OBSESSIONS, RESPONSIBILITY AND GUILT

Introduction of the concept of ''inflated responsibility'' into the so-called anatomy of obsessions gives rise to an elaborated analysis of obsessions, responsibility and guilt. The analysis touches on a range of phenomena including anger and guilt, control of thoughts, the fusion of thoughts and action, resistance to additional responsibility, procrastination and unfinished tasks, hypochondriasis, brief holidays. Some clinical implications are deduced from the analysis.