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Translating Obsession: Lizzie Buehler's "The Obsessed" - Chicago Review of Books

What is it to be obsessed? In clinical terms, an obsession is marked by “recurrent, persistent thoughts, urges, or images that are involuntary, intrusive and unwanted.” Obsessions can cause significant distress and anxiety. Even when an individual recognizes these obsessive thoughts as unreasonable, they often feel unable to control them. But the clinical definition has lost some of its power or gravitas. In our contemporary lingo, obsession is …

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