Online Help for Love Addicts

by Susan Peabody, author of Addiction to Love: Overcoming Obsession and
Dependency in Relationships.

Love addiction comes in many forms. Some love addicts carry a torch for
unavailable people. Some love addicts obsess when they fall in love. Some love
addicts get addicted to the euphoric effects of romance. Others cannot let go of
a toxic relationship even if they are unhappy, depressed, lonely, neglected
or in danger. Some love addicts are codependent and others are narcissistic.
Some love addicts use sex to manage feelings; others are sexually anorexic.
What we all have in common is that we are powerless over our distorted
thoughts, feelings and behavior when it comes to love, fantasies and
relationships.

Still, there is hope. We are a fellowship of men and women whose common
purpose is to recover from our unhealthy dependency on loveā€”as it plays out in
our fantasies and relationships. The only requirement for membership in LAA is a
desire to work toward recovery. There are no dues or fees; we are
self-supporting through our own contributions. Our primary purpose is "to offer
a safe
place to recover from love addiction and to carry the message of recovery to
those who still suffer." Through self-honesty, open-mindedness, willingness,
and the 12-steps of LAA, we can recover. We can do together what we cannot do
alone. We can grow and change in the sunlight of the spirit. Welcome to
LAA!

_http://www.loveaddicts.org/_ (http://www.loveaddicts.org/)



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