What is the Dark Side of Falling in Love?
People in love often forget about everything else and lose focus on other priorities. Friends, family, and careers are often overlooked. This imbalance is often a major cause of problems in the relationship and is a sign that you are not compatible with each other.

If you are currently in love with someone, it is normal to feel the deepest of emotions when you are with them. But there are some downsides to falling in love. You might lose friends, lose your self-esteem, and experience feelings of insecurities. Here are some of these downsides. Listed below are some of the most common dark side effects of falling in love. Then, you can avoid these negative outcomes by learning how to handle them.
1) It can lead to depression
While most of us associate falling in love with happiness and excitement, there is a danger that love can lead to depression. This is not to say that love cannot lead to depression - on the contrary, it can be a powerful catalyst for positive change. If you feel overwhelmed by strong emotions, you may shut down and ruminate. You may even become self-critical and resentful. To help you manage your emotions, you can seek support from other people.
Depending on the severity of your depression, you may experience symptoms such as guilt, hopelessness, and suicidal thoughts. Depression can affect your overall emotional health and your relationship. Because you may feel worthless and unable to change your situation, you may blame your partner for your feelings. You may even start to see your partner as a distant stranger, someone who has never loved you in the first place. In some cases, you may even feel like leaving the relationship to find happiness elsewhere.
While relationship depression are often interrelated, some people can suffer from one without the other. However, it is still possible to recover from relationship depression with the right treatment. It is essential to remember that you are not alone and that you can seek support from other people in your relationship. If you are unable to seek help for yourself or a loved one, you may need to consider ending your relationship. The benefits of getting help for depression will far outweigh the negative effects of an unhappy relationship.
Depression can be a difficult condition to deal with, especially if it is the result of a debilitating illness. Many people attempt to 'fix' someone who suffers from it, but this is rarely possible. Instead, they must find a way to keep them in a routine and focus on activities that will help them to cope with their condition. There is hope, and it isn't so far away.
2) It can lead to loss of friends
Researchers from Oxford University have concluded that falling in love can lead to the loss of two of your closest friends. The researchers asked people to identify the inner core of their closest friendships and found that the number of those friends drops by two when romance enters the picture. One of the four friends that remains is the new romantic partner. Whether this is the case is a question of personal choice, but the researchers found that friendships tend to be fragile during new love.
If your friendships are strained after falling in love, it is important to remember that they will recover. After unrequited love, however, your friendships will likely feel different. You may notice that you are no longer as close as you once were, and you may find yourself awkward around certain people. This is not your fault, but it does indicate that you need time to heal. If you do lose friends, remember that you still have other relationships in your life.
3) It can lead to insecurities
Insecure love can make a person feel anxious and detached, leading to jealousy and depression. Insecurities can also cause an individual to be less open to other people and more likely to develop limiting beliefs. Fortunately, these insecurities can be overcome by learning to develop self-love. There are a number of ways to improve your self-esteem and start enjoying your partner again.
Conclusion
When you fall in love with someone, you may be left with a dark emotional scar that never heals. You will find yourself constantly trying to pick yourself up and move on. The dark side of falling in love is something everyone has to experience, but it is often easier said than done. Here are some ways to heal from this traumatic experience. You must first learn to trust yourself and the person you love, and then you must make the decisions that will make them happy.
Despite the feelings and thoughts of your partner, you may end up hurting them or making them feel bad. Falling in love is an exciting, wonderful feeling, but it can also leave you feeling lost and lonely. The love that we feel is so powerful, that we end up losing sight of our own mortality. We must also realize that we are not alone in this journey. There are countless people who spend their entire life waiting for the right person to come along and fall in love. In these cases, real love often pushes us into a corner.
Once we fall in love, we become unable to separate our thoughts from our partner's words, gestures, and emotions. The feelings we feel will never end, and we begin to question everything that caused us to be distressed in the first place. We start to doubt everything about our partners and question their every move. Whether they mean well or not, we start to doubt everything our partners say.
Our relationship will slow down over time. Our partner may change, and our insecurities will grow as a result. As a result, we may be prone to arguments, fights, and disagreements. And we'll probably find ourselves resentful and sad at times. It is important to know the Dark Side of Falling in Love before it starts.
Betrayed - Our betrayal may cause us to lose our sense of self and begin to think about how to forgive and forget. If you can't let go of these emotions, work on a self-esteem build-up or seek counseling. After all, you can always find another person to fall in love with. There is no need to feel hopeless if your partner has already betrayed you.
Emotional attachment - It's natural to have feelings for someone you love. But sometimes those feelings can lead to unhealthy relationships. If you fall in love fast, you're more prone to manipulation, and you'll end up falling into a vicious cycle. But this doesn't mean you shouldn't fall in love with someone you love. There's always a Dark Side to everything. So don't wait for love to take over your life.
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I'm Sojin (U can call me sam) - writer, student for life, son, friend, artist, nerd, movie lover, avid coffee drinker, obsessive reader, and crafter. I have also been a web developer, a college graduate and a tutor.
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