obsessiveness
Unable to release
Obsessiveness is the quality of being unable to stop thinking about something or pursuing it beyond reasonable bounds.
It suggests fixation that crowds out other concerns: His obsessiveness about cleanliness made living with him difficult.
The word can describe a personality trait or a temporary state of intense preoccupation.
Fixation on single idea
- maniaIntense, consuming obsession
- madnessMental derangement or folly
- neurosisFunctional mental disorder
- disorderAbsence of organization
dysfunction · unhealthy · clinical · diagnosis · treatment · therapy · medication · symptoms
Absorbing mental focus
- ruminationProlonged, repetitive thinking
- engrossmentTotal absorption in something
- absorptionProcess of taking in
- infatuationShort-lived intense attraction
fascination · concentration · immersion · single-mindedness · captivation · overthinking · brooding · dwelling
Ceremonial repeated practices
- checkingAct of verification
- hoardingExcessive accumulation of goods
- countingDetermining quantity sequentially
- cleaningRemoving dirt and mess
repetition · control · OCD · perfectionism · symmetry · intrusive · habits · rigidity
Continuing despite difficulty
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- zealIntense driving devotion
- fervorIntense emotional intensity
- relentlessnessUnstoppable persistence
commitment · drive · determination · tenacity · doggedness · thoroughness · meticulousness · rigor
monomania
Fixation on single idea
- maniaIntense, consuming obsession
- madnessMental derangement or folly
- neurosisFunctional mental disorder
disorder · dysfunction · unhealthy · clinical · diagnosis · treatment · therapy · medication · symptoms · distress
preoccupation
Absorbing mental focus
- ruminationProlonged, repetitive thinking
- engrossmentTotal absorption in something
- absorptionProcess of taking in
infatuation · fascination · concentration · immersion · single-mindedness · captivation · overthinking · brooding · dwelling · hyperfocus
rituals
Ceremonial repeated practices
- checkingAct of verification
- hoardingExcessive accumulation of goods
- countingDetermining quantity sequentially
cleaning · repetition · control · OCD · perfectionism · symmetry · intrusive · habits · rigidity · urges
persistence
Continuing despite difficulty
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- zealIntense driving devotion
- fervorIntense emotional intensity
relentlessness · commitment · drive · determination · tenacity · doggedness · thoroughness · meticulousness · rigor · exhaustiveness
- traitshonesty, ambitious, brave, calm, kindness
- flawsfaults, defect, flaw, blemish, flaws
- vicesgreed, envy, lust, gluttony, vanity
- artistic temperamentmoodiness, sensitivity, intensity, creative genius, tortured artist
- excessesoverindulgence, immoderation, intemperance, extravagance, gluttony
obsessivenessindifference
Lack of interest
apathy · casualness · nonchalance · disinterest · detachment
obsessivenessflexibility
Ability to adapt easily
adaptability · open-mindedness · mental agility · letting go · easygoingness
obsessivenessmoderation
Avoidance of excess
balance · equanimity · levelheadedness · composure · temperance
obsession, possessive, obsessed, possessed, obsess, obsessive, besiege, compulsion, compulsive