You know you're addicted to Genealogy when ....

[aghadowey]

Joan- started laughing when I read your post because I've done the same thing but even questioned my immediate family afterwards to see what details they might have heard.

Also laughed about asking doctor for medical details. A few years ago our G.P. came to the door on a Sunday afternoon to ask if I knew how my husband's family and his were connected (quite far back is the answer) but he pulled out his notes and read them off- little bits of crossed out prescription pads with details he asked my husband's aunt years ago!

[Pegasuss]

Paul.

It all started when I was diagnosed as having Austio Arthritis, being a Family History Addict (& Knowning bother MY Father & Grandfather Had It) I decided to Prove that there was a Genetic Link!

[GRACELAND]

yep its good to find out about illness that follow down the line

[little meg]

when you have to write down a date, ie birthdate of yourself, or the date of today and you write 1800's instead of 1900's or 2000's - I do this so often it is not funny anymore 

Margaret

[Treelover]

Snap - that's just what I do 

[millymcb]

Me too 

Milly

[little meg]

I feel a bit better 

[toni*]

i do that too 

but actually this is more serious , my OH father was taken into hospital last night and i was sitting there saying (in my head) well his father died at this age and his father at this age and they died of this .....

is that just morbid / scary or me being practical ?

[Rah1980]

I know I am addicted for several reasons 1) more interested in family research than research for my Degree 2) if I spend more than two minutes away from my laptop I have to check my email as soon as i get back to it incase some long lost relative has contacted me via ancestry or some helpful person on here has found info on what feels like my 100th request! 3) you persuade yourself to pay the £23 for a cert just to have it a few days early! 4) you've forgotten you ever had friends and have just replaced them with dead ancestors! 5) Start researching other peoples trees just to get the hit because my own trees have a lot of brick walls which 6) sends you into a mini depression! 

The list goes on...but i have to check my mail lol

Sarah

P.s. i also know i am addicted because i read all 10 pages of other peoples why i am addicted, and got excited when i read someone was buying a microfiche reader which gave me an idea! And when you have asked your relatives to buy you parish records for your birthday and christmas presents!