Anyone like me?

So I was wondering if anyone has the same issue as I do. You get really hyped for something, whether its a new snake or car or what have you. You focus entirely on it for a week to a month, then get bored with it and move on to something else? But you know that it will pay of in the end if you stick with it?

My issue right now is with my bps, I love them to death don't get me wrong, but seeings how I have no more money to buy more I am getting kinda bored with them. However I do know I need to stick with this as it could open many doors for me, and if I sold them I would just want more.

Just wondering if anyone is as crazy as I am and a little ADHD and jump from thing to thing?

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I'm the same way with most things.

Except BPs, because the possibilities are endless here. And I think I finally found a hobby I truly love. Low maintenance, genetics (LOVE genetics, always have), knowledge, new things all the time, hatching babies, etc.

And World of Warcraft. It was the only thing that I actually was able to get addicted to, video game wise, with the sims being an off on thing that always keeps my attention if I log in.


But I got bored of fish really fast, except for the catfish and stingrays.
I got bored of most video games really fast.
Kinda bored of my geckos already, but want to at least produce a few babies first.

Like I'm not so much bored with bps. Its just I have no money to get anymore at this moment and so it gets kinda boring seeing the same snakes everyday wishing you could get a new one. I got bored very easy with my car for the same reason. Money dampens all my dreams. :(

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I don't really get board with my reptiles, but every now and again I will stop and realize how much I have spent on my reptiles and building my collection and then I start to doubt my sanity. :P

I tend to go through phases though, like with books. I will start reading a book, get board with it and then start reading another book. This process will repeat until I'm about half way through 5 or 6 books and then I will start to finish them.

Then on top of that my interest seem to change monthly. One month I'll want to read a lot, another month I'll want to do something creative and then another month I'll want to watch a lot of TV, ect... It's not exactly a monthly change, but sometimes I seems like it is. :P

It's like pushing raid content. Playing with the same people, in the same gear, killing/wiping on the same bosses over and over again. It gets boring but you know that eventually that boss dies and/or that shiny sword or helmet you wanted will finally drop for you!

:D

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Originally Posted by kevinb

So I was wondering if anyone has the same issue as I do. You get really hyped for something, whether its a new snake or car or what have you. You focus entirely on it for a week to a month, then get bored with it and move on to something else? But you know that it will pay of in the end if you stick with it?

My issue right now is with my bps, I love them to death don't get me wrong, but seeings how I have no more money to buy more I am getting kinda bored with them. However I do know I need to stick with this as it could open many doors for me, and if I sold them I would just want more.

Just wondering if anyone is as crazy as I am and a little ADHD and jump from thing to thing?

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Do some reading on the work of B. F. Skinner. Basically getting more snakes makes you happy but owning them doesn't. People are like this with most things. Let me make an example that occurred to me yesterday. Someone bought a lottery ticket, scratched it off and then pretended like they won as a joke. "OMG I just won $2500 dollars." I said "Wow, cool" in a very calm voice. How does this tie back you say. Well the point is that winning $2500 dollars would be awesome and make most people really happy but its the winning part that makes them happy. Not the $2500 dollars. Most people if they are being responsible have more than $2500 dollars in debt and really should just pay down their debt. NOT FUN. My initial thought is that $2500 dollars won't buy much. Your best bet is to slow down the collecting. If you can slow down and find ways of getting joy from having the snakes then getting new snakes will be far more meaningful in the future.

Well I won't be getting anymore fpr a year or too. Soooo....is that slow enough?

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If you can slow down and find ways of getting joy from having the snakes then getting new snakes will be far more meaningful in the future.

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realizing this concept helped me save money :D

well.. i just assume everything i want to buy will just be unused/uncared for after i buy it... so i just refuse to buy stuff LOL.. however i really really want a new guitar =(... i have a classical, and i want an acoustic... but sometimes i feel like i don't play enough, or i don't know enough songs to play =(..... gosh.. i'm gona stop by guitar center on the way home from work today :D:D:D

I sort of am like that, only I don't tend to get bored and switch, I just keep adding on until my life is completely stuffed.

When I am starting into something new though, I am freaking obsessive and can't sleep and everything because I am researching, planning, etc. That lasts a few months usually, and then I manage to calm down and maintain the interest at a more normal level. Then I pick up something new and it starts all over again!

Right now I still love my snakes, fish, jeep, tatoos, and orchids, but am now obsessing over ear stretching, jewelry (making and buying), and scarification!

No, I don't like you one bit.

:rolleyes:

I get like that with a lot of things myself. I'll come back to them after a short while, so I don't really mind it though lol.

I am the same way!! Even for some snakes that I've had as well.

For instance, I joined up karate again with the same studio after 7 years. I didn't even consistantly go for two months and I had already gotten bored of it. I was excited in the beginning from the thought of getting a Black Belt by the time I was out of school and knowing how to use a weapon. But then.. I got bored LOL.

I can't ever, EVER stick with activities. I try 'em then get bored. I've never been serious with any sports or activities. Snakes are really the only things I truly love and am dedicated to which makes me not want to do anything else. But I even get bored of some snakes of mine, such as the ones who don't necessarily benefit my collection and having to lose money for the food I have to buy. SO, with that in mind, I recently got rid of the snakes I truly do not have any use for.

I definitely know how you feel about this type of thing! :P

IMO, this seems to be a more and more common mindset as kids grow up in a society full of instant gratification. I find that the younger generations want what they want when they want it, and seek that immediate gratification that comes with whatever new toy or new whatever it is they want. Then, once the euphoria of the instant gratification wears off, they get bored. And now these people are left with whatever they wanted so badly they had to have it right then, they no longer have an interest because they're onto the next "gotta have it right now" thing.

Unfortunately, this is a behavior I feel like I see all too often with snakes, and I'm sure some older members could agree with me on this. I have seen several members come and go over the years I've been here, and they all come in with the same passion and excitement for reptiles, specifically bps. Then, we see all of these big breeders posting pics of the latest and greatest reptile they've produced, which puts another thing on that "gotta have it right now" list. The typical person just getting into the hobby doesn't think about the amount of money and the years of work that went into producing that high end $10k morph, and the "gotta have it" mentality kicks in. They will go out and spend whatever right now to buy the hatchlings that will eventually produce this coveted snake, so excited about the end result. Then, the euphoria wears off and now they have two more snakes they're going to have to feed and take care of for the next 3 years before even STARTING to breed. Then, six months later when they are bored of these snakes that aren't breeding and producing the morphs, they're selling them off to buy a new boa or whatever the next "gotta have it now" thing is.

I just think too many people get their first snake and within two weeks, they've made these big plans of becoming a breeder of high end morphs, without taking the time to really consider what goes into owning and breeding them. It makes me sad to think about the snakes that could end up neglected and suffering when the "cool" factor wears off...

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Originally Posted by kevinb

So I was wondering if anyone has the same issue as I do. You get really hyped for something, whether its a new snake or car or what have you. You focus entirely on it for a week to a month, then get bored with it and move on to something else? But you know that it will pay of in the end if you stick with it?

My issue right now is with my bps, I love them to death don't get me wrong, but seeings how I have no more money to buy more I am getting kinda bored with them. However I do know I need to stick with this as it could open many doors for me, and if I sold them I would just want more.

Just wondering if anyone is as crazy as I am and a little ADHD and jump from thing to thing?

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Im the say exact way except with BPs. I still love and am very passionate about my snakes, I have big plans for them.
Some pets I do get bored of and I take that as a lesson learned. I bred cockatiels for 5 years and finally I just kind of wanted out.

Or I make a goal for myself and work hard to get there and concentrate on only that goal. Say its to buy an expensive BP then once I do it I move to the next goal I can do.
My mother tells me that I'm "never satisfied with things on a small scale"

ADD my friend, ADD.
I know it all too well.

I am still very much interested in my snakes, and have loads of goals to achieve in this hobby, so I won't be leaving anytime soon. I just have a super hyper mind with lots of goals in life, and my.mknd jumps jumps jumps and won't slow down enough for me to smell the flowers. One day I will have my dreams complete but as for now. My mind is still a jumpin.

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I have ADHD too :S

I think what you are explaining is just a big part of the human condition. I think it is human nature to want for and look forward to the next big thing. This reminds me of a quote and I am not sure who coined it but here it is.

" The secret to happiness is wanting what you already possess."

Yeah I know living inside my head can be a trip sometimes :P.

I get like that... I work hard and play harder.... I got into pythons about 2 months ago and now have 20... And looking to pick up a few more this week. Im like that with about everything from cars, to work... It could be a selective ADHD thing for me tho.

I bought my BPs because I enjoy them. I doubt any big doors will open for me without putting tens of thousands of $$$$ into it. The Morph's, and cross breeds are so advanced. By the time I get there (Without just buying a $15k snake) It would be old news. So I buy my "PETs" for me. Im sure I could sell a few here and there but nowhere near enough to pay the bills. Just to sell the ones I dont hold back.

I get like that, I get all excited and hyped up for something, then after a short period of time get bored and am looking for the next challenge.

But what I found odd is I do not feel that with the reptiles. I love every aspect and have not gotten bored of them yet. I don't think I ever will.

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Originally Posted by Inknsteel

IMO, this seems to be a more and more common mindset as kids grow up in a society full of instant gratification. I find that the younger generations want what they want when they want it, and seek that immediate gratification that comes with whatever new toy or new whatever it is they want. Then, once the euphoria of the instant gratification wears off, they get bored. And now these people are left with whatever they wanted so badly they had to have it right then, they no longer have an interest because they're onto the next "gotta have it right now" thing.

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i think that sums it up right there.

I don't know if I get like that. I've learned a lot of mental control growing up. as a child, I was supposedly ADHD. Though I eventually found, and moved in with my father. After that I began to learn to manage my thoughts to a higher degree.

When I do find something I truly enjoy, then I will research obsessively until I feel that I have a sufficient foundation of knowledge in the area, and then continue learning less aggressively. Anything else is treated with apathy for the most part.

Anywho, interesting thread, it makes a good read.

Nope almost opposite for me which is really a good thing. I have enough money to get me into some serious trouble lol. I would love to buy a new snake everyday and probably could but I truly enjoy all my snake and I try to have them each out and treat them as "pets" first I would love to make money off them if I could but I don't need it so it's not a big deal to me. I don't add another snake to my collection until I feel like I'm at a good enough point with the ones I already have ie, once I feel like I have enough time for them all and my family as well, knowing the cost of food each weeks since I won't ever keep rats in my house. I have a couple of friends who are like you and end up getting more snakes than they need and usually are looking for ways to sale some. Also I think I drive them crazy cuz they know I have the money to buy me some nice pythons but I just tell them no I don't need another right now... lol you should see the response and the well if I had the money... I'm not trying to bash anyone or anything it's just what makes everyone different. Now with in animate objects I do tend to get like that lol since I can use it alot then set it down and it won't care if I ever pick it up again or not.

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Originally Posted by kevinb

So I was wondering if anyone has the same issue as I do. You get really hyped for something, whether its a new snake or car or what have you. You focus entirely on it for a week to a month, then get bored with it and move on to something else? But you know that it will pay of in the end if you stick with it?

My issue right now is with my bps, I love them to death don't get me wrong, but seeings how I have no more money to buy more I am getting kinda bored with them. However I do know I need to stick with this as it could open many doors for me, and if I sold them I would just want more.

Just wondering if anyone is as crazy as I am and a little ADHD and jump from thing to thing?

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You just described me to a Tee. Before I got into ball pythons I got into comics. I spent well over $500 in the spring on comics and as soon as I was introduced to BP's I sold all my comic stuff to buy snakes lol. Before it was comics it was video games (I ended up with almost 200 games for my PS2 before I sold it), before that DVD's (still have over 1000) and before that it was BMX bikes (ended up with 10 of them). Pythons and Bodybuilding are the only things that I have stuck with/ am still interested in.

I feel like ball pythons are so much more interesting because there is so much more you can do with it. You start off collecting, you learn A LOT, and then you can breed and you can breed feeders, and than there are thousands of moprhs you can try and make or buy - To me its something that A) can have potential as a side business/ secondary source of income. B) are living things and have personalities and traits that make them interesting and reliant on you., and C) give me an opportunity to interact with different types of people.

When I would go to comic shows and comic stores I was an outcast because everyone looks the same, acts the same, and its hard to interact with people who are SO weird as a populous. Snake people come in a wide variety and are normally very nice and easy to talk to. People need other people in the reptile community as contacts to survive in this business so I find people are generally really nice and helpful.

I really hope I don't get bored with it!

I get bored until I watch a NERD video....then I'm good on the nonbored factor for a while. ;)

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your not alone, ive always been like that. what i do is buy something new for the snake, like a bigger tank or some decorations, and i obsess over how it should look for like a month or so. for instance, i ordered some stuff from petstore.com about a week ago and ive been going to the site to track my order at least once a waking hour even though i know it wont be here till the 3rd, and i stare at it trying to picture it in my mind lol. and im doing the same with the earings i just ordered (i miss my gauges), but they wont be here for like 2 more weeks, damn the anxiety lol

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Originally Posted by Inknsteel

IMO, this seems to be a more and more common mindset as kids grow up in a society full of instant gratification. I find that the younger generations want what they want when they want it, and seek that immediate gratification that comes with whatever new toy or new whatever it is they want. Then, once the euphoria of the instant gratification wears off, they get bored. And now these people are left with whatever they wanted so badly they had to have it right then, they no longer have an interest because they're onto the next "gotta have it right now" thing.

Unfortunately, this is a behavior I feel like I see all too often with snakes, and I'm sure some older members could agree with me on this. I have seen several members come and go over the years I've been here, and they all come in with the same passion and excitement for reptiles, specifically bps. Then, we see all of these big breeders posting pics of the latest and greatest reptile they've produced, which puts another thing on that "gotta have it right now" list. The typical person just getting into the hobby doesn't think about the amount of money and the years of work that went into producing that high end $10k morph, and the "gotta have it" mentality kicks in. They will go out and spend whatever right now to buy the hatchlings that will eventually produce this coveted snake, so excited about the end result. Then, the euphoria wears off and now they have two more snakes they're going to have to feed and take care of for the next 3 years before even STARTING to breed. Then, six months later when they are bored of these snakes that aren't breeding and producing the morphs, they're selling them off to buy a new boa or whatever the next "gotta have it now" thing is.

I just think too many people get their first snake and within two weeks, they've made these big plans of becoming a breeder of high end morphs, without taking the time to really consider what goes into owning and breeding them. It makes me sad to think about the snakes that could end up neglected and suffering when the "cool" factor wears off...

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thankfully i dont get like this though, im able to keep enough interest in things that im interested in to keep myself entertained. snakes, body modification, and historical weaponry have always stayed interesting. but every now and them you need some new color or whatever you want to call it