"You have to be doing something to be obsessive-compulsive, " he said.

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It has gotten to be obsessive.

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The Sookie novels, which blend crime, romance and fantasy, attract readers of all three genres, who tend to be voracious book buyers and obsessive fans.

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Mr. Coben says he can be a little obsessive when it comes to engineering a successful book launch.

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Hewlett-Packard could be lining up to make a major trade, and the obsessive news-reading could provide the reporter a hint.

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An extremely organized, obsessive or anxious person may not be able to refrain from giving reminders, especially if the partner is laid back and often does things at the last minute.

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In dozens of small patient trials staged over three decades, cognitive behavioral therapy has been shown to be surprisingly effective in quelling an ever expanding array of mental maladies: depression, anxiety, panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress syndrome, bulimia, hypochondria--even insomnia.

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Excessive grooming can be a symptom of obsessive-compulsive disorder, aggression and violence can indicate anxiety, and a refusal to eat can suggest depression in an animal.

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