An almost insane desire, longing, or burning lust for someone or something. You feel like without that thing or person, you are not complete and can't cope, or- in extreme circumstances- live, unless you have the object you desire.
Hym "You are demonizing one and fucking disproportionately the other. And when I point that out... You gaslight me by obfuscating what constitutes a relationship. That isn't obsession. That's you being a piece of shit. And you doing that is why just murder the kids and kill yourself. You can't be reasoned with. You don't care about what is true or not. Which is why I am a staunch advocate for both school shootings and global genocide. We just need to hit the cosmic reset button."
When someone becomes so obsessed with another person that they stalk them and show up at their house. Once shut down, they then create a web of lies to trap the other person.
"Did you ever get rid of your Carroll obsession?"
"No, I can't get her off my mind. I think I should stand on her coffee table and declare my love."
A tired obsession is a phenomenon where a person who is undergoing sleep deprivation will stumble upon a point of interest, and develop either an inexplicable urge to learn more about it, or a feeling of emotional attachment to said point of interest. Under normal circumstances, these bonds will fade away gradually after a good night's sleep/
I thought I had found something interesting, but now that I've slept on it, I think it was just a tiredobsession.