When does love become an obsession? What are the warning signs? What does it take to guard against it and prevent it from taking over one's life? A psychotherapist who specializes in this condition and a survivor of obsessive love team up to answer these questions and many others in the most current and important book on this phenomenon. With fascinating and helpful advice drawn from real-life case studies and personal experience, this expert team discusses:
• The difference between healthy love and obsessive love.
• The psychological and societal causes of obsessive love.
• Obsessive love from both the obsessor's and the obsessee's points of view.
• Proven techniques to avoid falling into the obsessive love cycle.
• Concrete steps to break the cycle.
Eileen Bailey is a freelance writer specializing in writing about ADHD, anxiety, learning disabilities, and other health topics, and has been writing on education, health, and parenting topics for more than 15 years. She is the author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Adult ADHD and was was previously the guide to ADD at About.com. More recently, she has written for a number of health and education sites, including sites focusing on learning disabilities in teens and young adults. She lives in Pottstown, Pennsylvania.
View titles by Eileen Bailey
Monique Belton is a clinical psychologist with more than 30 years of experience. Belton studied at Columbia University and Harvard University. Additionally, she serves on various boards and organizations, including the Harvard Club of Long Island and Planned Parenthood of Suffolk County. Belton is the coauthor of The Essential Guide to Overcoming Obsessive Love.View titles by Monique Belton Ph.D.
When does love become an obsession? What are the warning signs? What does it take to guard against it and prevent it from taking over one's life? A psychotherapist who specializes in this condition and a survivor of obsessive love team up to answer these questions and many others in the most current and important book on this phenomenon. With fascinating and helpful advice drawn from real-life case studies and personal experience, this expert team discusses:
• The difference between healthy love and obsessive love.
• The psychological and societal causes of obsessive love.
• Obsessive love from both the obsessor's and the obsessee's points of view.
• Proven techniques to avoid falling into the obsessive love cycle.
• Concrete steps to break the cycle.
Author
Eileen Bailey is a freelance writer specializing in writing about ADHD, anxiety, learning disabilities, and other health topics, and has been writing on education, health, and parenting topics for more than 15 years. She is the author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Adult ADHD and was was previously the guide to ADD at About.com. More recently, she has written for a number of health and education sites, including sites focusing on learning disabilities in teens and young adults. She lives in Pottstown, Pennsylvania.
View titles by Eileen Bailey
Monique Belton is a clinical psychologist with more than 30 years of experience. Belton studied at Columbia University and Harvard University. Additionally, she serves on various boards and organizations, including the Harvard Club of Long Island and Planned Parenthood of Suffolk County. Belton is the coauthor of The Essential Guide to Overcoming Obsessive Love.View titles by Monique Belton Ph.D.
