compulsion

There’s a not-so-subtle message in that genesis myth explaining the compulsion for men to dismiss a woman’s anger, however the Greeks might define it, even if you don’t interpret it as such.

From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2026

But now, he is trying a 12-session course of private therapy to try to curb this compulsion, which he believes is driven by loneliness.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

Without constraints, Mr. Epstein writes, “we have a deep-seated compulsion always to add.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026

For that reason, Iran’s officers may feel no compulsion to kowtow to Beijing.

From Slate ● May 7, 2026

He moved in Minya’s wake, stiffly, as though fighting a compulsion.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

And when Maddie’s disorder tells her she needs to stay in control, she contorts all of this trendy pastel-colored, serif-typefaced wellness to her favor, using it to fuel her harmful compulsions.

From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026

"Obsessions are intrusive and unwanted thoughts, feelings and sensations while compulsions are repeated, ritualised acts that are done to neutralise or alleviate the anxiety caused by the obsessions," Nina tells the BBC's Complex podcast.

From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2026

As the title suggests, the series challenges viewers to see how we grapple with our demons and our worst compulsions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2025

But his chronicle of that heist expands into a saga of psychological suspense spanning nearly two decades and following half a dozen characters whose lives are twisted into grotesque shapes by their addictive compulsions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025

They were racked with guilt for being alive, racked with pain in their heads and fear of ghosts, racked with nightmares and strange compulsions, punishments for being alive when the others were dead.

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart