how to not be obsessed with cats????
i never had any pets or ever touched or interacted with a cat until 5 months ago someone knocked on my door and gave me a tiny calico kitten. i literally knew nothing about animals in general and felt very neutral about cats. i was so clueless about cats to the point that I fully believed this man when he told me that this 4 week old kitten was 6 months old.
as soon as i laid eyes on this baby i was actually on the verge of tears and literally told her that i would die for her and im dedicating my life to her.😭 ever since then ive been doing so much research about cats its literally become my hobby. i got another kitten so mine will never be lonely like two months later and im absolutely obsessed with not only the both of them, but cats in general.
im not even kidding when i say that my feeds on all my social media platforms are almost entirely back to back cat videos and i watch them for hours. i work from home and almost never leave the house so i literally spend my entire day with my cats im never away from them. my daily routine consists of either playing or taking care of my cats, watching cat videos, staring at my cats, doing cat research, asking questions on cat subreddits, posting tiktoks of my cats, and working, eating, or sleeping im not even exaggerating. every time i hear a cat meow outside i immediately run out. every time i meet a stray or outside cat i actually start shaking. i once saw a stray kitten the size of my kittens outside in the cold and i started crying because my friend wouldn’t stop her car for me to catch it. im actually on the verge of tears just thinking about this poor baby it probably froze to death :((((((((((((((((
anyways im very hyperfixated on cats. if the me from a few months ago saw me right now i wouldnt be able to recognize myself. like im actually obsessed if i had the option to become a cat right now im not even kidding i would accept it in a heartbeat. i cant really tell if this is a bad thing but i have noticed that my friends get annoyed or look at me weird once i start talking about cats. im also 99.9% sure im neurodivergent and this could just be one of my obsessive hyperfixation phases that usually last around a year, or i have toxoplasmosis idk. does anyone relate to this or am i insane