Infatuation Rules
Infatuation Rules
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Often, people who experience complex trauma in their early familial relationships unconsciously try to recreate that dynamic. They might become involved in relationships that mimic the early negative experiences they had with an unavailable or potentially emotional or physically abusive partner.
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Read More »I know this is a toxic relationship, but I almost go into a panic at the thought of not being with him." Why do good people find themselves stuck in toxic relationships? Therapists often speak of something called “love addiction,” where a person craves the sense of fulfillment and validation that comes from being in a relationship, no matter how destructive. Although love addiction isn’t an official diagnosis, scientific literature highlights the intricate relationship between the need for love and validation, early childhood trauma and substance use disorders. Traumatic childhood experiences shape our perception of the world for the rest of our lives. Childhood trauma is not limited to a violent trauma, like sexual abuse, physical abuse or neglect, but could result from having parents who were not loving caregivers, or who failed to give validation at critical moments in a child’s life. This can set up a near-pathological need to seek unconditional love and affection. At one level, this search for love stems from an inability to develop a healthy and internalized sense of self-worth in childhood. Severe and unwarranted criticism over the years is enough to throw off a person’s ability to trust themselves, resulting in internalized messages of powerlessness, not being good enough or not being safe. As a result, any sense of value or worth in adulthood becomes defined solely by the relationship with other people. Often, people who experience complex trauma in their early familial relationships unconsciously try to recreate that dynamic. They might become involved in relationships that mimic the early negative experiences they had with an unavailable or potentially emotional or physically abusive partner. It’s almost as if they want to recreate the circumstances of the early experience so they can have an opportunity to fix it and experience the unconditional love that was missing in the first relationship.
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Read More »Our boundaries with others directly impact how are we treated by others in our relationships. People who suffer from love addiction often never developed a healthy set of boundaries between themselves and others in close, personal relationships. This is especially true If parents or guardians didn’t model healthy boundaries, were always fighting or triangulated their child into the role of mediator, affecting the grown child’s ability to know what should be expected from a healthy relationship. There are two types of unhealthy boundaries that we often explore in treatment. One type of boundary holds others at a distance, because it helps them feel protected and safe and minimizes the potential for conflict. The cost of this sort of boundary is people don't feel connected in their relationships. They are lonely and lack the support that could come from a warmer, more emotionally intimate relationship. Simply put, if you're always pushing people away emotionally, it's really challenging to have an intimate relationship. The other person might feel neglected, or they might sense that you’re keeping yourself closed off. When the relationship breaks up, it serves as a reinforcement for all those negative messages that have been internalized: “I'm not lovable, and I have to do what it takes to find love.” The second type of unhealthy boundary is a fused or codependent boundary, where a person is like a sponge and soaks up their partner’s identity. People who have fused themselves with their partner are more likely to accept poor treatment in a relationship, and fearful of what would happen if they don’t. It might seem like they value their romantic partner above themselves. While they can feel connected, they neglect to care for themselves. They may not even know what they value or prioritize because they have become so enmeshed with the other person. It’s not uncommon for people to bounce from one boundary style to another. In one relationship, they might hold themselves apart, protecting themselves. Their next relationship might have them moving to the other extreme, becoming completely absorbed by their partner’s identity. In counseling, we try to help people recognize the pattern of their choices. While remaining distant in a relationship might once have served an adaptive purpose, this response comes at a cost. Likewise, a person enmeshed in a relationship may not realize he/she is experiencing abuse because they’re just so grateful that their partner “loves” them. Often, though, it isn’t until there’s a significant personal toll that people become motivated to look at their relationship patterns.
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