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While most people found these things they mentioned annoying and in some cases they even expressed fear seeing someone so obsessed about just one thing, the people who always bring up the same topic in every conversation might not be doing it on purpose.

Bored Panda reached out to Denise Marigold, an Associate Professor and Chair of Social Development Studies at the Renison University College in Waterloo, Canada to learn more about this.

35 Things People Embody So Deeply That Their Entire Personality Revolves Around It, As Shared In This Online Group I’m Norwegian. When I say that, a shocking amount of people assume that I’m American with Norwegian heritage. There are so many americans making their «viking heritage» their whole personality, butchering the norse faith and fighting with actual Norwegians over the correct way to make a traditional dish and the spelling and usage of «skål» (cheers).

It’s so f**king horrible to watch. It’s like being mocked.

FragranceCandle , Mark Healey Report

Final score:

349points

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RoseTheMad 2 years ago (edited)

I'm half Irish, and there's people I've spoke to that are in the US and found out they are maybe like.. one tenth Irish, but they make jokes like "haha us ginger leprechauns" .. I don't really mind, but please. You're American, not Irish. Same way that I wouldn't say I'm fully Irish or fully Romanian, I'm half and half, yes, but I'm British. Edit: I don't wanna say don't be proud of your heritages, I certainly am, I've been learning Romanian and Irish, make Irish and Romanian foods, etc. But I would never say I'm FROM those countries, just that my ancestors are.

189points

35 Things People Embody So Deeply That Their Entire Personality Revolves Around It, As Shared In This Online Group Work. Some people just make it their whole life and I don't get it. Work to live, don't live to work. My workplace's normal business hours are 8:30 - 5:00, but I'm constantly hearing people say s**t like "when I was working on it this weekend" or talk about how they work so late, it makes me cringe.

Pope_Landlord , Jason ford Report

Final score:

295points

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LagoonaBlueColleen 2 years ago

It makes me wonder if they're avoiding something else in their life. Like being at the office is better than being at home.

131points

She explained to us that it’s not unusual for people to focus their attention on one thing, like a goal or interest. The professor explains why it happens, “When you get absorbed in a goal, it can be like a flow state, where everything else can disappear while one becomes pleasantly engrossed in what they are doing.”

When you get into something with high concentration, “Other thoughts and feelings that are irrelevant to the topic get automatically inhibited. This can be adaptive because it facilitates goal progress and freedom from distractions and conflicts. When people do this well, they get a lot of enjoyment out of it.”

35 Things People Embody So Deeply That Their Entire Personality Revolves Around It, As Shared In This Online Group Influencer

captainstyles , addisonraee Report

Final score:

284points

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Lunar 2 years ago

The word "influencer" itself is so cringey and annoying

24points

35 Things People Embody So Deeply That Their Entire Personality Revolves Around It, As Shared In This Online Group Astrology. The only full moon presiding over me is my own bare a**.

Thecatspajamas000 , marmaduk Report

Final score:

280points

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LagoonaBlueColleen 2 years ago

I find it fun but that's about it. Every personality can be associated to anyone born at any time of the year.

133points

35 Things People Embody So Deeply That Their Entire Personality Revolves Around It, As Shared In This Online Group Brands. People think chosing a brand of clothing speaks lota about them.

Ferna_89 , Sage & Simple Report

Final score:

276points

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Is Be 2 years ago

Especially brands that have their labels visible, I refuse to pay for something and then have to advertise it. I am not a billboard.

229points

Depending on the level of absorption, this kind of state may be either beneficial to a person or interfere with their normal life. Dr. Denise Marigold reveals what positive and negative results it can bring, “Absorption in a goal or interest may also serve as a way to get relief from unwanted thoughts and feelings. If people are doing this to block out awareness of unwanted thoughts and feelings, they also tend to lack awareness of the effects their behavior has on others around them (e.g., how boring and lonely it can be for others to be around them when they have gone to their obsessive ‘happy place’).“

35 Things People Embody So Deeply That Their Entire Personality Revolves Around It, As Shared In This Online Group Some fans are kinda scary. Their whole life becomes dedication to a celebrity’s. And it’s not just their personality, they make everything around them about that person. Posters, music, merchandise, weird things bought on the internet—supposedly with relation to the subject of their obsession—and so on.

I can’t imagine being close to somebody before and after their transition into that life. It seems like it’d be scary…

EmmyLynn23 , Peter Kaminski Report

Final score:

268points

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NsG 2 years ago

I think the title should really say "obsessive fans". You can be a fan of a celebrity without being frightening. I am a fan of David Tennant. I've never met the man, but I do enjoy whatever I see him in, and it will influence whether or not I watch something if he is one of the stars.

184points

MissFortune2222 , Presidencia de la República Report

35 Things People Embody So Deeply That Their Entire Personality Revolves Around It, As Shared In This Online Group Being sick/ sickly. I've always had very poor health, and in high school and early college, as my conditions worsened, I didn't like that I couldn't live a "normal" life, so I kind of leaned into it. Always joked about how sickly I was while secretly hating myself for not being able to "keep up" with my peers. Some maturing and some guidance from my mother has helped me to learn that, yes, poor health sucks, and yes, I can't always do the things that healthy people can, but that doesn't have to control my identity. Doing far better now, learning what my true limits are and how to work with them!

Final score:

259points

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Ozacoter 2 years ago

But it is your identity. Being chronically ill changes who you are. The person i was before being ill, her hobbies, her hopes and dreams, her aproach to life is dead. If you are 24/7 ill, feeling your pain and weakness it becomes part of you.

201points

35 Things People Embody So Deeply That Their Entire Personality Revolves Around It, As Shared In This Online Group Disney

T_tessa41 , DAVID BURILLO Report

Final score:

245points

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Tempest 2 years ago

Disney has become a religion. The songs are hymns. Theaters are temples. Toys are icons. Characters are priests and you make pilgrimage to the parks for milestone celebrations or as a final quest for the dying.

110points

Some people might get annoyed that there is nothing else to talk about with that person because they will force the same topic on you. You will have to deal with that by assessing the situation and your relationship with that person.

Dr. Denise Marigold suggests that “In some relationships you might feel comfortable being completely honest and direct and saying something like ‘It’s nice that you are enthusiastic about that! Unfortunately it’s not something I can really get into. Because it’s hard for me to engage in that topic and feel connected with you, I find myself losing interest quickly.’ If you feel the need to be less direct, you can still aim to validate their interest while steering the conversation towards other topics you can both engage in.”

#10

35 Things People Embody So Deeply That Their Entire Personality Revolves Around It, As Shared In This Online Group Being a badass in school. Like giving teachers a day of hell just cuz they’re “real” and say what they think without filtering it

NaagyO , alamosbasement Report

Final score:

234points

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LagoonaBlueColleen 2 years ago

LOL This is such a phase. I was like this for a year in a Bart Simpson sort of way.

64points

#11

35 Things People Embody So Deeply That Their Entire Personality Revolves Around It, As Shared In This Online Group Conspiracy theories.

lefty121 , eric molina Report

Final score:

226points

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Laurence Thomas 2 years ago

I'm so confused by this picture...

208points

bussebailey , Eduardo Francisco Vazquez Report

So if someone is really focused on a particular interest, it’s just their happy place and they feel comfortable and passionate talking about it. Also, if you get bored of talking about it or listening to it, there are nice ways to try and explain to the person without making them feel like they are a boring interlocutor.

#12

35 Things People Embody So Deeply That Their Entire Personality Revolves Around It, As Shared In This Online Group HERBALIFE. having to literally explain to people that it’s an MLM is so frustrating. They prey on small towns, create “nutrition shops” that sell $9 shakes when it’s literally just Herbalife and is helping the owner barely break even.

Happened in my small town, then out of nowhere 3 other “branches” popped up in the revolving small towns. (Which basically means the owner conned 3 more into joining so that they can get their profit). There’s a documentary out there called like One in a Million or something that breaks down the pyramid and how little people at the bottom are actually making. They also show that the shakes are nothing more than liquid laxative, so of COURSE you’re losing weight.

Also, keto.

Final score:

219points

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SuperChicken 2 years ago

Herbalife is "nothing more than liquid laxative"? Which means, one is only losing water. That's not healthy - and, people still buy them.🙈

95points

#13

35 Things People Embody So Deeply That Their Entire Personality Revolves Around It, As Shared In This Online Group Dance moms

Sports parent

elohra_2013 , Studio Sarah Lou Report

Final score:

211points

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*Displayname*=idk 2 years ago

Yes... Just, yes....

70points

#14

35 Things People Embody So Deeply That Their Entire Personality Revolves Around It, As Shared In This Online Group Political party

malibu-gold , Patrick Feller Report

Final score:

206points

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LagoonaBlueColleen 2 years ago

Imo out of all of them these are the worst no matter what side they're on.

113points

#15

35 Things People Embody So Deeply That Their Entire Personality Revolves Around It, As Shared In This Online Group My Texas high school had a British club. I'm actually a British citizen, so I tried to join.

Those people were nuts. They made Doctor Who and Sherlock their whole personalities.

AbigailLilac , Mark Hillary Report

Final score:

191points

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RoseTheMad 2 years ago (edited)

Don't forget Harry Potter! I'm a fan of Dr Who, Sherlock and HP, but goddamn I don't make it my personality...

150points

#16

35 Things People Embody So Deeply That Their Entire Personality Revolves Around It, As Shared In This Online Group Drinking

cherry_latte , Ralf Smallkaa Report

Final score:

190points

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Alison Kennedy 2 years ago

I hate that people expect me to explain why I don't drink, like there is something fundamentally wrong with me!

255points

HooblesWasTaken , Global Panorama Report

#17

35 Things People Embody So Deeply That Their Entire Personality Revolves Around It, As Shared In This Online Group Disliking something. Met someone the other day who hates avocados so damn much every conversation they’d have would come back to how different they were from most people cuz they hated avocados

Final score:

187points

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LagoonaBlueColleen 2 years ago

" If you like/don't like what I like/don't like we can't be friends". This gets old real quick.

105points

#18

35 Things People Embody So Deeply That Their Entire Personality Revolves Around It, As Shared In This Online Group The generation they're born in

Meat_Slugger , Judith Jackson Report

Final score:

159points

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LagoonaBlueColleen 2 years ago

I feel closer to the mindset of gen X than millennials but I'm classified as millennial by when I was born. It's a novelty just like astrology.

97points

#19

35 Things People Embody So Deeply That Their Entire Personality Revolves Around It, As Shared In This Online Group Being in the army, military. Also gym

newaccountbit**es , Evan Delshaw Report

Final score:

156points

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I like donuts 2 years ago

It might be a way of coping with the emotional pain though... (For army/military)

19points

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#33

35 Things People Embody So Deeply That Their Entire Personality Revolves Around It, As Shared In This Online Group Rick and Morty.

Nidisu_Dr , Paul Sableman Report

Final score:

92points

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Epiphonia 2 years ago

Any TV show, at all. No exceptions.

66points

MagicMushroomFungi , Jeff Keacher Report

#34

35 Things People Embody So Deeply That Their Entire Personality Revolves Around It, As Shared In This Online Group Redditors who act out their usernames.

Final score:

55points

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LagoonaBlueColleen 2 years ago

I think their usernames are more of a reflection of their personalities.

63points

#35

35 Things People Embody So Deeply That Their Entire Personality Revolves Around It, As Shared In This Online Group Travel

speech_speech_speech , Rosanetur Report

Final score:

44points

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LagoonaBlueColleen 2 years ago

I don't mind these types of people. They're living a life of adventure and exploration. I wish I could have that lifestyle.

128points

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Ivana Bašić 2 years ago

It's getting bad when vegans don't even make the list. :D

77points

Sergio Bicerra 2 years ago

Or crossfit, or sports fans.

23points

Gnub 2 years ago (edited)

Hahahaha THANK YOU for mentioning this 😄 I always dread to be pushed in the awful 'vegan corner' at parties that include dinner. Unfortunately I am vegan myself and I definitely don't enjoy nagging about it 24/7, nor am I even remotely interested in anyone else nagging about their enlightened veganhood. So yeah these parties are hell... Vegans are the worst.

9points

Noelle Martineau 2 years ago

Or meat eaters. Gotta talk about bacon or steak every 3 minutes or their faces get all red

1point

Aria Lake 2 years ago

Because being vegan is an ethical choice it is by a fact a direct consequence of your personality and requires some commitment to it in everyday life. So yeah, it will be a consistent part of your life, it just can't be otherwise.

0points

Luther von Wolfen 2 years ago

I'm surprised smoking pot wasn't here. I'm for full legalization - do what ya want - but some people really go overboard. It's a recreational drug, not a lifestyle.

49points

Britt_Max 2 years ago

Agreed. Marijuana is not a personality.

4points

tirebiter 2 years ago

In that regard, wine and scotch drinkers.

1point

Beatcomber, Craig A. 2 years ago

It's a counterculture not so much a personality

0points

Florence 2 years ago (edited)

i’m sorry if this sounds offensive, because it’s not supposed to be and im bi myself, but, being lgbtq. i get that you should have pride in who you are, but making ur whole personality about being gay is really annoying to me, and it can be toxic to someone who is closeted and has homophobic parents/gaurdians

45points

Eiram 2 years ago

Thanks! My dad "suddenly" turned gay after 23 years of marriage and 7 kids. He was so over the top (gaining an accent, gay movies/stars, flashing pics of men kissing at an 8year old's birthday) it made me sick. I had to analyze was it the homosexual part (theiving and lying boyfriends), or just him. It was him... turns out I wasn't homophobic at all.

13points

-Cr1cK3t-In_aBlaNk3t 2 years ago

I agree! I'm part of LGBTQ+ too, it's perfectly fine to be proud of who you are, but just don't shove it down everyone's throats please

10points

Lijo Kim 2 years ago (edited)

Absolutely! I am also bisexual and there have been times when I questioned my sexuality just because it wasn't my personality. I am not the type of person to talk about my sexual orientation a lot just because I feel like it's nobody's business but that doesn't make me any less bisexual

9points

Skylar Jaxx 2 years ago

I was a lesbian out open until I was 30 n it annoys the f**k outta me to. I just was me. I didn't make it a focus. Didn't put it in people's faces but I want shy about it. But it didn't rule my life.

6points

Jamilah toenailkilla 2 years ago

Don't listen to the people calling you homophobic, you're not. There's not such thing as "acting gay" you're either just gay or you're not. Idk why anybody who's gay or whatever feels the need to act over the top and talk with a lisp and all that. That's just like when people tell me "you don't talk like you're black." Well I am black and I don't need to sound like a hoodrat now do I?

5points

Rebecca Surette 2 years ago

No, it isn't just you. Anyone of any sexual orientation who makes that orientation their main character trait drives me crazy. And it happens with ALL of them to some degree. I am more than either my biology OR my gender.

4points

Metallicd3ath 2 years ago

I mentioned this in an earlier post and seeing as I'm cishet I'm a *little* worried it'll get taken the wrong way, (or that my point will be proven as I get attacked/mobbed by those I'm describing)

3points

Steph Maule 2 years ago

I expected to see that too

2points

It's Me 2 years ago

It’s when someone from that way of life makes it seem like it has to be all of their life. Your sexuality will never come up in conversation with me. I guarantee it. I don’t support or not support. I simply have nothing to do with it.

2points

venny 2 years ago

Straight people made being straight their whole personality and life, and expect other people to follow it. But when lgbt+ do it it's annoying, toxic and weird. Not to be rude. This just rubs me the wrong way

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Ivana Bašić 2 years ago

It's getting bad when vegans don't even make the list. :D

77points

Sergio Bicerra 2 years ago

Or crossfit, or sports fans.

23points

Gnub 2 years ago (edited)

9points

Noelle Martineau 2 years ago

Or meat eaters. Gotta talk about bacon or steak every 3 minutes or their faces get all red

1point

Aria Lake 2 years ago

0points

Luther von Wolfen 2 years ago

I'm surprised smoking pot wasn't here. I'm for full legalization - do what ya want - but some people really go overboard. It's a recreational drug, not a lifestyle.

49points

Britt_Max 2 years ago

Agreed. Marijuana is not a personality.

4points

tirebiter 2 years ago

In that regard, wine and scotch drinkers.

1point

Beatcomber, Craig A. 2 years ago

It's a counterculture not so much a personality

0points

Florence 2 years ago (edited)

45points

Eiram 2 years ago

13points