obsession

ODD OBSESSIONS – BY ELLIN CURLEY

By Marilyn Armstrong on 08/15/2019 • ( 22 )

I’ve had some random and esoteric obsessions over the years. Only two have stayed with me for decades and are still going strong. One is the Titanic and anything Titanic related. I saw the movie “A Night To Remember” when… Read More ›

MY NEWS OBSESSION – ELLIN CURLEY

By Ellin Curley on 07/12/2018 • ( 17 )

I have a very nice life. By most objective standards, I have nothing to complain about. Then why do I walk around with a knot in my stomach and a sense of dread in my heart? The answer is –… Read More ›

LIMERANCE AND TEENAGE OBSESSION – Marilyn Armstrong

By Marilyn Armstrong on 06/10/2018 • ( 10 )

One obsession. Once. A long time ago. I was 16. Freshman college year. One boy, first time “doing it.” I think it was mutual. It certainly went on — against all odds — for about 20 years. It was very… Read More ›

ESOTERIC OBSESSIONS – BY ELLIN CURLEY

By Ellin Curley on 12/07/2017 • ( 12 )

BEHAVIORAL CONDITIONING – BY ELLIN CURLEY

By Ellin Curley on 11/02/2017 • ( 10 )

I was an anxious child. I’m convinced that my father had a serious anxiety/depression disorder, which I undoubtedly inherited. From early on, I had nervous ticks, anxiety attacks, learning problems, and psychosomatic stomach problems. I was also a bed wetter… Read More ›

WHAT? ME WORRY?

By Marilyn Armstrong on 10/23/2017 • ( 37 )

I gave up worry sometime between getting cancer in both breasts and needing two new heart valves. Worry never did me any good and it probably did me considerable harm. Somehow, I always felt that worrying was like prayer for… Read More ›