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Anna Runkle

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
644 total appearances

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Podcast Appearances

Modern Wisdom
#935 - Crappy Childhood Fairy - Limerence Explained: Why Do We Get Addicted To People?

I had had plenty of experience and someday we'll talk about like the, the, the heinous experiences I've had. They're terrible. They're, they're, they're a little bit funny now, but not even totally. And, um, I, I took some time off and I did deep work on myself to do something differently and to be real about what I wanted. I had kids by this time I was divorced with two boys.

Modern Wisdom
#935 - Crappy Childhood Fairy - Limerence Explained: Why Do We Get Addicted To People?

I had had plenty of experience and someday we'll talk about like the, the, the heinous experiences I've had. They're terrible. They're, they're, they're a little bit funny now, but not even totally. And, um, I, I took some time off and I did deep work on myself to do something differently and to be real about what I wanted. I had kids by this time I was divorced with two boys.

Modern Wisdom
#935 - Crappy Childhood Fairy - Limerence Explained: Why Do We Get Addicted To People?

I had had plenty of experience and someday we'll talk about like the, the, the heinous experiences I've had. They're terrible. They're, they're, they're a little bit funny now, but not even totally. And, um, I, I took some time off and I did deep work on myself to do something differently and to be real about what I wanted. I had kids by this time I was divorced with two boys.

Modern Wisdom
#935 - Crappy Childhood Fairy - Limerence Explained: Why Do We Get Addicted To People?

You can't bring some jerk into your life with kids. And so I was really careful. And I said, I'm going to go really slow. Like, it's going to be a long time. I'm not going to have sex anytime soon. Like, forget about it. But if you want to get to know me, I'm here. And then he said, that's what I want. And then I was like. I would get him. That's all I needed to be like, oh, I got to get him.

Modern Wisdom
#935 - Crappy Childhood Fairy - Limerence Explained: Why Do We Get Addicted To People?

You can't bring some jerk into your life with kids. And so I was really careful. And I said, I'm going to go really slow. Like, it's going to be a long time. I'm not going to have sex anytime soon. Like, forget about it. But if you want to get to know me, I'm here. And then he said, that's what I want. And then I was like. I would get him. That's all I needed to be like, oh, I got to get him.

Modern Wisdom
#935 - Crappy Childhood Fairy - Limerence Explained: Why Do We Get Addicted To People?

You can't bring some jerk into your life with kids. And so I was really careful. And I said, I'm going to go really slow. Like, it's going to be a long time. I'm not going to have sex anytime soon. Like, forget about it. But if you want to get to know me, I'm here. And then he said, that's what I want. And then I was like. I would get him. That's all I needed to be like, oh, I got to get him.

Modern Wisdom
#935 - Crappy Childhood Fairy - Limerence Explained: Why Do We Get Addicted To People?

So I was coming on too strong. And then he broke up with me. So that's when I asked this man I knew. I said, can you help me? I just think this is the best guy I've ever met. And I blew it. And I just somehow I've got to get him back. And so he helped me. And it took about six months. And he taught me, sit on my hands. Let information come to me. Don't initiate anything.

Modern Wisdom
#935 - Crappy Childhood Fairy - Limerence Explained: Why Do We Get Addicted To People?

So I was coming on too strong. And then he broke up with me. So that's when I asked this man I knew. I said, can you help me? I just think this is the best guy I've ever met. And I blew it. And I just somehow I've got to get him back. And so he helped me. And it took about six months. And he taught me, sit on my hands. Let information come to me. Don't initiate anything.

Modern Wisdom
#935 - Crappy Childhood Fairy - Limerence Explained: Why Do We Get Addicted To People?

So I was coming on too strong. And then he broke up with me. So that's when I asked this man I knew. I said, can you help me? I just think this is the best guy I've ever met. And I blew it. And I just somehow I've got to get him back. And so he helped me. And it took about six months. And he taught me, sit on my hands. Let information come to me. Don't initiate anything.

Modern Wisdom
#935 - Crappy Childhood Fairy - Limerence Explained: Why Do We Get Addicted To People?

Because I would see him every week in this class. And it took a little while. First, he would sort of come up and be like, oh, do you want one of the cookies? And I'd be like, yeah, okay. And then go back to what I was doing instead of like leaping at everything. Because being a single mom is very lonely.

Modern Wisdom
#935 - Crappy Childhood Fairy - Limerence Explained: Why Do We Get Addicted To People?

Because I would see him every week in this class. And it took a little while. First, he would sort of come up and be like, oh, do you want one of the cookies? And I'd be like, yeah, okay. And then go back to what I was doing instead of like leaping at everything. Because being a single mom is very lonely.

Modern Wisdom
#935 - Crappy Childhood Fairy - Limerence Explained: Why Do We Get Addicted To People?

Because I would see him every week in this class. And it took a little while. First, he would sort of come up and be like, oh, do you want one of the cookies? And I'd be like, yeah, okay. And then go back to what I was doing instead of like leaping at everything. Because being a single mom is very lonely.

Modern Wisdom
#935 - Crappy Childhood Fairy - Limerence Explained: Why Do We Get Addicted To People?

Yeah, but I think it's important. It's activating some part of us. And it gets disordered. Like, I was so worried about being a single mom that I thought I had better work double time to get him. But it just doesn't work on a healthy man.

Modern Wisdom
#935 - Crappy Childhood Fairy - Limerence Explained: Why Do We Get Addicted To People?

Yeah, but I think it's important. It's activating some part of us. And it gets disordered. Like, I was so worried about being a single mom that I thought I had better work double time to get him. But it just doesn't work on a healthy man.

Modern Wisdom
#935 - Crappy Childhood Fairy - Limerence Explained: Why Do We Get Addicted To People?

Yeah, but I think it's important. It's activating some part of us. And it gets disordered. Like, I was so worried about being a single mom that I thought I had better work double time to get him. But it just doesn't work on a healthy man.

Modern Wisdom
#935 - Crappy Childhood Fairy - Limerence Explained: Why Do We Get Addicted To People?

You know who anything, you know what, if you don't fix your way of dating, who it will work for is like, you know, the relationship before that turned out to be a heroin addict. I didn't even realize it. But that's who has fine with your foibles, you know.

Modern Wisdom
#935 - Crappy Childhood Fairy - Limerence Explained: Why Do We Get Addicted To People?

You know who anything, you know what, if you don't fix your way of dating, who it will work for is like, you know, the relationship before that turned out to be a heroin addict. I didn't even realize it. But that's who has fine with your foibles, you know.

Modern Wisdom
#935 - Crappy Childhood Fairy - Limerence Explained: Why Do We Get Addicted To People?

You know who anything, you know what, if you don't fix your way of dating, who it will work for is like, you know, the relationship before that turned out to be a heroin addict. I didn't even realize it. But that's who has fine with your foibles, you know.

Modern Wisdom
#935 - Crappy Childhood Fairy - Limerence Explained: Why Do We Get Addicted To People?

A scarcity, I guess. I don't know. It works psychologically. In my case, I was playing a game. Here's when everything turned around with my husband. It happened one day. He called me up and I had been coached to date like a proper lady and don't accept dates after Wednesday. And I was like, you're kidding. Oh, I can't. Who will I ever date? And I always hear that from people now.

Modern Wisdom
#935 - Crappy Childhood Fairy - Limerence Explained: Why Do We Get Addicted To People?

A scarcity, I guess. I don't know. It works psychologically. In my case, I was playing a game. Here's when everything turned around with my husband. It happened one day. He called me up and I had been coached to date like a proper lady and don't accept dates after Wednesday. And I was like, you're kidding. Oh, I can't. Who will I ever date? And I always hear that from people now.