My story:

[Cryzeu]

My obsession for this character has grown quite severely over the past few days and i kind of feel like sharing it becuase i am curious just how people will react, so i get some sort of confirmation regarding just how bad it really is... So, here's my story of what this character has done to me...

As it is now, i think i can say with fair certainty that i am the one who has obsessed the very most about this character. Before i discovered Zelda games ( Twilight Princess in particular ) i haven't really cared much about anything even though i thought i did but this character made me realize otherwise. The girls in real life that ive wanted to be with and those ive been with thinking i "Loved" them... I now realize that ive probably just cared about their appearence, maybe had small amounts of affection for them. The safety of my family is also something i thought was very important to me. Now though, I don't care... At all... My current girlfriend... if i can still call her that, is probably wondering what's wrong with me as i tend to avoid conversing with her as i now realize that i don't really care about her...

This video game character changed my entire perspective on things and set a new threshold for the strength of emotions. I thought i had experienced love, grief and joy but this game proved me wrong and completely overwhelmed me while doing so. If there is anything i love... anything that i care about... It's someone who dosen't exist... I think i had a fairly good life before i played The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. I had decent grades in school, was surrounded by people i cared about and i knew what i was striving for in life. Now though, i can feel whatever small amounts of sanity i have left slowly fading as i continue to obsess over something that isn't real. Interesting what a game can do to you... Actually the term "you" is probably not applicable here... That would imply that the same things could possibly happen to another.

I will most likely come to regret having written this but right now i don't see what i have to loose and i am growing desperate to tell someone just how bad it is. Obviously, i can't tell anyone that i have to associate with face to face as they would probably see to it that the remnants of my life is tore down into an unlivable state by trying to "Help" me. And yeah, i realize how unlikely it is that anyone would care about this post but like i said: What do i have to loose?
My state of being after i finished this game was bad, then i found this site and started to feel slightly better reading some of the stories people have posted about Midna. I started to feel like maybe it wasn't so bad 'cuase others had actually gone through it too but i eventually realized that my obsession is much greater in scale. So basicly, my unyielding love for this character is tearing my life apart...

Believe me, i realize just how crazy this all must sound, how retarded/disturbed/whatever you must all think i am. But even if this is your reaction, i would appriciate it if you would say so becuase then i would actually get confirmation which is the main reason for why i am writing this. Also, if you thought you have been obsessing too much over this or any other character, maybe you can take solace in knowing that your obsession isn't as bad as you may think.
Heh... After reading through what ive written down here i wouldn't be surprised to find this post deleted tomorrow to avoid giving new members the wrong impression...

[Prom3theus]

Don't worry about your sanity, I was this way for a few days too after completing the game. I taught myself to whistle by trying to do her theme, and re-taught myself to draw trying to draw her. I actually had a dream one night where a zombie apocalypse was occurring and I rushed to a hospital and had pigmentation surgery done, and then had glow-in-the-dark tattoos done all over my body to match Midna. This was to scare the crap out of any survivors that remained. How friggen weird is that? (especially considering that glow-in-the-dark tattoo's usually kill you in a few years) but i'm back to my normal carefree, (asshole-ish) self now. Although I obviously still care about her

[Maetheus]

My sanity is pretty low. I talk to myself a lot, etc.

[Xytox]

You, my Swedish friend, is going through what many others do aswell. I would recommend you to try and stick with what you have as long as possible, because the affection for Midna will disappear over time, trust me. You will maybe not love her after some time, but you will still be a huge fan of the character because she basically changed your life. I've said this before, I've seen other more old members say it and I have experienced it myself.

Also, talking to yourself isn't really a sign of low sanity, it's usually a habbit from childhood. A lot of peopoe talk to themselfs in this world, and it's kind of what they just do. You often talk because it makes your brain think you have someone there. It's kind of nice, actually, because then you can brag, be an ego, swear, complain, etc. all you want without being judged for it. Well, as long as your family doesn't enter the room, lol.

[Cryzeu]

Well... I must say, i didn't expect such... non-offensive comments... And Xytox, what you said about:

because the affection for Midna will disappear over time, trust me.

I hope you are right about this but as it is now i highly doubt it... I can't picture a time where i will eventually be able to just forget about all this and move on but since you probably have more experience about this i guess you should know what you're talking about...

And...

and re-taught myself to draw trying to draw her.

Interesting that you should say that becuase i also started drawing shortly after i beat the game... I've never enjoyed drawing people/characters before, just buildings and cityscapes.... Now though, whenever i have some free time when im sure nobody will walk in on me ( like at night ) i sit up drawing Midna...

And uh... Your dream is not as strange as some of those i've had... Fairly recently i had a dream where we were getting a new student in our class and when the teacher informed us of her he mentioned that she was a little different. So, obviously, in walks Midna... Then one of my classmates start teasing her so i decapitate him with a ruler ( measuring tool ) and that's as far as i can remember...

[Xytox]

The "therapy", as many likes to call it, happens when you're around people that feel the same or understand you. Even if you want it to or not, I think your affection for Midna will disappear over time. For me, personally, it took around maybe two-three months before anything happened. It happened so slowly, that I didn't notice anything until it was gone.

[Cryzeu]

The "therapy", as many likes to call it, happens when you're around people that feel the same or understand you. Even if you want it to or not, I think your affection for Midna will disappear over time. For me, personally, it took around maybe two-three months before anything happened. It happened so slowly, that I didn't notice anything until it was gone.

Well... All right... Thanks. I guess i'll try to deal with it as well as i can til it's gone then... But... The thing is... That might actually be a really bad thing. Becuase a result from what i stated in the original post is that i don't really find the more common stuff as enjoyable anymore... Currently, i spend most of my freetime doing something that is somehow related to this character becuase otherwise i don't find it entertaining nor enjoyable. If i would no longer find THIS enjoyable, well then what will i find enjoyable? Whatever, to hell with it. I can't explain it properly... I'm just gonna try giving it time, hopefully i will be able to re-establish my former well-being...

[Xytox]

You find it fun and entertaining because it's connected with Midna. Even if you stop loving her, you will still probably continue with exactly what you're doing now, just with different feelings and mindset. She is involved in many people's hobbies, and they clearly don't love her anymore, just adore her and being a big fan of her. Well, some people still love her, of course.
Just because you stop loving her, doesn't mean that you will stop caring about her altogether, heh.

[Prom3theus]

Well... I must say, i didn't expect such... non-offensive comments...

see? not every website is packed full of dirtbags. *gives youtube a dirty look*

when im sure nobody will walk in on me ( like at night ) i sit up drawing Midna...

You shouldn't have to hide it. If that's what you like to do, I see no shame in it. For example when my brother saw some of the pictures I made he said "how can you like Midna?" to which I simply replied; "how can you not?" If you make any that you think look good feel free to post them, I'd love to see them.

Then one of my classmates start teasing her so i decapitate him with a ruler

That's right you show that PUNK! I prefer bolt cutters for that but I guess everyone has their own taste.

a ruler ( measuring tool )

*facepalms* yes dude I know what a fucking ruler is.

[Cryzeu]

when im sure nobody will walk in on me ( like at night ) i sit up drawing Midna...

You shouldn't have to hide it. If that's what you like to do, I see no shame in it. For example when my brother saw some of the pictures I made he said "how can you like Midna?" to which I simply replied; "how can you not?" If you make any that you think look good feel free to post them, I'd love to see them.

Well, the only ones ive made that look decent are ones where i have used a reference image. I am far from skilled enough to draw from memory and as such have no "original" drawings... Atleast none that look good. If you want i could upload one of these mimicated images but they hardly show any skill, they are mostly for practice... And as goes for what you said about not having to hide it... My dad found one of the first images i drew and reacted in an uh... not very postive way...

Then one of my classmates start teasing her so i decapitate him with a ruler

That's right you show that PUNK! I prefer bolt cutters for that but I guess everyone has their own taste.

a ruler ( measuring tool )

*facepalms* yes dude I know what a fucking ruler is.

Lol... Reading that actually made me luagh... And i really just said that it was a measuring tool becuase i was uncertain myself whether the word "Ruler" actually was what i thought it was, i have yet to master the english language...