by Sherry Gaba | Aug 10, 2021 | Codependency, Obsessive Love, Relationships, Trauma
Most people have had at least one bad relationship in their life. For most individuals, this bad relationship was a blip on the radar, with the experience chalked up to a lesson learned. However, there are also people who find themselves in the same toxic relationship...
by Sherry Gaba | Jul 27, 2021 | Abuse, Codependency, Obsessive Love, Relationships, Trauma
Love addiction is not a psychological diagnosis, but that does not mean people cannot become addicted to being in a relationship. Most people know at least one person that is constantly getting into the same bad relationships with the same abusive, narcissistic, or...
by Sherry Gaba | Jul 10, 2021 | Codependency, Obsessive Love, Relationships
As a general rule, when we meet someone new that we find attractive, we tend to see their best possible traits first. These are often the traits we find comfortable and familiar, and that allows us to associate the individual with other positive people in our lives....
by Sherry Gaba | Jul 30, 2020 | Codependency, Obsessive Love, Relationships
Love is an essential component of any relationship. Unfortunately, for those in relationships with addicts or narcissists, love can begin to feel like an addiction itself. Individuals in these types of relationships must develop unhealthy coping mechanisms that mimic...
by Sherry Gaba | Feb 15, 2020 | Obsessive Love, Relationships
There have always been people who were addicted to dating, but since the proliferation of online dating sites this problem has really taken off. Originally, online dating sites helped you meet someone to settle down with. But now, for many people, they are a chance to...
by Sherry Gaba | Feb 11, 2020 | Obsessive Love, Relationships, Trauma
As infants we become attached to our primary caretaker. We call it bonding. As we begin to form our own identity, we begin to detach. We call this individuation. If we do not do this, then we never grow up and become our own person—the individual we were meant to be....
