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compulsive

adjective as in driving, obsessive

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In more extreme cases, Professor Gillan's research has shown that it can even contribute to compulsive behaviours seen in conditions such as obsessive compulsivedisorder, substance use disorders, and eating disorders.

How did we allow a convicted felon, compulsive liar, adjudicated sexual abuser and wannabe dictator to be elected our nation’s president?

“Let us abandon the compulsive idea that we absolutely must reunify.”

Does the illusion fully wear off if we drop the compulsive need to call them out because we want them to be held to a certain standard?

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Not only do negative thoughts lead to aggression and war, but compulsive or repeated negativity makes people physically ill.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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