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October 12, 2007

Is it Love or is it Addiction?

Love addicts often talk about finding "the one."  They talk about love in cosmic terms, obsess about the person they are involved with and fall in love instantly.  There's always a fantasy component to love addiction.  This can have the addict overlooking problematic behaviors in their object of desire or feeling disappointed when their beloved turns out to be imperfect.

If you worry about your behaviors and wonder if they're addictive, take a look at these symptoms then read the article on the link below for more information.  Love addiction: 

  • Is all consuming and obsessive
  • Is inhibited
  • Avoids risk or change
  • Lacks true intimacy
  • Is manipulative, strikes deals
  • Is dependent and parasitic
  • Demands the loved one's devotion

http://psychologytoday.com/conditins/sexandlove.html

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