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Published 11:00 20 Jun 2012 BST
Updated 07:44 18 Dec 2014 GMT

There are people in the world who express their love in a healthy way and there are people out there who express their love in such an intense way, they make their own lives and the lives of those around them completely miserable. So which category do you fall into?
We’ve all heard about sex addiction (David Duchovny, Russell Brand, how are ya?) but do you know anything about love addiction?
Yes, believe it or not, you can get addicted to love. We know, we know. If only someone had chosen to heed the warnings of Robert Palmer in the late Eighties. If only.
But despite his catchy rendition of the effects of love addiction, people across the world are currently being afflicted by the condition. There are support groups, online forums – the works.
So what is love addiction then?
Well, it’s exactly what it sounds like. A love addict is someone who has developed an overwhelming addiction to being in love. They love love. They love the emotions, the ups and downs and the entire process of falling in love. Occasionally they even love the person who is the catalyst for all these happy feelings. (Lucky them).
However the love addict doesn’t know when to stop loving and, as such, they tend to smother their partner, who in turn freaks out and makes a swift exit in the hopes of finding a less loving partner. When you’ve been on the receiving end of too much love, you sort of need someone to hate you for a bit, apparently.
It is estimated that love addiction affects 1 in every 10 people worldwide, whether they’re aware of it or not. Sometimes it can be hard to distinguish whether or not you actually are addicted to love. We all know that falling in love makes everyone a bit crazy, but what’s considered normal ‘falling-in-love’ behaviour and what’s not?
If you answer yes to any of the following questions, we recommend that you seek some professional help pronto…
Ladies, if a few of these questions are ringing a disturbingly-familiar bell, it’s probably best that you get yourself some help or start weaning yourself off your man because you are exhibiting all the behaviours of a hard-core love addict. It may sound funny or stereotypically stalker-esque but this is extreme behaviour.
Remember, the only time the above behaviour is acceptable is when you’ve managed to snare Ryan Gosling, the Fassbender or someone equally as hot.
When you have the Fassbender on your arm, then feel free to engage in all the strange, crazy, addictive behaviour you want. You may as well enjoy it while it lasts like!
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