- Oct 5, 2008
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As I sit here deep in the off season prowling the boards for some fresh posts and manically checking that my alert notifications are updating properly, I sometimes wonder how healthy my love of Hawthorn actually is. To quantify it, I have probably watched the 2014 grand final in full 20+ times and the 2nd qtr highlights many more time than that again. The 2008GF, 2013PF, 2013GF are in a similar category with the 2013PF, 2012PF, 2007EF, 2008PF not far behind. I also have the radio commentaries of the 2014GF on a USB stick in my car which I listen to on loop whenever I am driving anywhere. It is at a point where I am not sure I am even listening to the game any more but the sound of the call is sort of soothing background noise which is preferable to music.
My very sympathetic girlfriend thinks I am completely over the top and often gets upset with me for being "anti-social" by preferring to be on my computer (Bigfooty) than spending time with or interacting with her. I try to explain to her that the Hawks give me so much intense pleasure and that surely that cant be a bad thing which she begrudgingly accepts.
At the end of 2013, after reflecting on this, I made a new years resolution that I should be satisfied with our level of success and that I should focus a little less on the footy in season 2014. I had a vision of watching the games once and not following everything up obsessively online afterwards. That was definitively the most unsuccessful resolution in history. I think i was more pre-occupied with footy in 2014 than I have ever been. Now, one year on, all I can think about is season 2015 and the 3-peat.
So I guess the point of the thread is to see to what extent everyone else obsesses over the club and also whether or not you question if your love of footy negatively impacts other aspects of your lives - relationship, social, job (I'm pretty sure I would be a lot richer if I didn't follow Hawthorn!).
Should we just give ourselves over to the obsessive aspects of our personalities and make the club the single most important thing in our lives? Or, should we manage the obsession in the interest of a better-rounded more balanced lifestyle? What do you think?
My very sympathetic girlfriend thinks I am completely over the top and often gets upset with me for being "anti-social" by preferring to be on my computer (Bigfooty) than spending time with or interacting with her. I try to explain to her that the Hawks give me so much intense pleasure and that surely that cant be a bad thing which she begrudgingly accepts.
At the end of 2013, after reflecting on this, I made a new years resolution that I should be satisfied with our level of success and that I should focus a little less on the footy in season 2014. I had a vision of watching the games once and not following everything up obsessively online afterwards. That was definitively the most unsuccessful resolution in history. I think i was more pre-occupied with footy in 2014 than I have ever been. Now, one year on, all I can think about is season 2015 and the 3-peat.
So I guess the point of the thread is to see to what extent everyone else obsesses over the club and also whether or not you question if your love of footy negatively impacts other aspects of your lives - relationship, social, job (I'm pretty sure I would be a lot richer if I didn't follow Hawthorn!).
Should we just give ourselves over to the obsessive aspects of our personalities and make the club the single most important thing in our lives? Or, should we manage the obsession in the interest of a better-rounded more balanced lifestyle? What do you think?
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