Do you know you can obsess over a guy to the point of being addicted to him?

Without clear understanding, you may mistake this feeling with feelings of true love.

Love addiction can be so powerful that you can lose yourself in a bid to please the other.

According to psychologists, love addiction is formed as a defense against pain.

The thought of not being with that person makes you hopeless, so you will do anything to keep them around.

If you are not sure if it’s real love or an addiction then this article is for you.

Here are signs you are just addicted to him, not love.

You can’t imagine a life without him.

Your life revolves around him.

You have placed him so high that you can’t imagine a life without him, while in reality, you had a life before you met them.

This has made you accept any treatment from him, even if it is hurtful, because you fear losing him.

And these feelings have left you feeling miserable in a quest to keep him happy.

He feels like a drug.

Love addiction can be linked with the same feelings a drug addict gets when they haven’t gotten a shot.

When you are love addicted, your guy feels like a drug that you can’t function properly without his presence.

These intense feelings of love have consumed you to the point that you no longer understand yourself.

He is your only source of excitement and happiness and you will do anything to keep him around which is unhealthy.

Deep down you know he does not love you.

The signs are clear: he doesn’t love you.

You have tried to change into a different person to fit what you think he loves, but these changes have only been met with coldness from his side, making you see yourself as the problem. 

This lack of acceptance of his true feelings makes you feel used and taken advantage of.

Sex is the only glue that keeps you together.

If you are in a relationship with a guy and sex is the only thing keeping you together, that’s a red flag.

You use sex to keep him around,

And you can’t remember the last time you had sex with him because you wanted to,

it has always been about him and his happiness.

You know denying him sex will push him away something you can’t stand.

You are not yourself when he is not around.

He has become the center of your life, if he is not around you are unhappy.

These feelings make you anxious that you have to keep tabs on his whereabouts through texts or calls, and it’s overwhelming to him.

He has become your only source of happiness, and making someone your only reason for happiness is unhealthy.

You are extremely jealous when he is around other women.

You can’t stand seeing him around other women and you are constantly fighting those who came close to him.

Being a little jealous of your man is understandable but being overly jealous to the point of not allowing him to interact with other females is not healthy. 

This behavior only reveals your insecurity, you are afraid he might meet someone better than you.

He is the only reason for your happiness.

Nothing else makes you happy outside of him and the relationship you have.

Making someone your only source of happiness will only make you miserable because to them you may not make them as happy as you would wish.

It is okay to love and appreciate people but when they become your only reason for happiness that is problematic.

These feelings are unhealthy, and you should focus on finding more happiness outside your relationship.