You spend months barely acknowledging someone's existence and then BOOM, you're emotionally addicted to her. Science would probably blame it on chemicals, genetics or something equally logical, but it didn't feel like anything logical

C.K. Kelly Martin
About This Quote

Obsessing over an ex is one of the many ways that we use to cope with our feelings of emptiness. It's also something that tends to happen after a relationship ends. It's hard to admit, but there are plenty of people who admit to being emotionally addicted to someone who broke up with them. The first time I met her, I spent three months barely acknowledging her existence. Amazingly, it took me just one day after we broke up for that woman to become one of my most obsessive thoughts. I went from barely thinking about her to obsessing over her in the span of 24 hours. The reason for this change was probably because my brain was trying to make up for all the months I ignored her. That's not the only thing that happens when you break up with someone.

You can become obsessed with other people as well. You may find yourself constantly checking out other women or men without actually having any interest in them. You're even more likely to be obsessed with your ex if you left the relationship on bad terms. This obsession also happens when you're single and after a breakup with an ex, you go out looking for another person to date or you start interacting with new people at work without thinking much about your ex or being able to talk about your time together. After all, you spent so much time together that talking about it now seems forced and awkward. You can even become emotionally dependent on the idea of being broken up with an ex by pretending that nothing happened or by trying not to think too much about your feelings for them. It's easy to fall into these traps if you're not careful because they're disguised as healthy coping mechanisms rather than unhealthy ones.

They're also very common things that we do as humans and which we do naturally -- therefore, trying not to feel those feelings is impossible and unhealthy at best and impossible at worst because it's unnatural.

Source: I Know Its Over

Some Similar Quotes
  1. I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best. - Marilyn Monroe
  2. You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching, Love like you'll never be hurt, Sing like there's nobody listening, And live like it's heaven on earth. - William W. Purkey
  3. You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams. - Dr. Seuss
  4. A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you. - Elbert Hubbard
  5. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that. - Unknown
More Quotes By C.K. Kelly Martin
  1. You spend months barely acknowledging someone's existence and then BOOM, you're emotionally addicted to her. Science would probably blame it on chemicals, genetics or something equally logical, but it didn't feel like anything logical
  2. Things never go wrong at the moment you expect them to. When you're completely relaxed, oblivious to any potential dangers, that's when bad things happen.
  3. What the fuck does he think he's doing anyway? And when has running around in a figure eight ever helped anyone?
  4. I'm talking to myself in two different personas now. I'm reaching for a full-throttle meltdown and why not? Why stop halfway? Why not just go for it, jump on and ride the wave?
Related Topics