Obsession may refer to:

Psychology

Celebrity worship syndrome Celebrity worship syndrome (CWS) or celebrity obsession disorder (COD) is an obsessive love disorder, obsessive addictive personality, addictive disorder in which a person becomes overly involved with the details of a celebrity's personal and prof ...

, obsessive addictive disorder to a celebrity's personal and professional life *

Obsession (psychology) Obsession may refer to: Psychology * Celebrity worship syndrome, obsessive addictive disorder to a celebrity's personal and professional life * Obsession (psychology), a persistent attachment to an object or idea * Fixation (psychology), persi ...

, a persistent attachment to an object or idea *

Fixation (psychology) Fixation () is a concept (in human psychology) that was originated by Sigmund Freud (1905) to denote the persistence of anachronistic sexual traits. The term subsequently came to denote object relationships with attachments to people or things in ...

, persistence of anachronistic sexual traits *

Idée fixe (psychology) In psychology, an ''idée fixe'' (; ) is a preoccupation of mind believed to be firmly resistant to any attempt to modify it, a fixation. Background According to intellectual historian Jan E. Goldstein, the initial introduction of ''idée fi ...

, a preoccupation of mind believed to be firmly resistant to any attempt to modify it * Obsessive love disorder, an overwhelming, obsessive desire to possess another person *

Obsessive–compulsive disorder Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental disorder in which an individual has intrusive thoughts (an ''obsession'') and feels the need to perform certain routines (''Compulsive behavior, compulsions'') repeatedly to relieve the dis ...

, a mental disorder triggering obsessive thoughts

Arts, entertainment, and media

Films

* ''

Ossessione (, "Obsession") is a 1943 Italian crime drama film directed and co-written by Luchino Visconti, in his directorial debut. It is an unauthorized and uncredited adaptation of the 1934 novel '' The Postman Always Rings Twice'' by American author ...

'' (1943), an Italian crime drama * Obsession (1949 film), ''Obsession'' (1949 film), a British thriller also released as ''The Hidden Room'' * Obsession (1954 film), ''Obsession'' (1954 film), a French-language crime drama * Obsession (1976 film), ''Obsession'' (1976 film), a psychological thriller/mystery directed by Brian De Palma * Junoon (1978 film), ''Junoon'' (1978 film), or ''The Obsession'', a 1979 Indian drama film by Shyam Benegal * Obsession (1997 film), ''Obsession'' (1997 film), a Franco-German drama starring Daniel Craig * Obsession (2022 film), ''Obsession'' (2022 film), a Nigerian drama * ''Circle of Two'', 1981 Canadian drama also distributed as ''Obsession'' * ''Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West'', 2005 documentary * ''Obsession'' (2008 Russian film), starring Denis Matrosov * ''Obsession'', 2011 film directed by Achille Brice * ''Obsession'' (2015 Dutch film), the USA title of Dutch & French language film ''Rendez-Vous'' starring Loes Haverkort

Games

* Obsession (video game), ''Obsession'' (video game), a pinball game for the Atari STe and Amiga computers

Literature

* Obsession (book), ''Obsession'' (book), 1998 nonfiction book by John E. Douglas and Mark Olshaker * Obsession (novel), ''Obsession'' (novel), 2007 Alex Delaware novel by Jonathan Kellerman * Obsession (novella), ''Obsession'' (novella), 1992 novella by Filipino writer, F. Sionil José * ''Obsession'', 2009 novel by Gloria Vanderbilt * ''Obsession'', 1962 novel by Lionel White

Music

Performers

* Obsesión (Cuban band), Cuban hip-hop duo * Obsession (band), a metal band

Albums

* Obsession (Atomic Forest album), ''Obsession'' (Atomic Forest album) 2011 * Obsession (Blue System album), ''Obsession'' (Blue System album), 1990 * Obsession (Bob James album), ''Obsession'' (Bob James album), 1986 * Obsession (Boyfriend EP), ''Obsession'' (Boyfriend EP), 2014 * Obsession (Dive EP), ''Obsession'' (Dive EP), 1995 * Obsession (Eighteen Visions album), ''Obsession'' (Eighteen Visions album), 2004 * Obsession (Exo album), ''Obsession'' (Exo album), 2019 * Obsession (Rachelle Ann Go album), ''Obsession'' (Rachelle Ann Go album), 2007 * Obsession (Shayne Ward album), ''Obsession'' (Shayne Ward album), 2010 * Obsession (UFO album), ''Obsession'' (UFO album), 1978 * Obsession (Wallace Roney album), ''Obsession'' (Wallace Roney album), 1991 * ''Obsesiones'', 1992 album by Mexican singer Yuri * ''Obsession'', 1994 album by Éric Lapointe (singer), Éric Lapointe

Songs

* Obsesión (Aventura song), "Obsesión" (Aventura song), a 2002 song by Aventura * "Obsession (I Love You)", a 2003 song by Amiel Daemion on the album ''Audio Out'' * Obsession (Animotion song), "Obsession" (Animotion song), 1984 * Obsession (Army of Lovers song), "Obsession" (Army of Lovers song), 1991 * Obsession (Exo song), "Obsession" (Exo song), 2019 * Obsession (Nudimension song), "Obsession" (Nudimension song), 1984 * Obsession (Shayne Ward song), "Obsession" (Shayne Ward song), 2011 * Obsession (Sky Ferreira song), "Obsession" (Sky Ferreira song), 2010 * Obsession (Tich song), "Obsession" (Tich song), 2013 * Obsession (Tiësto song), "Obsession" (Tiësto song), 2002 * "Obsessions", by Suede, 2002 * Obsessions (Marina and the Diamonds song), "Obsessions" (Marina and the Diamonds song), 2009 * "Obsession", by Delirious? on the album Cutting Edge (recordings)#Cutting Edge Fore 2, Cutting Edge Fore * "Obsession", by G-Dragon on the album ''GD & TOP'' * "Obsession", by Kylie Minogue from ''Body Language (Kylie Minogue album), Body Language'' * "Obsession", by OK Go on the album ''Hungry Ghosts (album), Hungry Ghosts'' * "Obsession", by Scorpions on the album ''Eye II Eye'' * "Obsession", by See-Saw, the opening theme of the series ''.hack//Sign'' * "Obsession", by Shinee on the album ''Lucifer (Shinee album), Lucifer'' * "Obsession", by Siouxsie & The Banshees on the album ''A Kiss in the Dreamhouse'' * "Obsession", by Cabaret Voltaire on ''The Voice of America (album), The Voice of America'' * "Obsession", by Xymox * "Obsession", by Minnie on the extended play ''Her (Minnie EP), Her'', 2025

Television

* Obsession (2014 TV series), ''Obsession'' (2014 TV series), a 2014 Filipino medical drama * Obsession (2023 TV series), ''Obsession'' (2023 TV series), based on the novel ''Damage'' by Josephine Hart

Episodes

* Obsession (CSI: NY), "Obsession" (''CSI: NY''), 2007 * Obsession (NCIS), "Obsession" (''NCIS''), 2010 * Obsession (Sliders), "Obsession" (''Sliders''), 1996 * Obsession (Smallville), "Obsession" (''Smallville''), 2004 * Obsession (Star Trek: The Original Series), "Obsession" (''Star Trek: The Original Series''), 1967 * Obsession (Superman: The Animated Series), "Obsession" (''Superman: The Animated Series''), 1998 * Obsession (Third Watch), "Obsession" (''Third Watch''), 2004 * Obsession (X-Men: The Animated Series), "Obsession" (''X-Men: The Animated Series''), 1994

Other uses

* Obsession (perfume) by Calvin Klein * Obsession (Spiritism), interference of a subjugating spirit with a weaker spirit in Spiritism * Obsession Telescopes, an American telescope manufacturer