Obsession

Obsessive–compulsive disorder

Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental disorder in which an individual has intrusive thoughts and feels the need to perform certain behaviors (compulsions) repeatedly to relieve the distress caused by the obsession, to the extent where it impairs general function. OCD has been described since antiquity and has affected numerous notable historical and contemporary figures; understandings of it were historically rooted in religion and beliefs about demonic possession.

Obsession (2025 film)

Obsession is a 2025 American supernatural horror film written, directed, and edited by Curry Barker. It follows the shop clerk Bear, whose friend Nikki falls dangerously in love with him after he makes a wish. Cooper Tomlinson, Megan Lawless, and Andy Richter appear in supporting roles.

Obsession (1976 film)

Obsession is a 1976 American psychological thriller film directed by Brian De Palma, starring Cliff Robertson, Geneviève Bujold and John Lithgow. The screenplay was written by Paul Schrader, from a story by De Palma and Schrader. Bernard Herrmann provided the film's soundtrack before his death in 1975. The story is about prominent New Orleans businessman Michael Courtland who is haunted by guilt following the death of his wife Elizabeth and daughter Amy during a kidnapping-rescue attempt gone wrong. Years later, he meets and falls in love with Sandra Portinari, a young woman who is the exact look-alike of Elizabeth.

obsession

Noun

1. The quality of being obsessed; an unshakeable feeling that one topic or activity must be pursued above other interests.
2. An idea that engenders a compulsive or irrational preoccupation, or the preoccupation thereby engendered.