Many researchers use the concept of ‘love addiction’ as a shorthand for exploring maladaptive romances.Illustration: Rita Liu/The Guardian Elizabeth Gilbert was using people like drugs: a point she ...
Sex and love addiction is not an official psychiatric diagnosis. Instead, it is a colloquial (slang or informal) term used to describe a compulsive preoccupation with romantic relationships that ...
A study conducted in Italy found that individuals with a fearful attachment pattern tended to exhibit stronger symptoms of love addiction. It is possible that fearful attachment increases separation ...