ever since i started playing guitar 9 years ago, ive completely dedicated every free second to practicing and playing guitar. sometimes on sundays ill put in about 12 hours of straight finger exercises music reading and theory study only taking a break to eat or have a smoke. my entire family thinks that ive lost my mind and that im just waisting my time. i have even turned down a number of partying opportunities and dates with girls for the sake of playing. i dont feel personally that im crazy or anything, but the people around me are starting to make me beleive this. i tell them that its what i want to do with my life, but most of them just laugh at me, and tell me im waisting my time. im planning on going to MIT in hollywood next year so i can engulf myself in the instrument and learn everything about guitar that i possibly can while meeting other guitarists with the same dedication i put forth.
the amount of time i put in has been worth it because my skill has ascended much farther than i ever could have imagined. im just wondering if its possible to practice too much, and if i am, is there a better approach to take while practicing?