Obsession involves recurrent, persistent, unwished-for images and thoughts designed to reduce anxiety.

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Obsessions are intrusive thoughts, images or impulses that are unwanted and cause distress. These thoughts are often accompanied by anxiety in the individual experiencing them. Attempts to suppress or neutralize these thoughts increase the anxiety, hence they are recurrent and persistent. The individual engages in compulsions in order to reduce the anxiety caused by the obsessions.

Obsession Involves Recurrent, Persistent, Unwished-For Images and Thoughts Designed to Reduce