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Obsessive love disorder” (OLD) refers to a condition where you become obsessed with one person you think you may be in love with. You might feel the need to protect your loved one obsessively, or even become controlling of them as if they were a possession.
Although it isn’t classified as a mental health condition, obsessive love disorder has specific defining characteristics that can help you identify the disorder.
The signs of obsessive love disorder vary from person to person, and the condition can look very different in two people who are living with it:
-A constant need for validation from the person you are in love with
-Obsessively keeping in contact with the subject of your affection
-Ignoring the personal boundaries of the subject of your affection
-Behaving in a controlling manner with the person you love
-Feeling extreme jealousy of other relationships the person you love might have with other people
-Feeling overly protective of the person you love
-Becoming so overwhelmed with emotions about a person that it disrupts your daily functioning
-Feelings of low self-esteem, especially when it seems like your love isn’t being reciprocated
-Refusal to engage in social activities that don’t involve the subject of your affection
-Feeling extremely possessive of the other person’s time, space, and attention
-Feeling a need to control the actions and behaviors of the person you supposedly love
-Experiencing anxiety over your relationship with this person
15 окт 2024