compulsive

She turned to compulsive eating “so my body could become so big it would never be broken again.”

A compulsive diarist, Odell observed that his "anguish" about the news was affecting his day-to-day relationships.

There is plenty of cold-hearted, merciless darkness, compulsive behavior and, of course, ill-fated love of all kinds.

It’s not only that Norma symbolizes our corrosive need for attention — “an archetypal figure that embodies our compulsive search for fame and acceptance,” as he puts it.

Last year, a class action lawsuit accused Match Group, owners of mainstream apps like Tinder and Hinge, of using addictive game-like features to encourage compulsive use.