"Falling in love used to be fun. Now doctors are warning that the throes of passion should be seen as a potentially fatal medical disorder. Psychologists say that "lovesickness" is a genuine disease that needs more awareness and diagnosis....Symptoms can include mania, such as an elevated mood and inflated self-esteem, or depression, revealing itself as tearfulness and insomnia...Aspects of obsessive compulsive disorder can also be found in those experiencing lovesickness, such as preoccupation and obsessively checking for text messages and e-mails...Professor Alex Gardner, a clinical psychologist in Glasgow and a member of the British Psychological Society, said doctors needed to be more aware of lovesickness as a possible diagnosis in their patients. "People can die from a broken heart," he said. "Lovesickness is probably extremely common."
2007-06-14 12:57:17
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answered by Beach Saint 7
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Love sickness is when you can't think of anything else except for your loved one. It is a consuming love.
2007-06-14 13:44:20
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answered by JJ 2
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I would say it is quite simply when you are pining for someone because you are missing them. Not heartbroken because you have lost them.
2007-06-14 13:04:21
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answered by christine m 3
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