Tired of Tolkien

[Luthien_ Tinuviel]

I would suggest reading the book again. There's no better way to renew an obssession than go back to its source (assuming you became obssessed because of the books, that is). I think all of us have our times where we are a little less obssessive, where we think "I don't really care, I'll get on the Barrowdowns tomorrow". Or when someone asks you if you want to watch the movies, and you actually don't really want to. It's happened to me from time to time, although perhaps not as drastically as it has to you. One of the things that scares me most is that someday I might cease to be obssessed. The thing is, other obssessions may come and go, and even overshadow LOTR for a time, but in the end my love for Tolkien always endures.

So my best suggestions would be to think about what part of obssession you enjoyed so much. What did you do? What did you think about? Why did you like it so much? And, if you know, how did you get that way? IN the end, the best thing to do is probably read LOTR again. Or if you must, take a break. It might be that after a month away from Tolkien, you will have more of a desire to immerse your self in ME again.