Anna Runkle

And sometimes you can break the spell of limerence just by being honest with another person, just saying, gosh, I just have these huge feelings for you. And they go, well, I don't feel that for you. And then it'll come right down. But a persistent limerent person They'll go, oh, I'm so sad. It's not going to work out. And life feels empty. There's no source of dopamine anymore.

And so there's this period of depression. And then I call it the limerent flip. They find a way again. They saw something in your Instagram today. They got a sign out in the garden from a snail. I don't mean to make fun of it. I think that when I say that, I'm just making fun of people. They can't help it. Their mind just needs to find it. And it's coming from a very natural and good instinct.

And so there's this period of depression. And then I call it the limerent flip. They find a way again. They saw something in your Instagram today. They got a sign out in the garden from a snail. I don't mean to make fun of it. I think that when I say that, I'm just making fun of people. They can't help it. Their mind just needs to find it. And it's coming from a very natural and good instinct.

And so there's this period of depression. And then I call it the limerent flip. They find a way again. They saw something in your Instagram today. They got a sign out in the garden from a snail. I don't mean to make fun of it. I think that when I say that, I'm just making fun of people. They can't help it. Their mind just needs to find it. And it's coming from a very natural and good instinct.

LO is limerent object.

LO is limerent object.

LO is limerent object.

The person you're limerent on. It's kind of a silly word, but yeah.

The person you're limerent on. It's kind of a silly word, but yeah.

The person you're limerent on. It's kind of a silly word, but yeah.

Yeah. And I think the limerent object is actually a figment of your imagination. The person is a person, a whole human being, and they're not necessarily very well matched at all. And so it can be very intrusive when the real person says what they have to say. It doesn't match at all where you've been going in the story in your mind for so long. So it can be hard to bear and you want to avoid it.

Yeah. And I think the limerent object is actually a figment of your imagination. The person is a person, a whole human being, and they're not necessarily very well matched at all. And so it can be very intrusive when the real person says what they have to say. It doesn't match at all where you've been going in the story in your mind for so long. So it can be hard to bear and you want to avoid it.

Yeah. And I think the limerent object is actually a figment of your imagination. The person is a person, a whole human being, and they're not necessarily very well matched at all. And so it can be very intrusive when the real person says what they have to say. It doesn't match at all where you've been going in the story in your mind for so long. So it can be hard to bear and you want to avoid it.

Well, my opinion is neglect from a parent. And I think there's something about alcoholism. I had a severely alcoholic mom, like hardcore, and other drugs. And I had a lot of alcoholism in my family. So that's always been something I've been around. I've been around other people who grew up like that. I feel like we're a tribe. I feel affinity with people who grew up like that.

Well, my opinion is neglect from a parent. And I think there's something about alcoholism. I had a severely alcoholic mom, like hardcore, and other drugs. And I had a lot of alcoholism in my family. So that's always been something I've been around. I've been around other people who grew up like that. I feel like we're a tribe. I feel affinity with people who grew up like that.

Well, my opinion is neglect from a parent. And I think there's something about alcoholism. I had a severely alcoholic mom, like hardcore, and other drugs. And I had a lot of alcoholism in my family. So that's always been something I've been around. I've been around other people who grew up like that. I feel like we're a tribe. I feel affinity with people who grew up like that.

We just kind of understand each other. And, and so I noticed that that's highly correlated with people who end up limerent, but also neglected, not seen. I think there are other pathologies, other weird, when I say pathology, I just want to be careful. Like, look, I'm not a doctor, I'm not a therapist, but I, I, I've worked, I've done a lot of work on this.

We just kind of understand each other. And, and so I noticed that that's highly correlated with people who end up limerent, but also neglected, not seen. I think there are other pathologies, other weird, when I say pathology, I just want to be careful. Like, look, I'm not a doctor, I'm not a therapist, but I, I, I've worked, I've done a lot of work on this.

We just kind of understand each other. And, and so I noticed that that's highly correlated with people who end up limerent, but also neglected, not seen. I think there are other pathologies, other weird, when I say pathology, I just want to be careful. Like, look, I'm not a doctor, I'm not a therapist, but I, I, I've worked, I've done a lot of work on this.

And, uh, and so there's this sick aspect around it where, uh, People, what causes it? I mean, really, there are life conditions that cause it. There may be a genetic component. Severe neglect teaches you to find love where there is no love. It's like, you know, daddy and me, we have, you know, he's so special. He can't be here right now.