Passionately speaking

When Passion Becomes an Obsession

Once you are passionate about something, it’s all you can think about

When you really love doing something, you don’t get tired of doing it, right? (Photo: mohamed Hassan)

I love writing, so I write every chance I get. I write on my phone as I’m falling asleep because that’s when I’m most creative. I write when I can’t sleep because I’m hyper-creative with an overactive mind. I write on the bus because I need something to do until I arrive at my destination. I write on weekdays and on weekends too, because why not? I write whenever possible because I love it. Writing is a passion and being creative is fun. And when you really really really love doing something, you don’t get tired of doing it, right? Wrong. You get burnt the hell out!

I got burnt the hell out because I wrote and I wrote and I forget to give my body and mind a break. My body would be tired, but my mind says, “You better write this idea down before you forget.” I put my mind under a lot of mental exhaustion in the name of passion. I put my “self” under stress in the name of loving what I do.

When I'm passionate about something — or someone — I have very strong feelings about it, and I often don’t feel the need to take a break from whatever it is. If it’s my work, doing more of it seems like the best thing to do. If it’s a person, then I want to be with them all the…