Counselling
Love Addiction
In Farmington Hills, Michigan
“I don’t just love you; I love the idea of us. And I won’t let that promise be dimmed by temporary afflictions.”
Have you been Struggling with any of these Issues
1. Have you noticed a Pattern of being Drawn Into Toxic or Painful Relationships with Emotionally Unavailable Partners?
2. Do these Relationships often Take up a Lot of Your Time, Energy & Emotional Focus?
3. Have you Observed that your Past Relationships were Short but Intense?
4. Have you noticed that your past relationships last longer but are filled with extreme highs & lows and they tend to leave you feeling drained, confused or unfulfilled?
YOU ARE STRUGGLING WITH LOVE ADDICTION If
You find yourself Fixated in Love Interests or caught in similar Compulsive Behaviors.
Has it created Unhealthy Dynamics in Your Relationships.
Has this lead to Serious Challenges in both your Personal & Professional Life such as Infidelity, Divorce or Trouble at Work.
Do you Find Yourself Anxious, Depressed or Constantly Wobbly?
Do you find yourself Stuck in Patterns of Conflict, Clinginess or Emotional Entanglement, making it Hard to Focus on Daily Responsibilities.
Are the Intense Emotional Highs of Passion & the Lows of Heartbreak taking a Toll on Your Relationship, leaving you Feeling Frustrated or Resentful?
Like other Addictions- Sex, Substance or Behaviors; Love Addiction can lead to Loss of Control that Feels Overwhelming & Difficult to Escape.
ASK YOURSELF THESE QUESTIONS:
1. Do you find yourself idealizing your love interest?
2. Do you catch yourself chasing relationships just for the excitement of the honeymoon phase?
3. Do you notice yourself becoming overly clingy or emotionally dependent on your partner, making it hard to feel secure or balanced in the relationship?
4. Have you noticed a pattern of being drawn into toxic or painful relationships with emotionally unavailable partners?
5. Do these relationships often take up a lot of your time, energy & emotional focus?
6. Have you observed that your past relationships were short but intense?
7. Have you noticed that your past relationships last longer but are filled with extreme highs & lows and they tend to leave you feeling drained, confused or unfulfilled?
SIGNS OF LOVE ADDICTION
- A Constant Need to be in Love
- Tendency to put your Romantic Partner on a Pedestal
- Tendency to Obsess over Someone you’re Interested in
- Feeling Euphoria or Dependency tied to your partner
- Urge to Fall in Love Frequently
- Tendency to seek Emotional Comfort from a Partner, even if the love isn’t Returned
- Struggle’s Being Alone
- Confusion between Sex & Love
- Tendency to Offer Sex in hopes of being Loved in Return
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Different types of Love Addiction
1. OBSESSED/OBSESSIVE LOVE ADDICT:
- Do you find it incredibly hard to detach from your partner? Even when the relationship is no longer healthy or your partner has become emotionally distant.
- Do you rely on your partner to feel a sense of self-worth or self-esteem? Have you gone out of your way to please them, hoping for their approval and validation in return.
Susan Peabody, known for her writings on love addiction, cited this as Obsessed/Obsessive Love Addict.
2. CODEPENDENT LOVE ADDICT:
- Do you look for your sense of worth through your relationships?
- Have you given so much of yourself to your partner that you end up feeling drained?
- Are you drawn to partners who are emotionally unavailable? OR Are you drawn to partners struggling with their own addictions hoping you can somehow “fix” them?
- Do you expect your partner to give you life meaning or purpose yet find it hard to receive love in return? Which creates a painful cycle where neither one of you gets what they need, leaving you both feeling unfulfilled.
Susan Peabody, cited this as Codependent Love Addict.
3. NARCISSISTIC LOVE ADDICT:
- Do you find yourself placing yourself in a position of power within your relationships?
- Do you see yourself using your partner for Attention or Validation?
- Do you expect your partner to serve your needs while fulfiling their needs in return is difficult?
- Do you find yourself Mistreating your partner & Ignoring their feelings?
- Even with all of this, you still feel a strong attachment to your partner, making it difficult to let go, even when the relationship is unbalanced or unhealthy.
Susan Peabody cited this as Narcissistic Love Addict.
4. AMBIVALENT LOVE ADDICT:
- Do you find yourself holding on to Past Love?
- Do you catch yourself in One-Sided relationships?
- Have you caught yourself sabotaging your own connection in your romantic relationship?
- Do you find yourself stuck in the fantasy of an Ideal Relationship or its Potential rather than its Reality?
- Do you find yourself using Sex to keep Unhealthy Attachments alive?
- Do you find yourself noticed yourself lying, Manipulating or Unconsciously repeating painful dynamics like your past relationships?
- Do you find yourself making threats when faced with the possibility of your partner leaving?
Susan Peabody cited this as Ambivalent Love Addict.
Treatment at Thrive Beyond Trauma Counseling
If you’re Struggling with Love Addiction,
you may feel a Constant Need for
Attention, Validation, Nurturing & Connection.
Recovery starts with Recognizing these Patterns
&
Getting the right Support.
Treatment begins by Helping you STOP the Compulsive Behaviors
& Detox your Brain from the Fantasies that keep you STUCK.
Then, we Begin to Work through the Emotional Wounds
& Attachment Patterns that led to these Unfunctional Coping Skills.
You’ll also Learn how to build Healthy Intimate Relationships
& how to Stay Connected to Yourself
While in a Relationship.
“Love addiction is grounded in fear: fear of rejection, fear of pain, fear of losing control, fear of loss of self or loss of life”