Knife addiction thoughts

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It's been months since I bought my last knife, and I even sold some back then.

I still don't feel the urge to buy anything simply because the stuff that I have does it all I need it to do.

I just reached that satiation and it's kinda the end of a hobby for me (for now at least).
But what hasn't changed is that I still like to browse knives and I still appreciate a good knife when I see one. But it made me think... is knife addiction THAT bad?


Now, hear me out.
I know plenty of guys who spent fortunes into their cars, boats and so on... and I kinda get that. But what I don't understand is this:
Spending a fortune on PC
Spending on gaming consoles
Spending real money to buy video game items and skins...

I just don't get that.

Also, if you're non smoker, not alcoholic, not doing drugs or wasting money on stuff mentioned above, you shouldn't be killing yourself over buying a knife (as long as you can afford it).

Is it a good habit?
-No
Do you need that many knives?
-No
Are knives all that special once you have them?
-No

But
Will it harm your health?
-No
Is it better than gambling?
-Yes
Is it better than substance abuse?
-Yes
Is it better than excessive gaming?
-Yes
Are there far worse addictions?
-Yes

At the end of the day if I was a parent I'd be much happier with my son owning 20 knives than crushing his keyboard over fortnite or doing drugs in some park...
 
Well, I for one juggle my knives, so I guess you could say its gambling, possibly harmful to my health...

Oh and I don't smoke, drink or gamble. My Nintendo switch is the first gaming console I've owned since the mid 2000's, and its only to play super smash and MLB the show 22 with my nephews.
 
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Oh and I don't smoke, drink or gamble. My Nintendo switch is the first gaming console I've owned since the mid 2000's, and its only to play super smash and MLB the show 22 with my nephews.
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Nothing wrong with that. It's comparable to someone just going for a beer with his buddies at the weekend. Playing a game after a day at work is normal.

There are however people who play for hours and hours and even lose sleep or skip socializing with other people over it.
 
Like anything (including the things you mentioned - video games, cars, boats, etc.), there is "hobby" and there is "addiction". Addiction typically applies to anything recreational, or things generally not required as a staple of life (eating/food being the notable exception).

It is up to the individual (or intervention group or professional medical help) to determine when a hobby has become an addiction.

Addiction is addiction. The clinical definition of the word does not apply to anything specific, but the symptoms and behavior patterns of addiction are universal.

If you feel you are truly addicted to buying knives, get help. You'd be surprised that the treatment is not much different than being addicted to meth. Again, addiction is addiction.

(I come from a family full of doctors and psychiatrists. I'm the black sheep, however. 🤣 )
 
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The word “addiction” can be tricky. Sometimes, we merely use the word in harmless jest when we end up buying five knives in the last month; and sometimes, it’s a genuine problem that, as other posters mentioned here, we genuinely need clinical help for.

In my completely unsolicited opinion, as long as your purchases don’t put you in debt, take away from your other savings, or otherwise impede your ability to function as a productive adult, you’re probably fine. Same thing with cars, guns, watches, video game consoles, etc. I would never tell another man what to do or not to do with his hard earned dough. Life is already hard and unfair. That’s why we have this “edgy” hobby to help keep us sane. 😅
 
Last knife I bought was the KaBar Mark1 that I bought to replace grandpa's knife when I first joined this forum.
That was long time ago.

My EDC is still ESEE Candiru that I have for years now and I have a good chopper and good medium fixed blade too. My needs are covered.
I'd like to own more knives but that'd be novelty and not need. So maybe some day when I'll be in financial situation where I can afford that.

Yeah, my family and friends would probably say that I'm crazy or mad if they knew I paid around 150€ for AK-47 Field in CPM-3V + extra 50€ for better sheath for it. I told my ex GF about it and she also thought it's insane (while spending twice as much on single bottle of perfume).

But I see that this way:
I don't own the best phone, I don't own the best laptop either (it's old and fairly cheap one), I'm not gaming, I'm not smoking, I rarely ever drink, I never even tried drugs and I don't even drink coffee. I don't even have a car (totalled it about 6 months ago).
So let me have my knives. I use all of them and it brings me joy.

I work and go to university that I pay with my own money and I'm not supported by anyone, I'm scrambling as it is, but yeah, the OP is right in his conclusion. If I had one of up there mentioned addictions it'd be much more expensive and much less useful.

I have fairly few knives but they are of good quality and they perform very well. It bings me joy to use them, they make my yard work a lot easier, and I even like jobs that I used to hate, now I like them because they're excuse to use my knives and see them perform. It's also satisfying to get that knife back to razor sharp at the end of hard day.
 
Why the hate for gaming? What’s the problem? Why knock another’s hobby?

Been a gamer since the 80s and yes I’ve got ridiculous amounts of $$ tied up into it.

Knives are an addiction for me. I don’t have a lot of self-control in this area. I took almost 2 years off because I kind of somehow reached a level of satisfaction with my collection. Then I got back into it and it’s about 10x as bad as it used to be. I’m really hoping I’m reaching another plateau soon, lol. Problem now is I don’t have a desire to sell any of them to recoup any costs. I’ve been better about buying ones I really think I’ll like to hold onto.
 
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