Feeling ‘Crazy in Love’? It might not be love, but limerence

In movies like Tamasha and Jab We Met, characters Tara and Geet show signs of limerence—a state of intense infatuation or obsession. It follows in three stages: infatuation, crystallisation, and deterioration. It can also stem from trauma. To address limerence without therapy, a US-based psychologist and researcher suggests first-order changes such as journaling, finding healthy distractions, etc.