Anybody else notice that when you're hindered from pursuing something, it becomes an obsession. And when the hinderence is removed, the obsession becomes a hobby.
Anybody else notice that when you're hindered from pursuing something, it becomes an obsession. And when the hinderence is removed, the obsession becomes a hobby.
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Well the pursuit of anything becomes more logical when the barriers come down,for sure.Humans wouldn't be where they are today if we didn't have this wiring!
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Hi Lynn Marie, I guess you could say that it is an obsessive hobby for me.
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Calling it a hobby is not a good term for a lot of people.
Some peoples hobbys may themselves become obsessions. I think its wise to think about the potentially obsessive nature of what we do. There can be problems with any behavior that becomes excessively consumes our time, financial resources or attention to the detriment of other aspects of life.
I ABSOLUTELY agree with your premise. I've been prevented from dressing for 3 months and my mind is almost completely obsessed with it. When I have some freedom, say every 2-3 weeks, whatever, I reach a balance where I feel good about things. Because of having a child, I am almost NEVER alone and just haven't had an opportunity and don't foresee one and it is eating me up, Obsession!
I get that the word hobby sort of trivializes CDing as though it's like model airplanes, something you can take or leave, I don't get to that point. If I can look forward to some periodic Laura time, I reach a balancing point, as in not obsessive.
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Obsession or hobby? Probably was a hobby but now is much more important to me. Would not call it an obession but more a new way of life. After all you would not call a GG who likes to dress a bit tomboyish an obsessive.
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Neither. This feels. Normal to me. But that doesn't change the fact that i'm still a guy.
Whatever it was in the past it is now my lifestyle.
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Idk I think I'm obsessed! If I'm not n drag the. I think about it and wish I was! I'm constantly jealous, of girls!
I dunno, an obsession is often an overriding compulsion(full speed ahead and damn the torpedoes). I'm way past either one as everything I do these days is totally my choice.
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Never had an objection to the term hobby. In a weird way it is for me but it can become an obsession as well.
Since I've been off work I need to have at least some pantyhose on or I go nuts, wearing skirts a lot these days too. Sounds obsessive to me.
Trying to come to grips with this lovely thing called Crossdressing.
Thankful there is a place to ask for help.
Hi Laura, I'm thinking that you actually read the OP rather than just the title. Thank you. You're right about the "hobby" word, but it's sort of the best one I could come up with to catagorize the wonderful more relaxed view of our passion that comes with being able to dress whenever and wherever you like. There was a time when I'd rent a room just for a few hours of being dressed in a downright pitiful few items of female attire. Now that seems so foreign to me. I'm divorced, happily unattached, retired, secure, and well over 50 years old. I fully appreciate my fortunate situation.Originally Posted by Ms. Laura
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When an obsession becomes unhindered...... you usually end up on the evening news.....
The only hindrance I have is my wife wanting to know the temperature for tomorrow or how the "Thread Killer" is progressing.
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It's simply different depending on why you're doing it. Hobby, compulsion, disorder, game, fetish, etc.. Call it whatever you wish to make yourself happy with it.
Some causes of crossdressing you've probably never even considered: My TG biography at:http://www.crossdressers.com/forums/...=1#post1490560
There's an addendum at post # 82 on that thread, too. It's about a ten minute read.
Why don't we understand our desire to dress, behave and feel like a girl? Because from childhood, boys are told that the worst possible thing we can be, is a sissy. This feeling is so ingrained into our psyche, that we will suppress any thoughts that connect us to being or wanting to be feminine, even to the point of creating separate personalities to assign those female feelings into.
For me it is neither. This is just who I am.
All I ever wanted was to be a girl. Is that really asking too much?
The word, "hobby", is arguably correct for me, Lynn Marie.
However, calling what I do a compulsive obsession is definitely RITE ON THE MARK!
For years, I had reached a happy compromise of dressing a couple times a month. But lately, I'm not certain if the more often I dress, that it may cause me to want to dress all the more!
U can't keep doing the same things over and over and expect to enjoy life to the max. When u try new things, even if they r out of your comfort zone, u may experience new excitement and growth that u never expected.
Challenge yourself and pursue your passions! When your life clock runs out, you'll have few or NO REGRETS!
Hobby is a term I use for something I realy enjoy but don't have to indulge in except for my own entertainment and self gradification. So in normal situations CDing could be a hobby and I realy don't see where the term is changed my inner drive and self acculamation I still don't have to do it if I don't feel like it. The obsession is real too, but like all the years I smoked I had the strenght to stop if I Wanted To! But I can understand the obsessive desire and satisfaction of acting on it, almost instant gradification.
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someone once defined a obsession as an unwanted or intrusive thought. When I can't dress the thought is intrusive because I can't act on it and it causes frustration. Its much the same with other hobbies like martial arts or video games. If its in your head and it bothers (bothers is the important part) then it becomes an obsession. A hobby is still in your thoughts but it doesn't cause distress or interfere with things.
Well, anything can be an obsession if you let it. But crossdressing is not a hobby. Collecting stamps is a hobby. Building electric train sets is a hobby. Dressing up like a woman, acting like a woman, trying to pass ... Not a hobby. What is it then? The only word that comes to mind is "cool!" Very cool!
Great, I know just what dress I will wear.
my sister's reply when I told her how I prefer to dress
"Everyone has there thing, all that matters is that you are happy, love what you do and who you do it with"
This is definitely a hobby. It is not an obsession until it takes over your life and you can't walk away from it for a week.
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