A Serious Question

Have you ever been, or known, someone who was so deeply into fandom of one kind or another that it became detrimental to their life or health (mental or physical)?

It doesn’t happen often…but once in a great while, I will come across someone who is SO deeply into a particular fandom, or multiple fandoms, that they seem to disregard all else, including family, friends, occupation, and their own well-being.

I met a couple fanficcers at a con back East a few years ago that had apparently created their own world and excluded nearly everyone else, I was told by one of the con organizers.

I know it’s not my place to worry about people I barely had a chance to meet, and I’m not at all qualified to hazard even a guess as to the severity of such a thing, or even the validity of the concern.

But I’ve talked with a few people who have expressed similar concerns.

So, just wondering…have you ever been that person, or known that kind of person?