More important, Confusing Love with Obsession helps readers develop a new self-awareness and healthy relationship--free from preoccupation with an object of obsession. Fueled by an overwhelming fear of abandonment, people involved in obsessive relationships will go to extreme lengths to control their partner. Dá-nos exemplos concretos de pessoas que passam por isto e dos seus companheiros, ao mesmo tempo que nos explica a razão da dependência relacional em cada caso. This stage is characterized by extreme levels of distrust from one partner that is based on a fear of the other partner ending the relationship. All in all, a new perspective showing the lives of people overcome with obsessive feelings is an interesting and important way of looking at the problem of love addiction.

They are so consumed with monitoring and controlling their boyfriend, for example, that they do not realize how destructive their behaviors are to the relationship. Confusing Love with Obsession is a must-read for anyone involved in a dangerously obsessive relationship. The book Confusing Love with Obsession follows the stories of men and women that experience relation dependency and confuse their feelings with affection.being in love with that person, I would suggest that take a look at their relational history and look for patterns.

Eros is characterized by passion and desire to establish a strong physical and emotional connection with a partner. We also have love that occurs for someone we care for, such as a friend or family member And then we romantic love – which is experienced between two individuals and involves intense passion. These instantaneous feelings cloud the person’s judgment, as he or she wants to establish an intimate relationship almost immediately, without accounting for the feelings of the love interest. Some scientists distinguish relationships by comparing them to multiple styles of loving, a theory presented by John Alan Lee (Miller, 2014). Similar to Stacy’s situation, my friend was in a relationship with a girl, who gradually became more and more controlling.While sex may be an important aspect of love in the beginning of the relationship, it becomes less important over the long term. I appreciate how he went into more detail about the impact obsession can have on the dynamics of the relationship.