Object - Of Obsession

Older adults with hoarding disorder report that they initially experienced symptoms of difficulty discarding before the age of 20, PubMed Central (PMC) (.gov)

: This work argues that obsessionality is often an attempt to simplify experience and avoid the pain of intense emotional loss by seeking "omnipotent control" over an object. Key Clinical Definitions Object of Obsession

: This paper examines how individuals with compulsive hoarding problems often imbue objects with human-like qualities, treating possessions as extensions of themselves. Older adults with hoarding disorder report that they

: This study explores how social exclusion or loneliness can lead people to anthropomorphize objects, perceiving them as "someone" rather than "something" to fulfill unmet belonging needs. : Defined by the American Psychological Association (DSM-5)

: Defined by the American Psychological Association (DSM-5) as recurrent, persistent, and intrusive thoughts or images that cause distress.

: From a psychoanalytic view, this paper discusses how "internal objects" (mental representations of others) influence how we interact with real-world external objects.