Inspiration: I HATE IT!!!!

I HATE BEING INSPIRED TO WRITE!

Now I now what you're thinking.

You're eyebrows are going up.
You making this face o.@
And you be all like
"Whadya mean???? Aren't you a writer??? Don't you live off of inspiration and magical unicorns and that shtuff?"

Let me explain.

I hate being inspired to write something right after I have seen/read/heard about that something.
Here's an example:

I'll be watching Supernatural and then I'll think: "Well dayum, I should write a story about these guys that go hunting werewolves and shiz."
I'll be reading the Hobbit and think: "Well dayum, I should an epic fantasy series."
Or I'll be listening to the Les Miserables soundtrack and think: "Well dayum, I should write a story based on this song."

Now sometimes this sort of thinking is a good thing. Like the "reading the Hobbit" for example. I have a marvelous fantasy series concept in the works that I intend to plan out for a year maybe before sitting down to write it. It's going to be unique, gripping, with a really complex world. I already have plots picked out for five novels.
THAT'S A GOOD THING! Reading the Hobbit three times over helped inspire me to create my own epic fantasy series.
So where does the problem lie?

The problem arises when the only thing my imagination can spit back out at me is what I have just been reading/watching/listening.

Here's where this entire little rant (I suppose it's a self rant) came from, and it's probably my best example of regurgitating what I've seen.

I was inspired to write a book series called Infinite Sorrow. I had planned it to be a trilogy about mecha wars, alien life forms, reversed societies, and warring factions. Cool right? Well...
My biggest mistake was using Final Fantasy art for the cover concepts.
As I looked up the images and made the covers, I started remembering the story lines, the characters, the fangirl love I had for the series, etc. Then I looked up the game trailers, music, gaming reviews, etc. When I stumbled upon a Final Fantasy versus XIII review that praised the game beyond measure, I lost it. It reawakened my obsession with the thing and I became immersed in the (limited) storyline of the omfgsoeffinsexy main character. Then I started trying to incorporate that stuff into Infinite Sorrow, and before I knew it, my story had lost it's appeal, my interest in writing it was void, and the entire story became so messed up as I lost sight of my plan for it.
Oh the misery.

I think I've learned my lesson this time. Yes this has happened before.

Am I the only one that this happens to? I doubt it.
So my advice is: DON'T LOSE SIGHT OF YOUR STORY.
If you're finding yourself becoming sidetracked with an obsession (wether it's anime, a book, etc) stop yourself before it's too late. You have to choose which to get through first: the obsession or the book. If you pick obsession, then set the book aside. Indulge in your obsession until you're remotely satisfied or have taken the edge off, then after a week of nothing, return to your book.
If you choose book first, then block out that obsession, sit down, and focus. It can be hard, but stick with it because that is what you chose.

Suffice to say, I have chosen to let the Final Fantasy high run its course before I work on the book again or the roleplay. Both have been postponed until further notice since I'm still climbing out of it.

Hope this helps, and good luck to anyone else facing the... um, Fan High or whatever you want to call it.