[Grammar] ‘obsessed with’ VS ‘obsessed by’

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Here are two sentences:
Tom is obsessed with football.
A lot of young girls are obsessed by their wight.

Why the preposition ‘with’ is used in the first sentence and the preposition ‘by’ in the second one? Can I swap them?
 
I wouldn't use 'by' in either of them.
 
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obsessed with is more common. [link]
 
Why is the preposition ‘with’ [STRIKE]is[/STRIKE] used in the first sentence and the preposition ‘by’ in the second one?
Please study how to form questions in English.
 
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