All levels of obsession can be greatly served well with regular sessions. Since obsession can mask and/or involve a host of other issues (abuse survival, an addiction to substances and alcohol, anxiety, depression, etc.), a trained therapist can be of great help. What if my obsession starts to get more serious?
Keep reminding yourself that true happiness is never contingent on one person/relationship.
On the subtle end of the spectrum, it can look like a mild crush on the more extreme end, it mirrors true addiction. To get a better perspective on this, let’s look at ourselves first. Many of us have experienced being obsessed with someone to some degree. It often expresses itself as irrational and destructive, almost a seemingly outward projection of self-hatred.
Some of you may have been the target of both personal and professional obsession, where someone has exhibited obsessive behavior towards you. In other words, it’s when a person loses the ability to function normally.Īnother signature of the crossover to addiction is when close friends and family offer concern and care towards the obsessed, and any help or suggestion is not well-received. they continue to engage in anti-social and destructive behavior, craving attention from the other person any way they can get it.it interferes with their financial stability or professional life.they slip into isolation, and the quality of their relationships are deeply affected.their obsession interferes with their ability to eat, sleep, and groom themselves regularly.You will know when an obsession crosses over into an addiction when: However, if it evolves into an addiction, then we have a serious multi-dimensional problem on our hands. When does an obsession with a person become an addiction?īased on the definition of obsession above, by itself, it can handicap one’s life. Obsession DefinitionĪ continual thought, concept, image, or urge that is experienced as invasive and consuming and results in significant fear, distress, or discomfort. People can also be used to fill that void.
I discuss how broad addictions can be in “ Extinguish Addiction With Mindfulness”:Īddictions can be born out of a series of moments when we sense that void in the form of discomfort or anxiety and quickly reach for something to fill or numb it. That something could be a cigarette, a drink, sex, anger, food, energy drinks, pain pills, the Internet, etc. Again, our behavior cannot always be generalized to pathology. I’m not saying all forms of addiction are the same by any means, but they do share certain features. 2 shares Addiction can express itself beyond chemical dependency, and we can even become addicted to/obsessed with another person.