by Sherry Gaba | Apr 7, 2026 | Codependency, Obsessive Love, Relationships
Empathic people are often described as deeply feeling, emotionally attuned, and relationally generous. They sense shifts in mood, pick up on unspoken needs, and care profoundly about the inner world of others. These qualities are beautiful – and they can also...
by Sherry Gaba | Mar 31, 2026 | Codependency, Narcissism, Obsessive Love, Relationships
In the age of social media, visibility has become currency. Attention, followers, likes, and proximity to influence are often mistaken for worth. Within this landscape, a particular relational dynamic has become increasingly common: the clout-chasing narcissist. This...
by Sherry Gaba | Mar 17, 2026 | Codependency, Obsessive Love, Relationships
In many unhealthy family systems, there is an unspoken rule everyone follows but rarely names: watch out for the missing stair. The term “missing stair phenomenon” describes a dynamic in which a harmful, volatile, or emotionally unsafe family member is...
by Sherry Gaba | Mar 3, 2026 | Codependency, Obsessive Love, Relationships, Trauma
Rejection sensitivity isn’t simply the fear of someone pulling away. It’s the ache that hits your chest when a text goes unanswered, the spiral you fall into when someone’s tone changes, the sudden sense of wrongness in your body when you feel...
by Sherry Gaba | Feb 17, 2026 | Codependency, Narcissism, Obsessive Love, Relationships, Trauma
Abandonment anxiety is one of the most painful emotional experiences a person can carry. It lives deep in the nervous system, often formed in childhood when love felt inconsistent, confusing, unpredictable, or unsafe. As adults, this fear doesn’t simply...
by Sherry Gaba | Feb 3, 2026 | Obsessive Love, Relationships, Trauma
Limerence – the intoxicating state of obsessive infatuation – can feel like love on steroids. It’s the constant yearning for emotional reciprocation, the idealization of another person, and the fantasy that this connection will finally fill an inner...
