Are You In Love or Just Addicted? 7 Signs You Might Have a Love Addiction (2 of 4)

If you’re an avoidant love addict, you actively prevent emotional intimacy from developing

There are two types of love addicts: those who are obsessed and those who are avoidant. This pair tends to date each other, and a toxic symbiotic relationship forms. It works like this: the obsessed seeks out the avoidant, who, being overwhelmed by intimacy and closeness, creates enough distance to prevent a genuine relationship from developing while still allowing the obsessed to continue to pursue them. The relationship persists because neither party wants to be abandoned.

Your love obsession has the potential to take a dangerous turn

Obsessive love addicts become fixated on the object of their addiction, and in extreme cases this can lead to such behaviors as stalking that individual, chasing them down, texting them non-stop, and even threatening to do them harm if they continue to be ignored. It’s often the case that obsessive love addicts suffer from serious mental health disorders.