twitter and occasionally check his fan site, but I have begun moving on.  I just don't care as much as I used to, maybe it means I am finally growing up.  (Now don't worry this does not in any way mean that I am going to stop loving David's music and going to his concerts.)

Don't get me wrong I believe it is important to have things we like, even love, but I don't like the time that my obsessing used to take. I still love the things listed above, and yes I still find new things I really like, (Vampire Diaries, So You Think You Can Dance, Justin Bieber, Glee, Grey's Anatomy, Finding New Great Music, etc.) but instead of putting energy into these things I am getting energy out of them.

Admitting you have a problem is the first step to overcoming it. I am going to attempt to stay away from obsessions from now on. Unfortunately though I do not know the triggers of how something starts becoming an obsession for me and when it stops. I don't know if I am the only one with this problem, but I am attempting to conquer it. So if any actually reads this and is friends with me I am asking you to kick me in the butt if you ever see me get like I did with Hilary and David. :) 

P.S. One obsession I'll never get over that I don't mind is books! :) I love all books and if anyone ever has a suggestion just let me know!!