It may seem obsessive – detractors might say irritating – but Anderson's visual obsessing has made him a cult figure, creating nostalgic, inviting worlds his fans relish diving into.
Actually, we may seem obsessive if we don't glance away periodically.
If you start to seem overly complimentary, it can seem obsessive or creepy.
And while this might seem unhealthy, not scalable, obsessive, manic or simply ridiculous, from an ecoystem perspective it's basically unbeatable.
Not for her the role of decorative and dutiful home-maker (although in the midst of the scandal she did tweet that she was baking cakes, behaviour which will find favour with traditionalists, but which also serves as commentary on a Twitter habit which to some might seem to border on obsessive-compulsive).
Given she's enjoying what she describes as "the anxiety of getting my life turned upside-down", obsessive cleaning might seem to be quite a tame response.
As the party disperses, your guests might seem a little ungrateful, calling you an obsessive sociopath or pelting you with sugared almonds.
On the surface it might seem as if this approach has a touch of obsessive-compulsive disorder about it, and when you have hit the wrong month, you might agree.
Like that other sports obsessive, Nick Hornby, he knows that the roots of his interest might seem strange to others.
As the winter chill sets in, it might seem entirely wrong to be talking about ice cream, but Robin and Caroline Weir, frozen dessert obsessives, believe wholeheartedly in eating the stuff every single day of the year.
