obsessed as in having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something

• "became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle"
• "was absolutely obsessed with the girl"
• "got no help from his wife who was preoccupied with the children"
• "he was taken up in worry for the old woman"

Synonyms

• hauntedhaving or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something; showing emotional affliction or disquiet; inhabited by or as if by apparitions
• preoccupieddeeply absorbed in thought; having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
• taken up(p)

obsessed as in influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion

• "by love possessed"

Synonyms

• possessed(p)