Can I make myself move on?

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This is something that has actually started to upset me and cause huge problems in my everyday life. A few months ago- two I think at least- an interest I'd had for three years began to seriously fade, I'd get a few errant thoughts about it now and again so I said to myself that was it I would move on, stop trying to do things that were related to it and move on and it worked for months but now, just before the last film comes out next week, it's began to crawl back into my head, some days I think about it a lot and other days not so much but it's upsetting me. I don't want the interest to come back because its time to move on. But now I do want to see the last film and I do almost care about stuff but the moment I realise I care I feel really panicky and upset and down. I want to try and end this interest properly, I want to be confident it won't come back again for quite a while at least. I don't know how I can do this though, I did it before- earlier this year when I still had a strong interest and I feel like that is why I'm going through this. Most of my interests in things go straight from one into another and I'm starting to think the reason my old interest is sneaking back is because I've not gone into a new totally mind absorbing interest like usual and that I'm lost. Is there a way I can stop myself thinking about this interest, I know a lot of people don't advise doing it but this is actually starting to cause me harm, I desperately do not want to go back to my old interest and I am scared of doing so there has to be someone who knows how to deal with this!?!?!?

Are you talking about TWILIGHT???! !! I am actually really excited to see that film, although that series was never an obsession of mine. I know everyone is different, but I don't think seeing a film is going to do much harm. If you are SET on moving on, then you should be able to do so. I had a VERY intense interest once, and when it was fading and I saw films/books/etc related to it, it would QUICKLY come back into full-blown obsession. Once I KNEW that I was moving on though, I did, and now I can see those things because I LIKE them, not because I am obsessed with them. And once I am done watching/reading/etc whatever it is, I can let it go and continue on with my current obsession. It would be a shame to force yourself not to watch the end of a long series of movies (particularly great movies, if you are referring to Twilight!)