What's a worse obsession to have...?

Question

[1.] Obsessing over something you've never had.
[2.] Obsessing over something you've had.

Explain!!

Answer 1

That's a great question! I've been in both positions. I've pined for something I've had and I currently pine for something I'll never have (my child's health). This is a great illustration on how our focus directs our lives. I live my life in a fashion that surrounds how to achieve what I may never have while what I did have at one time, is more of bittersweet feeling. I suppose, it depends on which is more important to us at the moment.

Answer 2

Joel, i think of an obsession is undesirable merely while it takes far off from the different components of your existence. Like, in case you do no longer bypass to classification just to visual demonstrate unit a cleansing soap opera or in case you race abode and bypass up possibilities to be alongside with your friends. You get the assumption. Having an obsession won't be able to be solid because of the fact with the aid of definition it ability the thought approximately it overtakes your thinking approximately each and everything else.

Answer 3

I don't think there's a way to decide. On the one hand you have envy of others who have what you want, and on the other you have regret for letting it slip through your fingers.

There's a book published recently that says it all for us doll collectors: the title is "I Had That Doll!" (Note the exclamation point.) All collectors do this: Why didn't I hang onto it, take care of it, back when I could buy it at original market value? Now you look at a price guide and get dizzy!

Answer 4

Both are equally painful.
I have obsessed over a boyfriend I had to the point of making myself sick and I have obsessed over a potential boyfriend to the point of making myself sick. There isn't really any explanation that I can think of that says why it was like that. I think it has to do with human nature and our desire to have what we want, whether it is past or future.

Answer 5

i think obsessing over something you never had is bad, because it could cause you to do something that you'll regret, just so you could get it. the bad thing about obsessing over something you have, though, is that you might neglect the ones you love and care about just for the thing.

Answer 6

Obssessing over something you've had. We have a lot of temporary things happen in our lives and when we obssess over something that needed to end, it just prevents us from moving on to the things we've NEVER had. Obssessing over something you've never had should drive you to achieve that "thing" you are longing for. In regards to what we have had, we're just holding ourselves back from progress.

Answer 7

I think #2 because you've had it and you know how it feels and you want it again, than you get desperate to try to get the same feeling again. But it's just the same with #1 cause you want to see how it fells and again u get desperate because u want to experience it forurself.

Answer 8

I think obsessing over anything is unhealthy.

Answer 9

not sure

obsessing about women is the worst though