Being "emotionally attached" to your interests.

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As a car guy I've been told that I'm emotionally attached to my little car. I don't see it as being any different than any other car guy's mentality. I guess the reason is this is my fifth car overall, but my first ever new car. By that I mean this is the first car I've ever owned that never gave-up on me, even after an accident and a few visits to the track. If something went wrong with her, I definitely blamed myself for doing something not-so-smart, and I owned-up to it. If something isn't right, I will almost always notice it while driving and map-out the mechanics of the problem area in my head to help figure out what's wrong. I also get very upset and will play out a worst-case-scenario in my head the next couple of days while I work on her. But once the issue is taken care of, I go through this happy and grateful mindset that she's still ticking. I do get very protective of her, almost to the point of insanity (example: I once witnessed someone keying the passenger side door for absolutely no reason, and I ended-up shoving him and cursing him out. I'm not a fighter and will usually walk away, but something inside just snapped. And yes, I am still a little embarrassed about it). NT's have told me countless times that "It's just a car, get over it". Maybe they're right, but it's easier said than done for someone like myself. It drives me nuts that they don't get it, but instead choose to use this label as an excuse to make jokes.

Anyone else ever had to go through something like this?

Not exactly, no, but I'm awfully, debilitatingly sentimental when it comes to objects.
As a kid, I had a complete meltdown/freakout when my mom was going to throw out our old couch after buying a new one (all without telling me).

I can't look at a lot of old stuff of mine without being flooded with memories & ending up in tears.
It's a complete pain in the ass tbh.

I definitely relate with this.

I am the same - with computers. I get a personal touch of every computer/tablet/smartphone I have contact with and all of them seem different for me. For me they are like people - they got their own likes and dislikes, they can get sick, they need to be taken care of individually. When my computer broke once and required some heavy repairment I was crying like if I a close family member landed in hospital for a serious issue. And when I saw someones tablet waiting for its "operation" too I emphatically asked the technician "What is with that little boy?", not "What's with the tablet?".

That's one of the reasons why I am studying to be IT specialist now. I want to help all the poor computers get back to health.

*on-rant*
Bad news: Three days ago, I was in a collision with two other cars, one possibly being driven by a drunk driver. I've been cycling through the emotions since the second it happened. My insurance hasn't given me the verdict yet, but I can tell she's a total loss. I'm just so angry and sad right now because she was an awesome ride for the last 6 years, that can never be completely replaced.

I just needed to vent a little.
*off-rant*

I understand where you're coming from. Not with cars, but I can be very attached to my movie and video game collections as well as the stories I write. If a game is lost or damaged, or a story doesn't get as much feedback as I hoped, it's very discouraging to me. Like a personal loss.

I'm sorry about your car, but at least you're okay.

Thank you for the condolence. I for the most part have finally accepted the loss and am ready to move on.

The hardest part now is finding the same make and model as a brand new replacement. It seems like people are finally using their brains and buying-up every last economical car in existence (at least locally). Wow, great timing

i'm a bit of a hoarder. everything in my room is there to stay and it has special meaning for me. i had a very special pair of movie tickets from 2 summers ago and i cannot find them and i harassed my mom for days asking and asking if she vacuumed them up. i never found them.
i'm obsessed with scrawling random text on anything, whatever i just read or what pops into my head and i keep a pen with me wherever i go.

I'm emotionally attached to my books and DVD collections. I arrange them regularly into specific orders and get nervous when others go near them. I had to take more than 20 books with me and move across the country when I first went to uni. Made quite a scene when I unpacked my luggage.