Love Addicts ; Lifestyle: The Women Who Are Desperately Searching for a Soulmate Are Now Being Diagnosed As 'Love Addicts' by Therapists. So Do They Need Treatment or Are They Simply Unlucky in Love?
Daily Mail › December 13, 2004
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THE woman in the smart designer suit nervously gets to her feet, clears her throat and turns to face the small circle of men and women in her self-help support group. 'Hi, I'm Anna Pullman,' says the well-spoken brunette. 'And I'm a love addict.' As she says these long-awaited words, the others nod in sympathy - and as they do so, the 32-yearold city lawyer feels a huge wave of relief.
Out of curiosity, Anna decided to try a support group seven years ago following a string of disastrous relationships with highly unsuitable men.See the full content of this document
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Love Addicts ; Lifestyle: The Women Who Are Desperately Searching for a Soulmate Are Now Being Diagnosed As 'Love Addicts' by Therapists. So Do They Need Treatment or Are They Simply Unlucky in Love?
'At the time, I thought my life was fine,' she explains. 'In fact, I considered myself very lucky. I'd had an enormously privileged childhood, a great career as a city lawyer and was in a loving relationship - what more could a woman hope for?' But six months and 70 meetings later, Anna's life began to unravel.
'The alarm bells started ringing as I listened to other people's problems and realised their stories reflected my own life,' she recalls.'Like me, many of them had had an alcoholic parent; and like me, they'd had a strin...See the full content of this document
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