What is the difference between emotionally attached and love?
Love is multifaceted and radiates outward toward a person irreplaceable to you. Attachment is more self-serving and echoes inward what sense of security and satisfaction someone (or something) gives you. Emotional attachment places sentimental value on a person (pet, or object!).
Emotional attachment can last a lifetime. There are people in your life who you may not have seen for years, yet you feel some love, appreciation and attachment. I think that it is important to have some attachments.
Why is it so hard to let go of someone you have feelings for?
Letting go of people is hard
People matter. The emotional attachments we make stay with us even after the physical closeness has gone. This is why it is so hard to move on even when you haven't seen someone in weeks or months. The memories and impact don't just cease because the label of a relationship comes off.
Trauma Bonding is when we are attracted to someone because they remind us of our past traumas. A good example of this would be if you have an ex who broke your heart, you might be attracted to people who remind you of that person.
What is the psychology behind wanting someone who doesn t want you?
Romantic rejection stimulates parts of the brain associated with motivation, reward, addiction, and cravings. Being romantically rejected can be a familiar feeling that mirrors one's childhood, leading that person to seek out more of the same.
What is it called when you love someone you can't have?
Unrequited love may take a few different forms, including: Loving someone who does not return those feelings. Pining for someone who is not available. Mutual attraction between people who are both in other relationships.
Personality characteristics and behaviors associated with the inability to let go include innate insecurity and childhood abandonment trauma. By understanding why this happens, many people can learn to choose better partners or become more resilient for when loss is inevitable.
Can you force yourself to stop having feelings for someone?
The only way to get over your feelings is to work through them, and that usually takes some time. Giving yourself the grace to go through the motions of pain, loss, and acceptance, however long that may take is important for achieving the eventual result of getting your feelings for a love interest under control.
While it may feel impossible and certainly takes time to stop loving someone, it's absolutely possible to do just that. In fact, you may find that in no longer loving this person you open yourself up to the possibility of loving others — and even yourself.
