obsession as in an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will
- "her compulsion to wash her hands repeatedly"
Synonyms
- compulsionan urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid; an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will; using force to cause something to occur
obsession as in an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone
Synonyms
- fixationan abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely ; an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone ; the activity of fastening something firmly in position ; (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body