I starting a new friendship with a guy I really enjoy being around. Our friendship is growing well and organically, however, internally I am completely obsessed with this guy. I have to put a lot of emotional work buffering him from my obsessive qualities, and while I think our friendship is not at risk and my obsession isn't interfering with his life, it's severely impacting my quality of life. He's the only thing I think about when my mind has nothing else to think about. He's my coworker so I can't artificially create space between us. I have to work with him as part of a team 8 hrs a day so I'm interacting with him constantly.

I wonder if there are any CBT techniques that can help me intervene with this obsessive thinking.