A number of psychologists have described some forms of love just as you have: like an addiction; there is
intense desire to spend time with the object of our affection, we experience
intense cravings,
emotional dependence, mood swings, and even loss of control and compulsive behaviors.1 In one study utilizing fMRI technology (brain imaging), subcortical
reward systems in the brain were activated when adults viewed photographs of someone who had rejected their love; 2 this part of the brain is the same area that lights up when people experience
intense, romantic love3 and is rich in dopamine, which is a neurotransmitter associated with
rewards like pleasure.