Obsessed is an American documentary series that began airing on the A&E Network on May 29, 2009.
Robert Sharenow of A&E has said about the show "The series sheds a light on the vast world of anxiety disorders, while offering those who suffer from these debilitating afflictions a path to recovery..."[2] Variety's online review of the show is mixed.
[4] The first portion of each episode is dedicated to showing how each subject is affected by their disorder.
The second portion of each episode shows the subjects undergoing cognitive behavioral therapy to treat their disorder.
Late at night she puts on the bloody clothing he was wearing when he died.
He has no trashcan in his house and walks out to the dumpster every time he wants to throw trash away.
These obsessions worsened after her father's death several years ago, and she is now unable to enjoy her family's company due to her OCD.
These fears are often triggered by exposure to violent news stories and by being around knives or other potential weapons.
She has a fear of bowel movements and must immediately take very long showers using enemas and toothbrushes to clean her rectum.
Her marriage to her husband is rocky and may end in divorce if her ritual behavior is not stopped.
Rick is afraid of growing old and ritually visits several gyms before and after work for very short workouts.
He has anxiety about turning his body counterclockwise and has a tendency to add up the numbers on car license plates while driving.
The picnic consisted of high fiber foods to help Nidia face her fear of having a bowel movement.
His apartment is packed with antiques and other items that remind him of his father and mother.
Dr. April commented that Todd's symptoms are so severe that he desperately needs the treatment, yet he doesn't have the commitment to follow through.
Todd is diagnosed with bipolar disorder and is "more awake" to his problem and continues to seek treatment.
Initially she went to garage sales and consequentially bought stuff and sold things.
The goal was the expose Judi to discarding much of the stuff she collected in order to generate anxiety so that it would be easier to throw away other items in the future.
As an example she had great emotional pain when being asked to throw away paper party plates from her son's first birthday.
He locks and checks his front door a certain number of times before departing his house.
Ryan is concerned that this major change in his life will cause his OCD to become extremely worse.
He is unwilling to travel as a passenger in his exposure therapy due to having anxiety about not being able to control situations.
Dr. Gladding is not comfortable traveling as a passenger with Matt driving due to his expired license.
Ultimately a producer and cameraman travel with Matt with Dr. Gladding following close behind.
Ultimately Matt calls the Obsessed producers and tells them he doesn't want to do any more exposure therapy.
Dr. John Tsilimparis exposes Mora to eating hard foods such as apples, corn on the cob and nachos.
AJ says that picture is still in her head and that when that image appears in her mind she is more susceptible to panic attacks.