Obsessive love disorder is a condition that causes one to experience obsessive feelings towards another. These usually co-occur with fixation and desires to control the other individual, even when the feelings are not reciprocated. While this is not an official diagnosis, obsessive love disorder is being increasingly recognized by providers in practice. Other behaviors seen in this condition may include: constantly seeking validation from the other party, obsessively keeping in contact with them

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Insecurity causes people to ruminate when faced with relationship obstacles. The beginning of a relationship is filled with uncertainty. Seduced by the dream of what a connection can turn into, we become attached to the other person and the outcome. If the dynamic shifts and you can feel in your body that something has changed - they’ve pulled away in some way, this is when many resort to the conditioning that tells them to act cool and not chase. All a recipe for obsessive thinking. This is the