LOVE ADDICTION ARTICLES / POSTS
Keywords: Fantasy, Limerence, Withdrawal, Trauma Bond, Emotional Unavailability, Sex/Love/Romance Addiction, Unrequited Love
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The Forbidden Fruit Effect Explains Why You Fall For The Ones You Can’t Have
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I’m Only Attracted To Guys That Are Emotionally Unavailable
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Queer Attachement: No You’re Not In Love With Him, You Just Want To Be Him
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Love: Healthy Sexual/Romantic Attraction Vs. Addictive Sexual/Romantic Attraction
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Can Mindfulness Help Stop (Substance) Abuse? (this may apply to process addictions too)
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Narcissistic Behavior - Blowing Hot and Cold
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Flirst Vs. Tease - What’s The Difference? - Psychology Today
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Your my obsession: how to recover from an addictive relationship
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Fantasy, Reality and the Stigma of Addiction
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Can you treat an addiction to Romantic Fantasies?
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How I Rewired My Brain to Attract Guys That Are Good For Me
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Fantasy Vs. Desire - You Know the Difference Right?
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The Risk of Dating Unavailable Men
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#TherapistDiaries: Unrequited Love: A Choice or a Consequence?
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5 Alternatives to (AA) 12-Step Groups
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What are the Most Common Indicators of Love Addiction? - The Ranch TN
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Signs of Love addiction: codependency, loss of reality - Insider
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Attracted to Unavailable Men: What Is Happening When You Keep Choosing Unavailable Men
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Why am I attracted to emotionally unavailable partners? Breaking unhealthy relationship patterns
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Attracted to the Unavailable: 12 ways to overcome this Self-Sabotoging Pattern
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Why You Keep Attracting Unavailable Partners - Psychology Today
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5 Reasons To never befriend someone you love: the golden rule of infatuation
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What's Limerence and are you in it? It's intense, obsessive and potentially dangerous
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Limerence Vs Love: 15 ways to tell the difference between the two
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Why we chase people who don't want us: the psychology of romantic obsession
These FREE resources include links to ARTICLES - WEBSITES - BOOKS - YOUTUBE CHANNELS - PODCASTS. These are from 2020. Since then, numerous additional information has become available online through TikTok, Instagram, Reddit and more.
PODCASTS
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Journals of a Love Addict - Jodi White
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Smart Sex, Smart Love - Out of Control Sexual Behavior (Nov. 9, 2020)
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Love Addiction & Love Avoidance with Sarah Bridge (Mar. 18, 2015)
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The Sex, Porn & Love Addiction podcast - Gary McFarlane
ALTERNATE HEALING TECHNIQUES TO EXPLORE (outside of/in addition to traditional therapy, coaching and 12 step programs)
YOUTUBE CHANNELS/VIDEOS (Love Addiction or Addiction)
Keywords: Unirequitted Love, Love Addiction, Romance Addiction, Sex Addiction, Emotionally Unavailable, Limerence, Infatuation, Anxious Attachment, Attachment Styles, Fantasy, Traumatic Love, Trauma Bond, Lust, Addiction
*These stood out as being easy to understand and insightful or tend to have the most information related to this topic.
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Dr. Robert Weiss -Seeking Integrity
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Vincent DiPasquale (General addiction)
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Sex and Love Addiction - Recovery Soapbox Ep. 15 (Brighton Recovery Center)
- Intimacy Disorders: Love Addict Love Avoidant Toxic Relaitonship Cycle
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The Recovery Revolution (can be applicable to all addiction)
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How to stop Obsessive Infatuation, Fantisizing and Lust Over another person - Limerence
WEBSITES RESOURCES (includes IG Pages, Forums)
BOOKS AND AUDIOBOOKS (with links)
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Ready to Heal - Breaking Free of Addictive Relationships by Kelly McDaniel
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Ghosted and Breadcrumbed by Dr. Marni Feurman
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He's Scared, She's Scared by Steven Carter and Julia Sookol
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Exaholics: Breaking Your Addiction to an Ex Love by Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby LMFT BCC
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Love Addiction: A Guide to Emotional Independence by Martha R. Bireda PHD
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Sex Addiction as Affect Dysergulation - a Neurobiologically informed Holistic Treatment by Alexandra Katehakis
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SMART Recovery Workbook (3rd Addition) by Dr. William Abbott
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Facing Love Addiction - Giving Yourself The Power to Change the Way You Love by Pia Melody
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Love and Limerence: The Experience of Being in Love by Dorothy Tennov
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Out of The Shadows: Understanding Sexual Addiction by Patrick Carnes, PhD
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Addiction to Love: Overcoming Obsession and Depdency in Relationships by Susan Peabody
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How to Break Your Addiction To A Person by Howard Halpern
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Obsessive Love - When it Hurts To Much to let Go by Susan Forward
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Love Addict: Sex, Romance and Other Dangerous Drugs by Ethlie Ann Vare
YOUTUBE CHANNELS (Narcissism, Toxic Relationships)
PODCASTS
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Journals of a Love Addict - Jodi White
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Smart Sex, Smart Love - Out of Control Sexual Behavior (Nov. 9, 2020)
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Love Addiction & Love Avoidance with Sarah Bridge (Mar. 18, 2015)
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The Sex, Porn & Love Addiction podcast - Gary McFarlane