Smitten
Romantic obsession, the neuroscience of limerence, and how to make love last
$49.24
- Hardcover
224 pages
- Release Date
5 May 2025
Summary
A much-needed exploration of the psychology of infatuation, how to recognize it, and how to move beyond it towards a healthier experience of love.
Intoxicating passion, butterflies in the stomach, obsessive fantasies … it’s love! Isn’t it …?
Psychologists use the word “limerence” to describe obsessive, passionate or addictive love, and millions of people will experience it at some point in their life. When passion warps into intrusive thoughts and mood swings, unchecked limere…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781786789143 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1786789140 |
| Author: | Dr Tom Bellamy |
| Publisher: | Watkins Media Limited |
| Imprint: | Watkins Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 5 May 2025 |
| Weight: | 382g |
| Dimensions: | 33mm x 223mm x 142mm |
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About The Author
Dr Tom Bellamy
Dr Tom Bellamy, PhD is a neuroscientist and honorary Associate Professor at the University of Nottingham. He received a PhD in Neuroscience from UCL in 2001 and held a personal fellowship at the Babraham Institute in Cambridge from 2004 to 2010. He has published over forty scientific papers, abstracts and book chapters on esoteric aspects of neurophysiology. He now writes about how the mechanisms of neurophysiology can help us understand human behaviour. He started the blog “Living with Limerence” in 2017, where “Dr L” offers practical guidance on coping with unwanted infatuation. Page views have exceeded 1.5 million. The blog is an active online community that also offers guides and courses.
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