Hope in Grief, Joy in Mourning
Today, if you are struggling in limerence, you may be experiencing mixed feelings about the holidays. The Christmas festivities are over and New Year’s Day is…
Author: Rachel Wood
Rachel is a singer, songwriter and limerence survivor who first experienced romantic obsession at the early age of 6 years and as a teenager suffered severe depression from rejection in limerence. Only her faith in Jesus gave her the strength to keep going, knowing He had much more for her life. She has three children, two living and one in heaven, and strives to train them in love for Jesus as the all-sufficient King and faithful friend.
Redemption from Shortfalls
I know I am not alone in having felt like I made too many mistakes in limerence. Trying to be perfect makes such mistakes inevitable, because…
Freedom from Temptation
Suffering makes us especially susceptible to temptation to sin. In our hardest moments, we desire any form of relief or comfort. If we are desperate enough,…
Comfort from the Holy Spirit
Many of us know firsthand the deep anguish of rejection in limerence. It can be just as difficult to feel hope again following that rejection as…
Unique Strengths and Weaknesses
As we near the holiday season, the struggles in limerence may be more difficult to handle than in other times of the year. For the next…
An Eternity of Longing
Limerence is fraught with longing for requited affection. The longing is so great that any path not seen as progressing toward that goal is quickly turned…
Watching from the Sideline
Imagine the people around you are playing your favorite sports game. You believe you are fit enough to play, but no one is choosing you to…
Guarding Your Heart
Nothing motivates a person to become willing to be vulnerable quite like limerence. The thinking is, if a little vulnerability results in finally having someone love…
UTHC – New Terminology to Replace LO
Today I would like to introduce a new term, ‘unrightful thought and heart captivator,’ UTHC for short. The secular limerence community commonly uses LO for ‘limerence…
Trying to Make Anyone the One
Sometimes in limerence a person begins to imagine that he or she might feel better simply having someone, anyone, as a romantic partner. Who it is…