3. Specialization as Monomania

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction. Obsession in Our Time 1
4. 1. Origins of Obsession 31
5. 2. The Emergence of Obsession 67
6. 3. Specialization as Monomania 81
7. 4. Never Done: Compulsive Writing, Graphomania, Bibliomania 105
8. 5. Freud and Obsession as the Gateway to Psychoanalysis 125
9. 6. Obsessive Sex and Love 145
10. 7. Obsession and Visual Art 187
11. 8. OCD: Now and Forever 209
12. 9. Conclusion: So What? So What? So What? So What? and Other Obsessive Thoughts 235
13. Acknowledgments 245
14. Notes 247
15. Index 277