Life, love, and limerence
For a while now I've been talking about a new workshop I'm building, specifically designed to help deal with one of the worst problems caused by limerence: obsessive thought loops. Look, here I am …
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Well, well, will you look at that. Another month has rolled by. Time for another visit to the endless thread that is the LwL virtual coffeehouse. Double addiction To kick off the discussion …
I recently spent a week in Kent. For those who are not so familiar with British geography, Kent is the county south east of London that includes the coastline at Dover that faces France across the …
A really interesting discussion broke out recently in the Surviving Partner Limerence community, about the phenomenon of denial. Some limerents flat out refuse to accept that there is any problem …
One of the most distressing and disruptive symptoms of limerence is the onset of obsessive, intrusive thoughts. The "can't get them out of your head" effect. Early on in the limerence …
It's summer. It's hot. I'm currently on holiday. That means that this month's check in at the LwL virtual coffeehouse is a totally open thread. Catch up and gossip you marvellous people :) …
I've always approached limerence from the perspective of a neuroscientist. I think it's fascinating how the basic mechanisms of the reward and bonding systems can escalate a thrilling and …
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One of the great things for me about running living with limerence is that I can write about whatever I like, correspond with lots of different people, and not worry too much about algorithms and …
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Following on from last week's coffeehouse, where I asked for feedback on what to prioritise in the coming months here at living with limerence, this is another quick post, just to set out my thoughts. …
It's July. It's very hot in the UK. Must be time for a nice steaming cup of coffee. Makes perfect sense I usually try to use the summer break as a chance to catch up and reflect. To think about …
I'm away on holiday this week, so just a quick check in with some good news. Smitten has been named one of the best non-fiction books of the year (so far) by Spotify. Obviously, I'm …
This week's video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5uFIpp6Gy0 If you’re trapped in a mental state of limerence—a state of intense romantic infatuation—one of the best ways to recover is to go …
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