Obsession? Or just slow?

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There was a thread, I think in one of the other forums, but I'm not sure, from a user in school struggling to get school work done as early as possible in order to be sure the work was done as well as possible, and on time. Someone seemed to view her approach her work as obsession.

Well, in the famous words of so many users here on WP, "That got me thinking..."

I've been told a few times I'm obsessive about the way I do things. But I just realized that it may not be obsession at all, but the fact that I'm extremely slow at nearly everything I do.

Because I'm so slow at most things, in order to get anything done on time, I have to start early. Then, once I do begin a task, it takes me far longer than almost everyone I know to complete the task. As a result, I start early, and end late, almost always taking far longer, and therefore spending far more time on everything than everyone around me.

The only people I know of that never confuse the amount of time I spend on stuff are employers and coworkers. From them, all I've ever heard is, "Aren't you done yet?" Others though, with whom I do not work on a regular basis, or who aren't familiar with the work I'm doing, often tell me I'm obsessed with what I do.

EDIT: I think the way I phrased the original questions wasn't as clear as it could have been. Here's what I'm looking for"

IF you are slow at accomplishing tasks, do you think others sometimes confuse your slowness (large amount of time spent at things), with obsession?

I think I am being quick, time stands still and before I know it, an hour or two has passed and sometimes, I haven't gotten very far, but, I have been profoundly in tune with one thing and it zaps all the time. I tend to get completely engrossed and cannot believe I have all these remaining trifles to complete.

I am extremely slow at getting started with something. Once I start though, I tend to be very quick at doing whatever it is.. most times at least.

Thanks for the replies. I was looking for answers to a slightly different question. Not your fault. I guess the phraseology wasn't very clear. I've edited the first post with the questions rephrased as a single question.