12 books
—
5 voters
Limerence
“
It was my limerence for other people that afflicted me, my limerence to be in the future, limerence for the so-called beauty of the past, limerence for other places I had no business living in, limerence for stew when I was eating pie, a limerence so strong that I was always in a world that didn’t even exist.
”
― Bitter Water Opera
― Bitter Water Opera
“
Toxic love and limerence overlap in that the more "challenging" the potential partner seems to obtain, the more alluring that person may inevitably become to you. Love activates reward centers of the brain, creating a euphoric dopamine high that is extremely difficult to detox from, and in adversity-ridden relationships, dopamine tends to flow more readily in the brain when the rewards aren't as predictable such as in a toxic relationship. Psychologists have discovered that the brains of people
...more
”
― Power: Surviving and Thriving After Narcissistic Abuse
― Power: Surviving and Thriving After Narcissistic Abuse
