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Constant fantasies about the perfect relationship or the perfect partner.

Willingness to settle for a partner to avoid being on your own.

Extreme feelings of enjoyment and satisfaction in reconnecting after a breakup that quickly fade.

The need to feel highly intense emotions with a partner.

Constantly breaking up and returning to the same person.

Staying with a person to avoid being alone.

They are also more likely to hold onto the relationship, as the fear of being alone or being unloved is very real and traumatic.

The love addict often assumes much more in a relationship than the other person. Earp and others and published in Philosophy, Psychiatry & Psychology in 2017, the link between the changes in the brain chemicals and the subsequent behavior of those in love is found to be similar to those seen in other types of recognized addictions. Love addiction is not a specific mental health diagnosis at this time. The love addict strives to constantly have the emotional high.They want to feel loved, and they often respond to inappropriate or poor partners as a way to get that feeling. It is an addiction to the feeling of being in love, that wildly passionate and highly bonding feeling of consuming togetherness that occurs at the beginning of a relationship. Think about any type of addiction as having a specific focus.Īlcohol addiction is a focus on harmful alcohol consumption, drug addiction is the use of drugs, and love addiction is the need to be in love. Knowing the difference can help you to find an experienced coach that has the necessary understanding and training to be able to support you in your journey to overcoming either of these issues. Sometimes people use these two terms interchangeably, but there is a difference. While I work with clients with love addiction, I also coach many people with codependency issues. This book is written from both a very personal perspective looking back on my life, as well as in a practical sense that can be used by those struggling with love addiction.

In my latest book, The Marriage and Relationship Junkie, I address the very real issues with love addiction.