Psycho-Babble Medication Thread 7113

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Is it love or passion?

Posted by Brigitte on June 6, 1999, at 19:21:55

Do you know the difference? Is it because of lack of trust? Are we trying? Is hate the answer of love? Why are we so bitter with jelousy? Mother, Father did it and now I'm doing it; why? Who am I? Do they know? Or is it that only your own person, soul, knows. What does it mean? Does control and making others feel bad give you control or is it that they need to look better than you? Are you better than others? If only we could accept others as who they are and not the way we make them. Can you answer my questions? Please feel free to answer.

Thank you!

Bee

 

Re: Is it love or passion?

Posted by ruth on June 7, 1999, at 7:34:34

In reply to Is it love or passion?, posted by Brigitte on June 6, 1999, at 19:21:55

I think maybe if you were more specific--like
named a specific situation where you felt these
certain emotions come up, it would help me better
be able to respond to your post. In the meantime,
hang in there, sounds like you're really struggling
with some hard issues. Have you thought about
therapy?

 

Re: Is it love or passion?

Posted by alan on June 19, 1999, at 2:23:54

In reply to Re: Is it love or passion?, posted by ruth on June 7, 1999, at 7:34:34

Love can resemble, or of course be, the love of aparent for a child; such love is one of the most valuable things that can exist. Pure lust can be great fun. But romantic love should be listed in DSM-V (a list of psychiatric diagnoses).

 

Re: Is it love or passion?

Posted by Cindy on June 19, 1999, at 8:44:47

In reply to Re: Is it love or passion?, posted by alan on June 19, 1999, at 2:23:54

I am not sure if your intent, Alan, was to be humerous but you sure did give me my first smile/laugh of the day. Thanks, Cindy.

> Love can resemble, or of course be, the love of aparent for a child; such love is one of the most valuable things that can exist. Pure lust can be great fun. But romantic love should be listed in DSM-V (a list of psychiatric diagnoses).

 

Re: Is it love or passion? Cindy

Posted by alan on June 19, 1999, at 16:41:08

In reply to Re: Is it love or passion?, posted by Cindy on June 19, 1999, at 8:44:47

> I am not sure if your intent, Alan, was to be humerous but you sure did give me my first smile/laugh of the day. Thanks, Cindy.
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> > Love can resemble, or of course be, the love of aparent for a child; such love is one of the most valuable things that can exist. Pure lust can be great fun. But romantic love should be listed in DSM-V (a list of psychiatric diagnoses).


I meant to say something amusing, but by no means only that. It is great to love someone you also lust after when the other loves and lusts after you. But there is also something I call 'romantic love' here which really is pathological: it causes cognitive distortion, self- and other-destructive behavior, feeds on pain and autonomic dysfunction, etc.. DSM, take note, and call it Al's Syndrome.


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