What hobby did you try once and instantly get addicted to? – 19 pastimes that unexpectedly got people in a chokehold

11.

‘I picked up rock climbing once and now I can’t stop; it’s like a whole different world up there. The adrenaline rush is unreal.’
-Worth_Somewhere_9777

12.

‘Lego and model railway.

‘Both let me turn my brain off and be able to focus on the thing in front of me.’
-SDLRob

13.

‘Rock hounding. I originally tagged along to be agreeable and within a half hour I was frantically searching through stones like a fiend looking for crack rocks.’
-ScuzzleBuns

14.

‘Guns. I’m very liberal. Makes for odd interactions at the range.’
-LilEffects

15.

‘I actually blame Reddit Secret Santa for it. Someone sent me 3 Ninja Turtle Funko pops, no Raphael. I never collected anything other than garbage pail kids before.

‘So I bought Raphael to finish out the set. But there was still Splinter and Shredder and April, not to mention

‘Rocksteady, Bebop and Foot soldier. It spiraled from there, collection grew to 500+. Sold them all recently, kept 7 of them for sentimental reasons but I’ll never buy one again.’
-Krillin

16.

‘Horses. Childhood me was obsessed now adult me has to question my sanity when I go over horse bills. Whatever everyone is paying for their hobbies, know it could be much, much worse 🤣’
-Illustrious_Stage351

17.

‘Playing paintball at a birthday party when I was 13 has done horrible things to my wallet over the years.’
-HoldmyPenguin

18.

‘Crochet. So much work, so much time, so much yarn. Don’t ever have enough of any of those or money to fund the hobby’
-Dry-Patience-2201

19.

‘Everything. I have that personality.’
-RadiantGrocery1889

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