Your Brain On Obsessive Love

6 Signs It’s Obsessive Love, Not Healthy Love: https://youtu.be/Swp5K_BU8m4?si=t7sxFcJTrRfl5Ap3

Ever fallen so hard for someone that it felt more like a craving than love? That might be your brain on obsessive love. From intense highs to emotional crashes, the brain chemistry of love can mimic addiction—especially when unhealthy attachment patterns take hold. This episode unpacks the neuroscience and psychology of obsessive love, the signs of love addiction, and how obsessive thinking in relationships can take over your mind without you even realizing it.

Have you ever confused obsession for love? What helped you tell the difference?

Credits:
Writer: Stela Košić
Editor: Isadora Ho & Kelly Soong
Script Manager: Kelly Soong
Voice Over: @AmandaSilvera
Animator: Rebecca Chu
YouTube Manger: Cindy Cheong
Director: Tai Khuong
Assisted: Brisky Quach

Further readings on this topic:

Fisher, H. E., Aron, A., & Brown, L. L. (2005). Romantic love: An fMRI study of a neural mechanism for mate choice. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 493(1), 58–62. https://doi.org/10.1002/cne.20772

Zeki, S. (2007). The neurobiology of love. FEBS Letters, 581(14), 2575–2579. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.febslet.2007.03.094

Earp, B. D., Wudarczyk, O. A., Foddy, B., & Savulescu, J. (2017). Addicted to love: What is love addiction and when should it be treated? Philosophy, Psychiatry, & Psychology, 24(1), 77–92. https://doi.org/10.1353/ppp.2017.0012