Obsession

A Quick Checklist to Know When You're Going Too Far

Perhaps you may have noticed restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities in yourself or one of your acquaintences. Are you going too far?

• Holding a detailed-colour model of the object of your obsession in your hands and stroking it softly
• Rigid adherence to routines to maximize the amount of time you get to spend with your obsessions
• Thinking about your obsessions all day and all night
• Asking everyone you know about your obsessions and nothing else
• Turning every conversation into a conversation about your obsession
• Asking for an obsession-themed birthday cake
• Dressing up as your obsession for Hallowe'en
• Writing about your obsession for mathNEWS
• Creating a fan club for people who share your obsession
• Staring at your obsession all day
• Spending more time with your obsession than with your family

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