When Attraction Feels Confusing, Compulsive or Unwanted
Many people navigating dating and relationships struggle with confusing, compulsive, or unwanted patterns of attraction that can be difficult to talk about—and even harder to understand.
Over more than fifteen years of clinical practice, I’ve developed an approach that helps adults make sense of these experiences with greater clarity, compassion, and practical direction.
In this 3-minute video, I share one example of that approach by looking at three common areas of dating and relationship confusion—all centered around how attraction actually works.
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