But why did the BBC choose to empty out Gone With the Wind, that hoary sackful of compulsive trash, at this point in time? at the fag-end of Christmas, when, softened up by grub and booze, the nation might be vulnerable?
Resources include the International OCD Foundation at http://www.ocfoundation.org, Debtors Anonymous (which has meetings for compulsive shoppers) at http://www.debtorsanonymous.org and http://www.mayoclinic.com, which has more information about body dysmorphic disorder.
Eight years ago, when my oldest daughter applied to preschool, the Montessori devotees were still considered freaky and compulsive -- at least in my somewhat artsy, literary crowd.
She elaborated: "He's very obsessive, compulsive, and at the end of the day you want to kill him".
Still, with so many festival options already available, Withoutabox members often act like compulsive eaters at a buffet.
Instead, they turned to a group of psychologists who specialize in treating substance use and other compulsive behaviors at the Center for Motivation and Change.
There are 49 pages of endnotes and compulsive footnotes at every turn ("What is fetish, what is stylization, and what is simple specificity?").
Cheever was not a stoic; he was for most of his adult life a regular, indeed compulsive, communicant at Episcopal morning Mass.
It is fair enough to deconstruct the inherent artifice of stand-up, but this compulsive picking at the seams of his own act is ultimately counterproductive.
"There are only two kinds of gamblers: the lucky and the broke," says the compulsive wagerer at the center of Preston L. Allen's casino noir "All or Nothing".
