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Question by  pepper324 (2)

What is an obsession?

I am concerned that my son is obsessed with a girl at school. He is 15.

 
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Answer by  G12345 (1808)

As a symptom of obsessive compulsive disorder, an obsession is an unwanted intrusive thought, image or impulse that the individual unsuccessfully tries to suppress and experiences as distressing.

Reply by Highbeth (0):
What if you have a boyfriend, your both in love with each other, but the only symptom I have is I can not stop thinking of him and I only get good butterfly's in my stomach........I am not jealous, I don't know everything about him or where he is always.......  add a comment
 
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Answer by  cmm (57)

An obsession involves dwelling excessively on something, to the extent that it interferes with other thoughts and makes it difficult to concentrate on other things.

 
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