Love as Addiction (Global Conference on Addiction and Behavioural Health, London)
Channel: Prof. Sam Vaknin
Date: 2018-12-01

Video presentation to the Global Conference on Addiction and Behavioural Health, London, August 2019:

https://addiction-behavioral-conferences.magnusgroup.org/scientificcommittee/

The unpalatable truth is that falling in love is, in some ways, indistinguishable from a severe pathology. Behavior changes are reminiscent of psychosis and, biochemically speaking, passionate love closely imitates substance abuse. Appearing in the BBC series Body Hits on December 4, 2002 Dr. John Marsden, the head of the British National Addiction Center, said that love is addictive, akin to cocaine and speed. Sex is a "booby trap", intended to bind the partners long enough to bond.

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