Wakin says limerence has features of both OCD and substance addiction. Addicts need more and more of their drug of preference to get high and spend more and more of their time getting it. People with limerence are never satisfied with the attention they get; if they’re not getting any, they can’t stop themselves from seeking it. Both addicts and people with limerence suffer physically and emotionally if they can’t get their fix, and both struggle to kick the habit—or know they should. OCD sufferers live in a state of anxiety and obsession, which is reduced temporarily only by performing a
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