Post by Susan Peabody on Mar 8, 2022 14:08:53 GMT -8
Long version is attached . . . this is the short versions read at meetings.
Typical Kinds of Love Addicts
There are many kinds of love addicts. To clarify, here is a list.
Obsessed Love Addicts cannot let go, even if their partners are unavailable or abusive.
Codependent Love Addicts want to fix people who are damaged.
Relationship Addicts are in a relationship, but they do not love their partner anymore.
Ambivalent Love Addicts desperately crave love, but at the same time they are terrified of emotional intimacy.
Torch Bearers obsess about someone who is unavailable for years.
Romance Addicts are addicted to multiple partners.
Using Sex: Many love addicts use sex as a way of holding on to their partner.
Switch-Hitting: You may find that you have more than one type of love addiction. Many of these types overlap.
Cross Addiction: Many love addicts have more than one addiction because they have an “addictive personality.”
Seductive Controller? comes across as passive, pleasant, accommodating, pleasing, etc. in the beginning of a relationship, and then turns into a full-blown controller.
Original Wound: The core issue for all love addicts is separation anxiety. Once love addicts fall in love or bond with someone, they will do anything to hold on.