How can I rid myself of a pathetic obsession ?

[XRV]

I had developed this dangerous obsession when I was around 14. It's all internal though and never really harmed anyone, but myself. I am not going to specify the obsession, but I would like some advice on how I can be permanently free of it.

The obsession is of a mental nature, a dreamer's obsession with something that is completely useless and impractical. It is not a person but rather a state of mind. To be precise, a brainchild of mine, however a very destructive one. The obsession caused me to inflict serious physical harm on myself. Yet as soon as I was well again, it came back. From then on, it was all mental.

I am now 21 and am still addicted hopelessly to this brainchild I created so many years ago. It has held me back for so long, caused me to fail in so many things in life. I know for a fact that I will never reach the heights of success until I have demolished this obsession permanently. The nature of this obsession is such that it traps me so completely, that I start putting reality far behind it. Truth is, I love my life and have so many things to do rather than fall back to this 'obsession'. But it has become the most habitual thing in my life and therefore hard to get rid off.

I know I haven't been too specific about the obsession, but perhaps you guys might help me with some general advice to finally free myself.

[RRR]

share your shame clearly and openly and the wounds will begin to heal. If you shroud it in mystery the light can not touch it.

[metamorph]

Originally Posted by XRV

I had developed this dangerous obsession when I was around 14. It's all internal though and never really harmed anyone, but myself. I am not going to specify the obsession, but I would like some advice on how I can be permanently free of it.

The obsession is of a mental nature, a dreamer's obsession with something that is completely useless and impractical. It is not a person but rather a state of mind. To be precise, a brainchild of mine, however a very destructive one. The obsession caused me to inflict serious physical harm on myself. Yet as soon as I was well again, it came back. From then on, it was all mental.

I am now 21 and am still addicted hopelessly to this brainchild I created so many years ago. It has held me back for so long, caused me to fail in so many things in life. I know for a fact that I will never reach the heights of success until I have demolished this obsession permanently. The nature of this obsession is such that it traps me so completely, that I start putting reality far behind it. Truth is, I love my life and have so many things to do rather than fall back to this 'obsession'. But it has become the most habitual thing in my life and therefore hard to get rid off.

I know I haven't been too specific about the obsession, but perhaps you guys might help me with some general advice to finally free myself.

I think if you want our help, you have to be more specific. This is all anonymus anyway, so what are you scared of.
Your paragraph pretty much described me and, I imagine, all of us. We are all neurotic or "obsessed" in one way or another, it is all mental, and we are caught in the melodrama our mind creates for us.

[lifetimelearner]

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