Debbi Wood

Living with Othello Syndrome: a Modern Day Tragedy Debbi Wood

The book raises the issue of morbid obsessions especially Jealousy, It goes deep into the condition of Othello Syndrome, Which is the psychiatric disorder of the mind, where you become obsessed with your partners fidelity, repeated accusations of the partner cheating on you, checking their phone, emails, and social media sites for signs of cheating, and the more bizarre things that you do once you are obsessed, Such as bugging the house, buying a lie detector, having your partner followed, checking up on them at work, checking up on them when they are with their friends, needing evidence and reassurance they are not cheating on you, even to the point of hearing a person of the opposite sex in the background where ever they are, and thinking they are with them and cheating on you. It is natural to have a form of anxiety about a partner, even mild jealousy.