The Essential Guide to Overcoming Obsessive Love

The advice you need to conquer the obsessive love cycle. When does healthy love become an obsession? How can you protect yourself from falling prey to obsessive love? What are the warning signs of a controlling relationship? The answers to these questions arent always easy to see, especially if youre in the middle of an obsessive relationship. With sections written from both sides of an obsessive relationship, The Essential Guide to Overcoming Obsessive Love helps you understand what obsessive love is and determine if your partner is obsessive. It explains how feelings of security, acceptance, and physical attraction can be confused with love, and also reviews some of the most common relationship problems that result from obsessive love - jealousy, lack of respect, and self-destructive behaviour - along with tips on how to overcome these problems. For those with obsessive partners, the book gives important advice on living with the emotional ups and downs of a controlling relationship; actions that can improve the situation; behaviours that can trigger obsessiveness; and changes that can improve the relationship. It also outlines the warning signs that a relationship is becoming dangerous and its time to break away. Written by a psychotherapist who specializes in helping clients cope with emotional issues of obsessive love, and a survivor of controlling love, The Essential Guide to Overcoming Obsessive Love helps you recognize and break the bonds of obsession and return to a happy, healthy relationship built on love and mutual respect.