by Sherry Gaba | Jan 6, 2020 | Obsessive Love, Relationships
“The lover says, I cannot love anyone else, I cannot give up loving, I cannot give up this love, for it would be the death of me and I would die of love.” Soren Kierkegaard in Works of Love Many people have a fear of abandonment, but love addicts are...
by Sherry Gaba | Dec 26, 2019 | Obsessive Love, Relationships
Most of the time, love addicts are very susceptible to dating anyone who they are attracted to and who shows some interest in them. Because they are love addicts and feel they need romantic love to be happy, they will settle for less than what they want. They will...
by Sherry Gaba | Sep 5, 2018 | Codependency, Obsessive Love, Relationships, Trauma
Nurturing someone, helping them to grow and change for the better, is part of a loving relationship. People in healthy relationships often say that over time, their partner has helped them become a better person. But when nurturing turns into an obsession, it becomes...
by Sherry Gaba | Aug 22, 2018 | Codependency, Obsessive Love, Relationships
Treating an addition is very different from treating a simple cold. It is more like managing a chronic health condition where it will require constant tending to yourself and your emotional state to avoid a relapse. In this way, a love addict has to continually manage...
by Sherry Gaba | Jul 31, 2018 | Obsessive Love, Relationships, Trauma
Trauma can occur in many different forms. For children, the things that create trauma may not be the same as what creates trauma in adults, but there will be areas where there are significant similarities. In my new book “Love Smacked: How to Stop the Cycle of...
by Sherry Gaba | Jul 20, 2018 | Obsessive Love, Relationships
In a new book “Love Smacked,” I explored the various complexities of relationship addiction. As a guideline to a working definition and a greater understanding, keep in mind that any type of addiction is something that causes a negative occurrence in the...
