Addictive Relationships

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The Damage Associated with Addiction When addiction enters the mix, many of the elements that make for successful relationships become much more difficult to maintain. Love addiction is a little harder to define simply because by we are all addicted to love - meaning we want it, seek it and have a hard time not thinking about it.

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Are You Addicted To a Toxic Relationship?

What Are Addictive Relationships? Persons in addictive relationships may experience feelings of incompleteness, emptiness, despair, and sadness that they seek to remedy by connecting with others. Addictive relationships can be characterized by obsessive attention that is given to the partner while an inadequate amount is given to the self. People find that they are unable to leave, though they know the relationship is bad for them. Addicted persons may think and daydream about their partner much too often, and give excessively of their time, energy, and hopes. All healthy boundaries disappear in terms of what they are willing to do or give up in hopes of maintaining the relationship. Bad relationships can destroy self esteem and prevent those involved from moving on in their professional or personal lives. Remaining in bad relationships not only causes continual stress but may even be physically harmful. Physical abuse may become part of such relationships. Tensions and chemical changes caused by constant stress can also drain energy and lower resistance to physical illness. Despite the pain of these relationships, many rational and practical people find that they are unable to leave, even though they know the relationship is bad for them. One part of them may want to leave, but a seemingly stronger part refuses or feels helpless to take action. You may feel dread, terrible anxiety, and fear that make you cling to it even more. If you said yes to the majority of these signs, you are probably involved in a relationship where the addictive aspects have become so controlling that they could take away your capacity to direct your own life. Strategies for overcoming addictive relationships Robin Norwood, author of Women Who Love Too Much , provides information on how to overcome the pattern of addictive relationships. How to Break Your Addiction to a Person. New York, NY: MJF Books. Women Who Love Too Much. Los Angeles, CA: Jeremy P. Is it Love or Is It Addiction?.

I have been with my addictive relationships 3 years. You might have different values and world views, not be on the same between, and not really share many hobbies. As a new counsellor it can be challenging to develop an effective therapeutic relationship, especially as the clients were older and had life experiences beyond my own. If you feel high in the presence of the person you are obsessed about, and met when you are apart, this is a sign that addictive relationship dynamics have been triggered. New York, NY: MJF Books. In particular one of the most recent, may resonate with you. addictive relationships Accessed February 20, 2015. Constantly looking for that perfect someone will get us to con a life of lonliness. Accessed April 15, 2015. If they do not treat you well, just move on.