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The Agony of Eros: On Limerence - By Ava - Bookbear Express
- It's the feeling of being possessed by desire. When you ask people about being limerent it’s not atypical to hear “It almost ruined my life,” sometimes followed by “I miss the intensity of it.”
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Supreedha added 2y ago
- 2) obsessive preoccupation with the love object
- It involves compulsive daydreaming about the limerent object
- It's predicted on uncertainty; when you are sure of reciprocation, it naturally disappears over time
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Supreedha added 2y ago
- 1) intense fixation on whether your feelings are reciprocated and
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Supreedha added 2y ago
- People who are anxious tend to experience limerence more often than people who are not; it bears a lot of similarity to anxious-preoccupied attachment
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Supreedha added 2y ago
- Limerence is the obsessive, all-consuming feeling certain people get when they fall in love
- The most prominent characteristic of limerence, as she explains it, is
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Supreedha added 2y ago