The Dark and Bright Side of Obsession: Understanding Excessive Preoccupation

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Regia Marinho
5 min readJan 27, 2023

"To do anything to a high level, it has to be a total obsession."

AI ART 2023 by Regia Marinho.

“ Without obsession, life is nothing.”

An obsession is a persistent preoccupation with a specific idea, object, or activity.

It is a type of mental disorder characterized by an intense and irrational focus on a particular thing or activity.

People with obsessions may have thoughts, images, or impulses that they find distressing, difficult to control, or that they cannot stop.

They may also engage in repetitive behaviors or mental acts in an effort to alleviate the distress caused by their obsessions.

Obsessions are often associated with anxiety disorders such as OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder) and can have a significant impact on a person’s daily functioning and overall well-being.

“ If you are not obsessed with your life, change it.”

Obsessions can manifest in many different ways, and they can be related to a wide range of themes such as fear of contamination, fear of harm, fear of losing control, fear of making a…

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Regia Marinho

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