Salvatore Sanna

Can obsession turn into love?

When you see someone across the room, or on your screen… you can’t stop thinking about them.You might find yourself replaying images of that person in your head, wondering how they feel about you, what they’re doing at that moment and if there’s any way to get in contact with them. Some people call this “Obsessive Love Syndrome” or “Limerence” - an extremely intense form of romantic love that is almost always unrequited. When it comes to loving from afar, does obsession ever turn into love? However much you may want it to be, obsession isn’t a stepping stone towards love. It isn’t a preamble to romance either. In its own right, obsessions is a mental illness where someone can’t get another indiviWhen you see someone across the room, or on your screen… you can’t stop thinking about them. dual out of their mind. It can be dangerous and unhealthy because instead of seeing the real person, the obsessed individual sees an idealized version of themself; almost like they are falling in love with their own imagination rather than another human being.