7 signs that you're a love addict, according to an expert

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• Love addiction is a desperate need to find someone to love that's fueled by the irrational fear of being alone or being rejected.
• Love addicts typically exhibit signs of co-dependency on their partner and at times lose touch with reality.
• Therapist Becky Whetstone said that love addiction often stems from childhood trauma, especially unhealthy relationships between a child and their mother.
• Here are 7 signs you might have an addiction to love, according to Whetstone.

Quarantine during the pandemic has many couples considering living together for the first time. But indefinite lockdown with a partner and little-to-no interaction with outside support systems can be a space where codependency transforms into love addiction.

According to The Ranch Treatment Centers, love addiction is a desperate need to find someone to love that's fueled by the irrational fear of being alone or being rejected.

It's surprisingly common, with 3 to 10% of the population grappling with some form of pathological love, according to Psychology Today.

According to Dr. Becky Whetstone, a therapist specializing in love addiction, love addicts typically exhibit signs of co-dependency on their partner and at times lose touch with reality.

Here are 7 signs you might have an addiction to love.