Counselling
Relationship Addiction
In Farmington Hills, Michigan
“I was never addicted to one thing, I was addicted to filling a void within myself with things other than my own love.”
– Yung Pubelo
If you’re Struggling with Relationship Addiction,
You may feel Intense Cravings & Loss of Control
When it comes to Your Specific Person.
Like Love Addiction you might Chase
Highs of Euphoria & the Rush of Emotional Intensity
that Comes from Pursuing or Being in a Relationship.
You may find it Hard to be Alone,
Jumping from one Relationship to the Other,
Even when it Negatively Affects your Well-Being.
OR
You might Feel Stuck in Your Unstable, Drama-filled Relationship
Full of Arguments, Betrayals & Painful Cycles
The Thought of being Alone Feels even Harder.
This Pattern often Traces back to Unresolved Trauma,
Whether from Childhood or Past Relationships.
Relationship Addiction usually Stems from unhealed Childhood Emotional Wounds
Keeping you Caught in a Cycle that feels Impossible to Break.
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At first, your Behavior might Look Typical.
Later you may Crave Closeness, Want Frequent Sex,
& Find your Emotions Running High
Which might feel Normal in the Beginning Stages of Love.
But if Relationship Addiction,
These Feelings go Deeper & become Harder to Manage.
Like Love & Sex Addiction, Relationship Addiction has Clear Signs
Such as Emotional Dependency, Loss of Control & Constant Need for Connection
That set’s it Apart from a Healthy Relationship dynamic.
SIGNS OF RELATIONSHIP ADDICTION
These Include but are Not Limited to:
- Making up & Breaking up often
- Using Sex to fix their Relationship
- Having No-Life outside of their Relationship
- Using the Relationship for their Identity
- Justifying Abuse
- Being unable to Leave the Relationship
- Committing too Quickly
- Being too Dependent
- Being unable to see their Partner’s Flaws
- Allowing the Partner back after Misconduct
- Feeling Exhausted by frequent Highs & Lows
- Experiencing Relationship Obsessiveness
- Feeling Unloved, Resentful or Undesired
- Not spending Time with their Loved ones & Friends other than their Partner
- Changing One’s Self to be in the Relationship
- Constant feeling of Anxiety, Depression, Tiredness, Confusion, Irritability or Insecurity
- Using Substances or Behaviors to cope better
- Binge Eating, Gambling or Acting out Compulsively to cope with Stress
breaking down the Addiction
If you’re Struggling with Relationship Addiction,
You might find yourself Dependent on the High
That comes from Falling in Love.
The Excitement, Hope & Thrill of the Chase
Along with it’s DOPAMINE Rush can feel Addictive.
Physical Closeness like Cuddling & Touching,
Releases OXYTOCIN- the Bonding Hormone,
Which makes it Harder to let go of the Relationship;
Even if it’s Unhealthy.
These Brain Chemicals can be especially Powerful
When you’re in a Relationship filled with strong sexual Attraction & Chemistry.
You may find Yourself Relying on the Relationship
To cope with Stress, Depression or a Deep sense of Emptiness.
Like with Codependency or Love Addiction,
You might use the Relationship to feel Better about Yourself,
Soothe Abandonment Fears or try to Experience Self-Love through Someone Else.
Because of this Intense need for Connection,
You might stay in Toxic Relationships,
Remain Involved with Partners who struggle with Substance Abuse
Or find Yourself Emotionally Overwhelmed & Distressed.
Addictions often have Deeper, Hidden factors Driving it.
One Common Struggle is
CODEPENDENCY- Described as a Strong Need to Please Others.
You might find Yourself Constantly putting Other’s Needs Ahead of your Own,
Hoping to Gain Self-Worth & Validation through Your Relationships.
You may also Fear of Being Alone,
Believing something is Wrong with You, When Not in a Relationship.
This Fear can lead you to Stay with Partners,
Who are Abusive or Struggling with their Own Addictions,
Doing Everything You can to Win their Approval.
If Your Emotional Needs are Not Met,
You might find Yourself Cheating,
To Avoid Breaking Up & Facing the Pain of Being Alone.
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Once you Become Dependent on Something to Feel Good,
You start Building Tolerance & later Experience
Withdrawal like Symptoms when It’s Not There.
Being ON & OFF with Someone can Leave you Feeling;
Intensely Lonely or Depressed during the Times you’re Apart.
Without the Emotional Highs or Chemical Rush that come from Being with Your Partner,
You might find Yourself CRAVING Them EVEN MORE.
The ongoing Disappointment, Rejection or Resentment you Feel
Can Drag Down your Mood & Chip Away your Self-Esteem.
To Cope with this Pain,
You may Start Developing Negative Beliefs about your Relationships
Turn to Things like Alcohol, Drugs or other Unhealthy Behaviors
To Try & Numb what You are Feeling.
Role of Thrive Beyond Trauma Counseling
If you find Yourself Jumping from One Unhealthy Relationship to Another,
If you recognize some of the Patterns or Traits mentioned earlier,
Facing this is Challenging,
But with the right Support, Guidance & in some cases Medication,
It often has Deeper Issues Underneath it
It’s Important to Uncover these Roots
So you can Start Building Healthy & Lasting Connections.
If you’re also Using Substances to Cope,
Combining them with Unhealthy Relationship Patterns
Can Seriously Damage your Mental & Emotional Well-Being.
“A real relationship is like a river:
The deeper it gets the less noise it makes.”
– Tony Gaskins