In my own case, I've found possibly the best medicine is simply to avoid my triggers (temporarily at least). If choosing to watch TV - I watch a good movie rather than the news or a program (they're called that for a reason) - unless it's a non-political documentary. If listening to music, I close my eyes and simply focus on the sound - not what's playing it or how much it cost. If driving, then I choose a less populated route (and, if possible,
time as well). If using the computer, I keep it to work or casual content (and avoid social media and YT comment sections
entirely). Exercise can also be very helpful - though admittedly I don't go that route as often as I should.
To me the audio side of things is
much less stressful (compared to understanding/accepting society at large) despite having a decent case of "upgrade-itis" from time to time. Essentially I just require myself to
honestly quantify what I'm missing and demonstrate
proof of a solution... that pretty much ends it for source components, until something breaks or I want a system somewhere new. Unfortunately, with speakers/headphones it's quite a bit easier to quantify what's missing - even without measurements, but definitely with them. Luckily, the "proof of a solution" side of that equation is fairly restrictive (well, within my space/budget at least).
In the end I usually just figure it's perfectly fine to be "weird" - all the best ones are IMO - and to remind myself that
these aren't actual problems at all. I'm amazingly lucky
and blessed to be able to worry about the things I do - as opposed to worrying about finding food or shelter, being killed in war, etc. So in the end, it's better to just take the money for that 14th pair of speakers
and instead donate that to a charity - or better yet, an
actual homeless person, veteran, etc.
directly. Sure, eventually I'll probably still get that pair... but hopefully not until later and only as a special treat -
not as a requisite for happiness.
I read that untreated mental health illnesses cause some billions of dollars in costs to society. Those costs could be eliminated or reduced drastically with some simple treatment or medication. The negative attitude toward mental illnesses needs to change for the better.
Agreed. If they did, we might find that many of our other problems (gun violence, domestic abuse, addiction, homelessness, etc.) would mostly disappear along with them - and quite possibly at a lower total cost to the taxpayers. Unfortunately there are as many profiteers/scammers in the "solutions" being promoted in those areas (and agencies controlling them) as there are in high-end audiophile circles I'm afraid.
Isn't imperiousness a pain?
Dunno, is it?