Obsession: 1.) Compulsive preoccupation with a fixed idea or an unwanted feeling or emotion, often accompanied by symptoms of anxiety. 2.) A compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion.
Write about something I became obsessed with.
Hm. The definition of obsession suggests an imbalance of one's own character; not being content with the nature of things. I suppose I've been obsessed with projects I've created, my mind always working on them, day and night, but I don't feel that these states of being are "unreasonable" or "unwanted." I've been obsessed with achieving a particular goal, but again, these are reasonable wanted things I've strived to attain. Hm. I think the closest I've ever come to experiencing obsession would have to be intertwined with many of the emotions I've felt while being in love. I've never felt obsession fully for a long period of time within this context, but have felt it flow through me and have been glad it is a passing emotion. A moment of insecurity. I certainly would not want to be someone's obsession. The times I've felt it it has felt very constricting. Obsessing on something or someone is like trying to hold onto a stream of water.
In romance, when obsession is at play, there is usually pain in the forecast; both for the person who is obsessed and the person they are obsessing over.
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