What is it like to have intrusively strong romantic feelings? What are the causes, and what techniques can improve it?
Vynn and Francis interview life coach Michelle Akin about what it is like to experience limerence. This is a common, yet not talked about, obsessive love addiction which can repeatedly break relationships.
What is the difference between limerence and love? How do limerent people behave with their object of desire? What does it feel like inside their body?
The conversation goes into the possible causes of limerence, both innate and relating to attachment in childhood. Michelle describes different methods of therapy and group programmes that can help with it.
How do people visualise the object of their limerence? What is the impact of attending to negative traits of the object of limerence on bodily feelings of despair?
To finish, Michelle describes how many people messaged her directly when she posted on social media about limerence, and advice she gave them.
Timestamps:
01:15 What does limerence feel like? 02:45 Is it a physical experience? 03:22 Sex and Love Addicts 05:57 The commonness of limerence 07:44 Dorothy Tennov the coiner of limerence 11:00 The difference between limerence and love 13:56 Is limerence a type of crush 17:17 Anxiety in limerence 18:21 What causes limerence? 21:56 Vibrational Harmonic Healing 22:30 Limerence therapy specialist 26:20 Limerent connection as healing the father wound 28:10 New friendships 28:27 Visualising the objects of limerence 32:10 How to handle limerence 34:16 Number of people being impacted by limerence
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