The steps to recover from an addiction to unattainable love can be summarized as follows: Recognize the destructive pattern of pursuing unattainable love. Make a conscious decision to stop this behavior. Say no to the people or situations that feed this addiction. Replace the negative pattern with a positive one, such as pursuing a relationship based on love and respect. It may be challenging, but it is possible, as exemplified by Claudia, one of the authors of the book.

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This last step might be a huge challenge for some people because it requires overcoming destructive behavioral patterns. Claudia, one of the authors of the book, gives a good example of this – she always pursued unavailable men and was addicted to unattainable love. In an extreme case, she pursued a guy she only saw 4 times in 2 years. Eventually she decided to say no to this pattern of behavior by first saying no to this man, and then to her addiction. After she said no to the negative in her life, she found a relationship based on love and respect, and she is now happily married.

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The Power of No

Do you often say yes to the wrong things – bad relationships, inane requests, time-consuming tasks? Everyone makes countless decisions every day, and...

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