I read an article today that really caught my attention. It was named "Distinguishing Real Love from Love Addiction". This was a great article, written by Sharon O'Hara, MFT. I highly recommend reading it! One sentence keeps ringing in my head. It states that "People fall in love with the HIGH of new love". That is so true, new relationships do give you a "HIGH". And it is a wonderful high!
I mean, who doesn't love the start of a relationship? When everything is so new and fun . . . you can't stop thinking about that person, just the mention of their name sends excitement throughout your body, their little 'quirks' are adorable . . . I could go on forever on how fantastic that is. We have all been there and let's face it: it's amazing!
But that "high" can be a problem for a love addict. Love addicts are constantly chasing that high. It acts like a drug in their brain, just like sex is the drug in the sex addict's brain. This high is like a "magically altered state of reality" and once it wears off the person needs to find that again, even at the expense of their partner.
