Life, love, and limerence
An article from the Sydney Morning Herald has been doing the rounds on social (and legacy) media of late: Less than a month after I met my soulmate, I ended my 14-year marriage. Now, people have …
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Every now and again I receive an email from someone who has become an object of infatuation for someone they didn't mean to attract. Having come across the concept of limerence they realise that they …
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As an episode of limerence progresses, there is a notable shift in the nature of the experience. Early on, the giddy infatuation is glorious - enlivening, elating, euphoric. Later, the emotional …
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Limerence can be neatly described as an altered mental state of intense infatuation. An obvious question raised by this definition is: why does it happen? What causes it? While it's a natural …
Following on from last week's musings, this week I've decided to inaugurate a new feature for the blog: the everlasting thread. The goal for this is to be a specific place for open discussions - a …
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The ultimate solution to limerence is purposeful living. That's because limerence is a hyperactive mental state that needs to be de-escalated, built on an underlying psychological vulnerability …
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