Is it normal to be preoccupied with the arctic?

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Im a 26 year old woman living in upstate New York. For the past couple years I feel tremendously drawn to the Arctic tundra. (N. Canada, Siberia, etc) My walls are decorated with pictures of Polar Bears. I even have a Polar Bear shower curtain. I have dozens of books and films about Arctic Wildlife. I dream of being in Igloos with Inuit Indians and watching the Northern Lights. I crave these images in my mind and they're the only thing that soothes me. This is all an obsession that suddenly came over me a couple years ago. Is this bizzarre ? or am I just a nature geek? Do I have an obsessive mind?

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  • americanhoney
    12 years ago

    You even have a polar bear SHOWER CURTAIN?! That is HARDCORE

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  • dappled
    12 years ago

    Me too. I've been obsessed with the poles (and polar exploration) for as long as I can remember. If you've never read Endurance, by Alfred Lansing, it's probably worth a try. One of the most incredible accounts I've ever read.

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  • macncheez
    12 years ago

    I think this makes you pretty cool. Hope you get there someday so you can live your dreams.

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  • Sensate
    12 years ago

    Love the shower curtain lol. Me personally I would love to work/live on the antarctic. Very little people actually get too though. My friends however all find that a terrible prospect. They would want to visit the antarctic, see it in real life, but don't see how i would wanna live there, confined to pockets of man made heated and "hospitable" climate and only able to go outside with serious protection against the climate/cold.
    I just think it seems like an awsome way to spend a part of my life :P

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  • Brynne
    12 years ago

    Stat far away from real polar bears. If it!s not interfering with other important parts of your life and you can afford it go ahead and plan a week or two up there.

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