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Coffeehouse: AI and limerence
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 …
When limerence changes history
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 …
Being in denial
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 …
How obsessive thoughts develop
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 …
Coffeehouse: open thread
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 :) …
How thought loops make limerence worse
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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