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Topic: Obsessive/Addictions-Rarely discussed, SHHH
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sthenri
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posted March 13, 2005 08:05 PM
 
Okay, one subject rarely discussed on this board-maybe due to all the Libra stelliums-are obsessive, compulsive, or addictive behaviors.
Do you consider yourself, easy addicted, or do you have compulsive behaviors? and if so which placements, houses do you think give you that edge? Only discuss yourself or those you know very well.The reason I say that is because it's no use discussing celebrity obsession/addictions, we never know the whole story, and people you know casually likewise. These would be secret addictions, compulsions, that interfere in "real" life, I will start
Neptune Scorpio/12th house, Opp Sun/6th
Addictions always struggling to be expressed,
I make an excellent counselor, as I like to hang out with those who are fighting their demons. Mars/1st house, Very immature about everything consumed, I like cereal, candy, bright colours, junk at dollar stores, very easily swayed by sense of colour/smell/taste. Worst addictions, compulsive, but not obsessive ones. Chocolate, sugar, alcoholic/sugary beverages, must be with a group, hate being alone, must consume addictive substances in a group unnoticed. Could also be Sag rising, the ruler is in the 10th house, Virgo. Capricorn risings that I am close to, have less willpower than most. Anyone else, want to reveal what they are struggling with? Or if you do not struggle with anything, let me know! Natasha
Taurus/6th house
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Azalaksh
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posted March 13, 2005 09:56 PM
Natasha ~
I'll go first (Mars in 1st house!).....
Alcohol interfered in my life for 18 years starting in my early 20's. I think what precipitated my addiction is the dual whammy of Pisces Moon and Libra Sun. The Pisces Moon contributes an ultrasensitivity to EVERYTHING, and a Libra part of me can be shy and retiring -- I was a real wallflower when I was a child. Give me a horse or an animal and I was fine, but other kids -- I just felt different. I found out that alcohol erased my inhibitions and gave a hit of Cardinal courage to my reserved side and I could then be friendly and have a good time, so it became a habit then an addiction. Then I discovered cocaine. You can drink more when you're snorting cola and the alcohol takes the edge off. For 18 years I spent most of my money on substances, although during this time I always held down a good job and went about my life, studying astrology, playing music, writing, working with jewelry.
I really point the finger for my addictions to Neptune in Libra conjunct my Sun, in that 3rd house Libra stellium. Good ol' Saturn also conjunct my Sun was no help whatsoever in pulling me out of that hole in the sidewalk I fell into. And Venus in Libra went along for the ride because she felt beautiful when alcohol was sloshing around in her gut and did not feel beautiful sober. Pluto in XII eventually came to the rescue with his famous Transformations Act and I've been clean and sober for ten years (sometime I'll have to look at the transits happening back then).
It's been hard to shed the desire to have a drink to make interaction with others easier (especially new men that I'm attracted to!), but stubbornness is also a Libran trait (I always loved the description "Libra can make Taurus the Bull look like a gullible pushover) and I'm too stubborn and too scared of that long slippery slope to take a drink again.IP: Logged |
sthenri
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posted March 13, 2005 10:47 PM
Azalaksh, you have courage,
I can relate about alcohol erasing those inhibitions around new men, i feel that way too.
I know a few Mars/1st who are really into their music, or careers, maybe they prefer to immerse themselves. Thank you for your insights! Natasha
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pixelpixie
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posted March 14, 2005 03:12 AM
I don't know if I have insights.....
but I have powerful emotional reactions to things.
I have an addictive personality.
I know I have to watch myself with anything pleasurable. I am not sure if I can pinpoint one thing in my natal chart that mnakes this so.. but I know it is very present in my life.
My chart is dominantly fixed.
My fifth house is where Venus and Neptune live....
Mars conjunct Sun...
But then.. Saturn is on my Ascendant..... and I have a Capricorn Moon.... so who knows. It seems contradictory, but the pleasure seeking urges dominate my life.IP: Logged |
Secret Garden
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posted March 14, 2005 03:41 AM
There has only been two things I have ever been obsessed about: 1. my ex bf who was the only person I loved. The stronger I held onto him the more he slipped away.... 2. getting an education, being the best in the class, being the smartest person in the room. Luckily I have no probs with two I am not even challenged by the most difficult classes at the ivy league I do go to. Unluckily I have lost my ex bf and lost my faith in men and relationships (temporarily I think, it is yet to be seen if its permanently). I suck at this stuff! I have unusually STRONG willpower when I want to. I have gotten huge things done when I wanted to; I have never tasted alcohol in my life because it is against my religion. I have never even touched it. I Have never had a bf who has done so either. Once I found out my bf lied to me about it, so I broke up with him, never looked back. I hate alcohol; I have yet to taste a drop of an alcoholic beverage. I also hate drugs and drug-abuse, I have never tried any drugs in my life ever. I also hate promiscuity. I have never cheated on my significant other. I also have steel discipline when it comes to hard work, earning money, and prayer--I pray every night for 20 mins regardless of how exhausted I am or how I am feeling. I have NO discipline when it comes to dealing with my family members, I can be unusually harsh even though I Try not to be, somehow I am not on such good terms there. I have NO discipline when it comes to really good food or chocolate.  I have strict sexual discipline, I can feel every ounce of sexuality at one moment and put a cap on it the next if I know it is wrong. So I guess I would say I'm very good at some things and horrible (!) at others.... IP: Logged |
whiterabbit
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posted March 14, 2005 07:58 PM
I, like PixelP, have a VERY "obsessive personality". It's this strange pattern that keeps repreating itself over and over again in my life. I find something that draws me in, I get hooked, I become obsessed, it becomes the focus of my life, it completely changes me. Sometimes it's a good thing- like a couple of years ago when it was running. For a year and a half I did some sort of training every single day- my whole life revolved around running- eating properly to get the best energy, finding the right shoes and terrain, getting faster, better.. then I just stopped. I just stopped one day and I think since then I have been on maybe two or three runs in total. I usualyl don't look back. Beats me why I just stopped, or why I got so obsessed in the first place. I was the same with photography. It completely defined who I was for years, I was 100% sure it was the career for me, then I got into this great photography school and I just threw the acceptance away- just like that- after spending months on my portfolio. I couldn't tell you why.
I've been obsessed with people, though they'll never know. I've head sexual obsessions as well as other kinds. I was obsessed with Leonard Cohen for a while- couldn't listen to anything else for 4-5 months...you can imagine how annoyed everyone got. I've had it for writers, as well as marijuana. Mars in Scorpio/2nd house? Maybe. Pluto squares my Sun, Moon, Mercury and Venus. Maybe that's it? IP: Logged |
sthenri
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posted March 14, 2005 09:01 PM
White Rabbit, my sister has Venus Square Pluto and she has a very obsessive personality, so I am inclined to believe this is like having Venus in Scorpio. The Square to the Sun, can make you end things quickly. for me, I never really end anything but go back to it sooner or later.It seems your obsessions burn out fast, and they are based on something you choose. There's a lot of willpower there too. Natasha IP: Logged |
future_uncertain
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posted March 14, 2005 09:52 PM
I know someone who struggles pretty hard with addictions of any sort. He has to keep himself on a very straight, narrow path and he suffers from constant anxiety over it, but appears very calm on the surface. I don't know what astro details might contribute to this. Virgo sun, aries moon, sag rising. Neptune,Venus, Mars, and Pluto within one degree in libra, tenth house. Sun square neptune? Jupiter square Uranus? I have no idea, but it's pretty intense for him. IP: Logged |
future_uncertain
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posted March 14, 2005 09:52 PM
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