In her column “Brutal Monsters,” Cate Burtner ’25 offers commentary on the literature of mental illness. “She fangirls about her husband for 300 pages.” — The person who recommended this book to me.

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Obsession is often observed to be rooted in a "villain origin story"—marked with a combination of early rejection, trauma, and desire for retribution—for example, Bane, who was born in a prison and ...

Obsession, when channeled positively, can help fuel persistence toward goals. It can serve as an emergency energy supply to persevere when most people’s gas tanks are depleted. Obsession can act as a ...