This archive report was first published on 2 August 2019.
Signs you could be genuinely addicted to your partner ¶
According to Dr. Buisman-Pijlman, addiction is not about enjoying something, but being unable to stop something that gives some pleasures but many problems.
Here are 19 signs that you might be addicted to your partner:
- You spend all your time with your partner and neglect other important things in your life.
- You can't control your desire to see or talk to your partner.
- You spend all your money on your partner.
- You can't be happy without your partner.
- You're scared to spend time on your own.
- You don't enjoy things you do apart from your partner.
- You can't cope when your partner is away for work.
- You use sex to try and make your partner love you more.
- You don't do other important things because you're always together.
- You only enjoy being with your partner.
- You're bad at your job because of your partner.
- You feel like your life would be meaningless without your partner.
- You're jealous and irrational when your partner interacts with others.
- You need your partner's approval.
- You start arguments just to get attention.
- You feel high when you're around your partner, but low when you're not.
- You try to calculate how much your partner loves you by their actions.
- You can't stop texting your partner when you're out without them.
- You openly panic when you think of losing your partner.
It's essential to maintain a healthy balance in your relationship and not let your addiction to your partner damage your social circle and daily life.
