What follows is the psychological, medical and “clinical” definition and explanation of the word “obsession” as defined by the Dictionary Brittanica, Websters Dictionary, The American Medical Foundation, The Mayo Clinic, and the National Institute of Mental Health.

OBSESSION…

“A state in which a person thinks about someone or something constantly or frequently, especially in a way that is not normal.”

“The control of one’s thoughts by a continuous, powerful idea or feeling, or the idea or feeling itself.”

“Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD): Compulsions are repetitive behaviors a person feels the uncontrollable urge to do, often in response to an obsession.”

“Something or someone that you think about all the time.”

“Obsession is kind of like a passion for something, that crosses over the line into crazy territory.”

“An unhealthy preoccupation with an idea, person or thing.”

“The domination of one’s thoughts or feelings by a persistent idea, image, desire, impulse, etc.”

“An obsession is an unhealthy fascination, preoccupation, fixation, fetish, mania, enthusiasm or thirst, that often becomes a problem for the person experiencing these feelings.”
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EXAMPLE: “He is completely obsessed with us.” LOL, LOL