All of the following statements are true about obsession except:
Obsessions are repetitive thoughts, images or impulses. Often the content of thoughts is about sex or god and patient tries to stop these anxiety provoking thoughts unsuccessfully. Please remember, that a patient with obsession identifies the repetitive thought as his "own thoughts" and not something that is imposed by others. if the patient indeed believes that the thought has been imposed by others, it would then be diagnosed as "thought inseion" and not an obsession.
It is a repetitive thought or image
Patient believes that the images or thoughts are imposed by others
Content of obsession can be about sex or god
Patient gets disturbed when unable to remove the thoughts or images
Neurotic, Stress Related and Somatoform Disorders