Hello Again World
I have been in hiding again. Could it be possible that I am addicted to knitting. I mean not the “oh I think I will knit today” or “oh maybe I should make a hat for Emma.” I mean the “LEAVE ME ALONE EVERYONE!!! QUIT CALLING ME!! I AM KNITTING!!!!” My husband calls my knitting obsession my production. If I stop knitting he will joke that I have “haulted production.” I went about 2 weeks completely obsessing over my yarns and projects. I would dig through my stash of yarn…pull out every litttle ball and look at each one carefully. Study each one. Then I would find the one I needed and put it all back. Within a matter of a couple hours I would be in there digging again. I frustrated everyone during this process. One of my friends told me I need to go to therapy. Maybe not such a bad idea I guess. Considering after my recent search of addiction on the web. I have to admit that I may just have a problem….Take a look
Denial and more denial- Maybe I have just come out of denial by admitting my addiction…let’s hope so. My mom on the other hand has not reached this step yet.
Finding strange items in their room and clothing- I must admit that I have found yarn and needles in my bed. I used to knit while sitting in bed, now I have just moved on to hiding my pattern books under the bed.
Extreme hyperactivity; excessive talkativeness—yep that’s me! I constantly talk to myself! Or I am always jibberish. Hyperactive is not the word for me…late at night while everyone is sleeping you can peek in my window and see me running around the house, bouncing off the walls. Digging, searching madly for that “one pattern”
I think I am seeing a real problem here now.
Change in activities; loss of interest in things that were important before…Oh this one is a biggy!! I even quit going to the races during the summer! I told myself that it was because I couldn’t afford to go but I know the truth now!
Difficulty in paying attention; forgetfulness….YES!YES!YES! Only because I am always thinking about that new pattern or new yarn that we got in today! Really it is not my fault.
Excessive need for privacy; keeps door locked or closed, won’t let people in…need I say more?!
Oh there are so many more signs of this illness. Does anyone else out there feel my pain? Am I alone? Oh wait I know someone who is much worse than me. My mom! Oh there I feel better..hehe I guess I dont have it so bad afterall!! I wonder what my insurance company would say if I called and asked if the would cover therapy for Knitting Addiction? Now that would be funny. We always have people come into the store and they want to start a knitting group and knit together…I say let’s start a group teaching us how to cope with the addiction of it! Trust me. My family would be very thankful. Poor Emma always trying on hats and things for her mama. And my husband wont even try to talk to me while I am knitting. I will just do as my mother used to do (well I guess she still does)…hold up the hand for silence. See this is all learned behavior IT IS NOT MY FAULT. This pain I am feeling can go on no longer…urghhh I need to knit!
October 15th, 2008 at 4:46 pm
Hello, Glad you finally fixed this so I could talk to you!! Yes, we both have that same illness. Must be hereditary(hope I spelled that right) By the way was it you that called me at 10:30 PM and said I’m running to the store for needles and yarn? Ha, ha Love you Mom