This is an uncommon feeling for me. Kind of enjoying it, secretly, though. :)

Well, it's not an uncommon feeling for me; I've dealt with fannish obsessions periodically through my life, since the age of eight, approximately (to the best of my recollection, Narnia was the first). And yes, I enjoy it, too, hugely, but I have come to the conclusion in the last few years that when it gets very intense, it's not very good for me. I do think it is right at the root of why I became a writer; I get obsessed with story. But it can get so bad that it interferes with creating my own work and living a healthy life. I'm at a loss as to how to switch it off. I'm not sure I can. I suppose it's like the tendency to be manic depressive, which is linked with creativity, too. Very wearing, but oh, those highs can be wonderful for the creative mind.

My family of origin was always baffled by this tendency in me. It baffles me, too. But this tendency in me to fannishly obsess is definitely one of the very strongest forces in my life.

Peg