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What’s So Wrong with Obsession?

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What’s So Wrong with Obsession?

Some thoughts on the pros and cons of fixating, escapism, and fantasies.

Heather Havrilesky
Feb 1, 2023
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The Wind That Blew The Sky Away (1951) by Helen Lundeberg

I used to view obsession as a bad thing: emotional escapism designed to distract you from the hard work of living in reality. But then, like so many people, I developed a real taste for obsession during Covid. I would make a new friend and I needed to know everything about her — unreasonable, weir…

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