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When Fascination Becomes Obsession: The Slippery Slope into Madness

How Devotion, Love, and Fixation Spiral Out of Control

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Tony V.
Mar 26, 2025
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Some people collect rare coins.

Others spend thousands of dollars on anime figurines.

Some obsess over a TV show they’ve watched 17 times…

Or a celebrity they’ll never meet.

Or even—serial killers.

Obsession is a funny thing.

Because when it grabs hold of someone?

It doesn’t let go.

But why?

Why do people get so fixated on things that seem bizarre—sometimes even

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