A Note to the Reader

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This book is educational, not a diagnosis or a substitute for individualized mental health care. Limerence is a developing area of research rather than a formal diagnostic category, and this book distinguishes direct limerence findings from evidence drawn from neighboring fields such as attachment, obsessive-compulsive behavior, emotion regulation, romantic relationships, grief, and behavioral change.

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The practical frameworks in these pages are designed to help you observe patterns, make more deliberate choices, and communicate more honestly. They are not validated diagnostic instruments or standalone clinical treatments. When obsessive thinking or compulsive behavior is severely impairing your life, when trauma or depression is intense, when you are experiencing self-harm or suicide urges, or when anyone’s safety is at risk, seek appropriate professional or crisis support rather than relying on self-guided reading alone.

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Most importantly, this book does not treat intensity as a moral failure. It also does not use psychological explanations to erase another person’s autonomy. Both truths will remain present throughout: your internal experience deserves understanding, and your behavior still has consequences.

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