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Obsessed

  • 2009 – 2010
  • Ended
  • Documentary
  • ~43m / ep
  • 2 seasons
  • 6.0/10

"Obsessed" offers an honest and unflinching look at a difficult subject: extreme anxiety disorders. It explores the world of individuals suffering from such mental illnesses as obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, and hoarding, as well as the effects their illness has on their family and friends. Each participant undergoes a form of cognitive behavioral therapy that exposes the sources of their fears in an attempt to manage them.

Latest: Season 2 · 2010

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  1. E1. Cindee & Graham

    Jun 28, 2010 · 43m

    Cindee is obsessed with exercise and spends many unhealthy hours on the treadmill, at the gym, or with her free weights, leaving little time for her family. Meanwhile, Graham fears contamination and washes his hands up to 150 times a day, damaging his relationship with his wife and child.

  2. E2. Chad & Nicole

    Jul 5, 2010 · 43m

    Chad, a rock musician, is plagued with performing rituals that take up most of his waking hours. He fears that if he doesn't perform his rituals correctly, something terrible will happen to him or his family. Meanwhile, Nicole is obsessed with thoughts of her daughter getting kidnapped or dying.

  3. E3. Sharon & Patricia

    Jul 12, 2010 · 43m

    Sharon obsessively taps and counts and suffers several major panic attacks a week. She believes her rituals protect her cancer-stricken mother. Meanwhile, Patricia constantly fears that she'll die a sudden death from heart attack or stroke, or that she'll get a deadly illness. She's also afraid of hospitals, which makes it impossible to support her husband as he gets treatment for his multiple sclerosis.

  4. E4. William & Nanci

    Jul 19, 2010 · 43m

    Al and his two daughters, Tammy and Jodi, each suffer from agoraphobia. Al has been virtually homebound for 30 years. Tammy is afraid of leaving her 20-mile safe zone. And for Jodi, the problem is literally a matter of life and death--she can't go over a bridge she needs to cross to get desperately needed medical care for her son.

  5. E5. Paul & Robin

    Jul 26, 2010 · 43m

    Mark obsessively taps and counts, believing that it protects his family from harm and even death. Sarihn obsessively cleans her kitchen and bathroom to get rid of germs, particularly bodily fluids, and wears black latex gloves in public. Her OCD has cost her a music career, and keeps her from having an intimate relationship with her boyfriend.

  6. E6. Margaret & Amy

    Aug 2, 2010 · 43m

    Margaret, a mother of a terminally ill child, has become debilitated from extensive tapping compulsions and a fear of food contamination. She eats only an apple every two days, and recently had a heart attack. Meanwhile, Amy is a perfectionist whose cleaning rituals take precedence over taking care of her son.

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