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Fortify-A free online program to help battle pornography addiction

Posted on April 10, 2016 by Melissa Killeen

What would be better than a free program for individuals 20 years and younger to use to battle their porn addiction? After all, statistics show that 93% of all boys have been exposed to pornography by the age of 18, … Continue reading →

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Why are Love Addicts and Love Avoidants or Love Ambivalents attracted to each other?

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Melissa Killeen

The last person a love addict should be attracted to is a love avoidant or love ambivalent. But all love addicts are attracted to love avoidants or love ambivalents. Why? In order to answer this we have to go back … Continue reading →

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The Dance of the Love Addict and the Love Avoidant

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Melissa Killeen

A love addict knows they do not want an emotionally unavailable partner, and the love avoidant knows they want an emotionally distant mate. Yet, the love addict and love avoidant still end up being attracted to each other. The love … Continue reading →

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The Dance of Love – The Love Avoidant

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Melissa Killeen

What is a love avoidant? The love avoidant will build relational walls during intimate contact in order to prevent feeling overwhelmed by the other person. The love avoidant associates love with duty or work. This coping mechanism is usually the result … Continue reading →

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The Dance of Love—What is a Love Addict?

Posted on February 14, 2016 by Melissa Killeen

What are the characteristics of a love addict?  Scratch the surface of a sex addict and you will find a love addict. Scratch the surface of a love addict and you will find a love avoidant. This is a perplexing situation for … Continue reading →

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Every narcissist needs a codependent love addict

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Melissa Killeen

“The most common toxic relationship is between the codependent love addict and the narcissist love addict. Opposites attract and love addicts are vulnerable to charming people.” -Author, therapist and founder of Love Addicts Anonymous, Susan Peabody. Narcissism is a personality disorder. … Continue reading →

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I’m a guy, how can I be a love addict?

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Melissa Killeen

“Seeing her in the afternoon was like being in heaven, it took away all of my worries” “This is the only woman who has ever understood me.” “She is the woman I have dreamed of being with my whole life.” “She … Continue reading →

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