I am not sure exactly what this is about, are we supposed to give feedback and add additional points to this clinical self evaluation test or are we supposed to self evaluate and share the results?
Now that I gave it some thought and read your responses, I realize there might be a much larger distinction between collectors of boxed figures and collectors who customize and kitbash etc. While every collector can turn into a customizer and kitbasher, there are different motivations at play.
Anyway here the self reflexion to share with the therapy group:
1. You’ve lost all interest in the most basic and simple 1:6 figure offerings.I have not, even though I buy very little while still looking at the new releases, just out of interest, looking at the great promo pictures etc.
But I work on 1/
6 customs multiple times in the week so they are omnipresent.
2. You’re procrastinating on placing timely pre-orders for new 1:6 figures and missing them.I never pre-ordered a figure. I accidentally pre-ordered unreleased 1/
6 products on ebay, though. This point is aimed more towards boxed figure collectors, I guess.
3. Your “MUST BUY” list is overwhelming.I have a list including heads mostly and some clothing, again on ebay, but nothing is a must, more a 'maybe some day' saved in impulse before I forget about the item. I have most of what I need already and have to create the rest. The 3d printer helps a lot with saving money on a lot of items that would have to be shipped here from China, at the same time you have more creative control.
4. The 1:6 hobby doesn’t provide enjoyment or relaxation.It can be more stressful than enjoyable sometimes, but most of the time it's more enjoyable and relaxing. The stressful thing about customizing for me, you have different self set goals to reach and they might be too many, or too time consuming, or you need a certain diorama before you can even start photographing etc. Although time spent with enjoyable tasks is no time wasted.
5. You’ve lost all sense of “fun” about the 1:6 hobby.Oh I have a lot of fun.
Sometimes you lose sense of fun for anything, then the 1:
6 might not be the main reason.
Like Valiarde mentioned, sometimes you get tired of one hobby, than continue with another and come back with fresh motivation.
6. You’re getting overly irritated by other 1:6 collectors.Irritated, maybe sometimes, or confused, but not
overly irritated.
7. You’re on autopilot when it comes to the 1:6 hobby.
What's that supposed to mean in this context? Like buying something on the phone OCD?
8. Your thoughts about the 1:6 hobby is negative.They are not negative, not even after reading this thread.
Like 5. there might be reasons beyond 1:
6 why thoughts are negative in general.
I guess it can be negative when confronted with the desire of buying boxed figures and looking at the rising prices, or the general realization how dependant we are on the Chinese economy to buy affordable
toys collector items. Also shipping, taxing, customs, borders, Brexit, etc etc.
Also the space, I get what people say about the space.