People Are Sharing What They Think Are Unhealthy Obsessions We Have As A Society
We all have things we are obsessed with doing, whether we realize it or not (like drinking your coffee every day in front of a window, photographing your dog all the time, etc.) — and for the most part, they're perfectly healthy. However, there are certain behaviors we do that can be unhealthy and, worse yet, we don't even notice that they are. And Reddit user Zdvj was interested in just that when they asked: "What’s an unhealthy obsession people have?"
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Lots of people chimed in with the thing they think are unhealthy obsessions. Here are some of the top and best comments — which everyone seemed to agree on:
1."People are obsessed with youth and some people will do anything to maintain it."
"The ironic part is that a lot of the things people do to make themselves look younger and better just makes them look worse."
2."The 24 hour news cycles."
"It's good to stay involved and informed but goddamn, if people would just turn off the news I feel like 90% of our culture war would disappear overnight and we could focus on the real issues."
3."Obsession with their social media image."
"A friend of mine's mother almost spends every waking hour on FB and Instagram. She is constantly updating the world on her life. My friend has had to stop sending her pics of his children because they would immediately end up on her FB. She has fallen for a number of scams — thankfully stopped by a friend before she lost money.It seems the only source of validation in her life are the upvotes and likes of friends, relatives, and strangers."
4."An obsession with everything celebrities are doing."
"This is a big one I’ve seen. I have a colleague who, whenever we travel for work, will fill their free time looking for places celebrities live and walking around them.I don’t know what is so interesting about the building Jerry Seinfeld lives in, or the street Justin Timberlake used to own a condo on."
5."Work/productivity. Everybody needs a break, not just every once in a while, but often."
"Almost everyone in my office grabs their lunch and eats at their desk while working. Like you literally get hour and a half breaks if you want what are you doing, lol.I always get on my phone and watch a show or YouTube while eating my lunch for the full time."
6."The obsession with each others lives. Seriously, just let people live as long as they’re not hurting anyone just leave people the fuck alone."
"Unfortunately, people will come up with all kinds of reasons as to why the way others live is hurting them or their kids or their community or their religion, etc. And then they'll proceed to attempt to ban that way of life and exclude people based on that belief."
7."Their phones. It's one thing to keep yourself busy, it's another to never let yourself be bored. Being bored is important sometimes, it makes you think/helps clear your head. Phones make it ridiculously easy to never let yourself get bored, to the point where it ain't healthy."
"Wow, I actually never thought of it this way. I am so guilty of never letting myself get bored Literally, just changed my fkn perspective."
8."The need to brag about how little rest you got between working. And people one-upping each other for how little rest they get, like one person saying 'I got 5 hours' and another saying 'Five? I only got three,' etc. We get it, you got three hours of sleep, that sucks, but it’s not the flex you think it is."
"I know. So many people want to brag about working 12 hour days 7 days a week, but I'm thinking who the hell wants to live that kind of life? Money isn't worth it."
9."Arguing with strangers on social media."
"Depends, being exposed to and interacting with people who have opinions opposed to your own can be educational. Unfortunately it often devolves into name calling and people getting pissed."
10."Being right all the time."
"This goes both ways. Terrible if it takes the form of never admitting wrongness. Not so bad if it takes the form of googling damn near everything (assuming their google-fu is solid) and changing their position if it’s in error."
11."Professional sports. Hey, I love my own teams, but if you are rioting following a victory or loss by your team, then it is time to seek counseling."
"I’m a self proclaimed fair weather fan. I generally don’t watch sports at all, but if any of my state’s local teams start making a good run, I may get engaged and watch some. It blows my mind that people’s days are ruined when their team loses. Or maybe they punch a wall or destroy some other property. Or even worse, get in a physical fight with some other fan from an opposing team. These people need something more meaningful in their lives. They are getting more upset than the actual members of the team. Pathetic."
And lastly...
12."Pointless relationships. Settling for something just because you think you can't be alone is not healthy."
"I think it’s even more nuanced than that in the sense that people don’t know what to truly prioritize as important for a successful relationship. In my twenties, I’d think of it as the biggest red flag in terms of compatibility if the person I was dating didn’t share my taste in music, books, movies, etc. I went through a ton of relationships that seemingly started out great, only to fizzle or blow up because I wasn’t focusing on what makes two people actually compatible — like the ability to apologize when you’re wrong, the desire to learn more about your SO’s interests, and a mutual understanding of what you both consider important vs stuff that really doesn’t matter.My wife and I have completely different hobbies and tastes, and it’s hands down the best and easiest relationship I’ve ever been in. I go to all of her games, she comes to shows with me, and through that mutual interest of getting to know each other more, we’ve grown more interested in each others respective hobbies."
You can read the full thread of responses on Reddit.
Note: Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity.
