Is Obsession a good thing?

Hmm, in answering your title question first, obsession is quite neutral. It just is. It only becomes good or bad when people take it or makes it good or bad. It would depend on how we bring it. We can take it to the extreme, or just enough that it inspires us and actually brings out the best in us. Of course with the knowledge that its just an "illusion" and that sooner or later it has to come to an end, else it could ruin our lives. It would really depend if how the person is deeply into it or how he can deal with it when the time comes. My personal story.. well, I was into this celebrity. I think it was an obsession but more of as an admirer and not a crazy stalker of some sort.LOL You see, I was "into" him for about 9-10 years. I was 10 years old when I first saw and liked him, then I was about 17 when I decided that I have to let this "admiration" go. I decided that I have to forget him cause I know nothing will come of it. It took me about a year and a half to finally forget my "obsession" for him and it was hard, but now I can say that Im totally "cured".LOL Though I would still like to see him settled with a family and kids and I still watch his series, but not because of him. I watch it still because the storyline is good and I was able to watch it from the beginning so Ill watch it til the end.^_^

I suffer from it from time to time, im mostly obsessed with knives, im a huge knife lover, i love the different locks and ways a knife can be made, i know alot of custom makers, but i only really love the ones that fully hand make the knife. Audra Draper is at the time for instance, but then theres my relationship and i can get obsessed with my girl from time to time, just wishing i was with her seeing her smile at me. and she claims to feel the same for me, only stronger. its a safe feeling if you can insure it wont be damaged. which i sincerely hope it wont.

I am obsessed over food,clothes,shoes,perfumes,beauty products,and lingerie.my obsession actually has both good and bad sides.the good side includes that most of these are stuff that I really need,like food and clothes.I don't obsess over stuff that I can't really use.the bad side is,these can drain my wallet.I have to watch over my spending so I don't drain my account.

It's a good thing to having an obsession in our life. Just considering that our obsession is our wish, our target in life, and our hope. Pray for it and work hard to achieve it. The problem come when the obsession become over obsessed. It's a bad thing and mostly have bad impact to ourselves. Here i think that's why we need Emotional Quotient instead of Intelligence Quotient in order to achieve success. Have a nice day and happy mylotting.

Obsession is a horrible thing. when your obsessed with someone that you love. & She/He leaves you. that one that is obsessed can flip out and try to kill the both or just you so obsession is horrible in my eyes.

I don't see obsession as an enterily good thing. It may be accepted by society as normal because everyone has one, but it certainly isn't healthy I've always thought that you should keep a balance on everything. Anyway I sound like a grandma xd I just think obsession will end up messing up your life if you don't know how to get along with it. The good part of getting obsessed with something is that you can learn a lot of it.

Obsessions can be good or bad. I don't obsess about love or ownership or anything like that. My obsessions involve complex topics that I'm learning about and thinking about. Sometime, in order to fully understand something and become good at it, you have to be obsessed. Explorers and scientists are often obsessed; that's why they accomplish so much. A film maker like Werner Herzog is obsessed by certain ideas that make his films as well-known and loved as they are. There are many areas of life where obsession can be a good thing.

I think the first thing, would be to get a grasp on life itself. Prayer, would be my first suggestion, as for as obsession, and controlling goes. I believe a person has to have a relief in order to overcome such a huge obsticle. Prayer, and communion could give that type of relief, if done earnestly and honestly.

i do not think obsessing over anything is good for anyone. we need to have a healthy balance. i have found that obsessing over things does not change the outcome nor is it a good use of one's time. if something is bothering you or if someone is on your mind too much you need to find a way to deal with it and balance it out in your day to day duties.

It happened to me when I had this huge crush on my church mate but it only lasts for 2-3days until I realized I got obsessed and I've felt ashamed if somebody knew what I did...because I've became a stalker and even grabbed pics of my crush and printed it out and placed it on my journal...but then on the 3rd day, I removed his picture in my journal including the pages I wrote. What made me realized of doing that because I'm not that kind of person who idolizes someone. It's quite immature and shameful for me. I'm having self-control now even to things which I like to buy...I normally say to myself it's not really important.

obsession may or may not be good. but i would say it is more of a bad thing. if you are obsessed in relationship may lead to depression when something goes wrong in the relationship. obsession with other things can lead to debts. I m obsessed with my clothes, or anything that i possess. ok i will give you an example. once i happened to share my room with one girl. At first my parents told me that she will stay for a while, i said ok. but after few days, she was total mess.. i would go to college and during that time she told my how many hours i speak to my bf and all that crap. Not only because of that, she would mess up my room and never clean them. i got really angry.. and had a major fight. the one thing i cannot believe is that my parents supported her. that got me really angry... we argued and it was almost a quarrel and then i didnt let her in my room, i just threw al her things out. that was like some 5 or 6 years back. i can't see my parents supporting some girl whom i don like. so i should have known before i decided to share my room. so i learned my lesson. i like my room and it is only for me.

i think there obsession is a good thing under the right circumstances...being obsessed with work..or school...or even a relationships....but i dont agree with being obsessed with a person...especially after being told to stay away...or the person had made it obvious for you to leave them alone....there a fine line between dedication and true obsession and that line shouldnt be crossed...

No, because with obsession you lose all objectivity and let your emotions rule you thus collateral damage may occur not just to you but also to the person you are obsessed with.

Obsession is a good thing :-) But if u do anything without thinking bad or good way to get ur obsession, it's not good anymore

Well if there is balance with the thing you are obssessed with then I guess its fine for you but anything in excess of that is not a good thing anymore. Mostly obsession is not a always link to moderation.

I guess you could say that I obsess about my home and my property. I am very protective of everything I own. I especially have to be, in the area that we live in. No one around here, in our neighborhood cares and they would love to trash everything I won.

I don't think obsession is a good thing. I don't know if I have obsession, but I think I do. Everyday, when I open internet, among the thing that I must do is to check this group thread. Reading and finding clips about them. I will smile and laugh and feel really good after that. Its been happening for a few years, but still I'm not doing any other thing beside reading and watching things about them, and sometimes I will buy their dvd, that's all. But It has been like a routine to me. I wish to stop it, but somehow I felt empty if I do. I do think somehow it kind disturb my daily life, because it ahs become habit, and I wish to change it, at least to minimize it, but it so hard. Now, I start to thinking about myself more, and do other thing, like venturing into writing and listening to other music beside this group that I like.

It's good to remember the Spice Girls for their line, "too much of something is bad enough." I see obsession the same way. It always comes with a price. I hold the word synonymous to addiction. I always remind myself that life is short and that I cannot have everything my way. With such thought, it has never been difficult for me to let go.