And hello to you and welcome to the Richard Nichols podcast, the Personal Development

Podcast series that's here to help inspire, educate and motivate you to be the best you can be.

I'm psychotherapist Richard Nichols and today you'll learn a little bit about limerence.

And if you're ready, we'll start the show.

It's February, and you know what that means?

Pancake Day! Yay!

And I think National Chip Week as well.

All the things we love.

But we've also got Valentine's Day too, haven't we?

Because we don't just love chips and pancakes.

We also love each other.

And in lots of different ways.

I'll be making an episode on Patreon next Monday, is that the 9th, about love?

Because the psychology of it is quite interesting.

So do look out for that one.

But today, I want to talk about how it can go wrong in our brain, because it really can do.

You see, the very beginnings of a romantic relationship feels stronger than

any other time. That's no secret. As relationships grow, they can become better, if you want to think of it

that way. They can become deeper, more meaningful, more important. But quite often, that very first stage, when you can't

think about anything else other than your infatuation, it lights up every happy button in the brain.

It feels amazing to think about them, let alone meet up with them.

And this period of time is sometimes called

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