DO I HAVE LOVE ADDICTION?

Love is beautiful. It is to be enjoyed and not forced or imposed on an individual. It can be exciting but when not mastered or understood it can lead to the ruin or even destruction of an individual or couple.

The force that comes with love can be controlling and compelling. If you, as an individual, does not experience self-control, you may end up a victim of love addiction or obsession.

A relationship can get to a stage where distrust, unreliability, disloyalty, and unfaithfulness become a norm, there is a breakup. We feel pain, loss, and grief when a once delightful relationship comes to an unintended and unexpected end. Depression sets in and then the desperate quest to find the kind of love we have always painted or imagined in our heads begin – sometimes with the rush and force exercised in this quest can be similar to that same thing that happens with a drug addict.

You become possessed by that force and create a mental picture. Some of the thoughts and actions that begin to reflect as a result of this addiction can be damaging and sometimes deadly. A counselor is high recommended to ensure you can begin to heal from this condition.

A counselor can help you get back on your feet from all the hurt, grief and loss you have experienced as a result of the toxic nature of the addiction. Additionally, counseling can help you focus on relationships that are healthy and offer positive benefits to you.

A counselor may help you know and identify events in your past that may have lead to your present condition. Research has shown that over 70% of love addiction or obsession condition is a result of these:

·         Abuse – Emotional, Physical or Sexual

·         Childhood Abandonment

·         Rejection

·         Emotional Trauma

Overcoming and dealing with love addiction is a fight that is beyond you. You need a counselor who will bring you into the world of love for yourself and in turn for those around you.