Obsession

Can a writer become so singularly possessed by an idea or event that he can think of nothing else, write nothing else, or ever do anything else? Obviously. If only he could do this with his plots instead of with his greatest and most recent misfortunes... I suppose he can always turn those into his plots... But how to write when you're wearied by the mere weight of the situation? He must detach himself in some way; what better way than the writing itself?

But alas, I near a paradox.