Religion and Obsession

It is estimated that about 84% of the world population follows one or other religion and there are over 10,000 religions, religious bodies, faith groups, cultures, religious reformative movements, etc., in the world. As per 2020 statistics, major religions and their followers in the world are, (a) Christianity, 2 billion, (b) Islam, 1.6 billion, (c) Hinduism 1 billion, (d) Buddhism 0.5 billion, and (e) Atheists 1 billion. Obsession is an emotion in which people get recurrent thoughts and impulses which causes anxiety and distress. People who are suffering from obsession know that their thoughts are unreasonable and unfounded, but they are unable to stop them. There is a difference between following a faith / religion or following an obsession about a faith / religion. We have addressed this issue in this paper. It is an important research for all those who interested in this issue.