u/Automatic_Basil3170

In the thick of it right now and I couldn’t sleep last night. Every time I’d start to drift off I’d randomly think of my LO and have to restart trying to refocus my mind. This kept on for hours of just tossing and turning, it’s like he’s haunting me!! Fuck I make myself want to throw up, I thought this feeling was supposed to subside after being rejected :(( GET OUT OF MY BRAIN

I was watching a video last night of this girl talking about limerence and how through her study of Jungian psychology, she found that the experience of limerence stems from the lack of the Anima/Animus in a man or woman, respectively. She explains each as an unconscious archetype; the anima being the unconscious feminine side of a man, and the animus as the unconscious masculine side of a woman (she does throw in a disclaimer to validate our gender non conforming friends). As such, limerence is a result of our own repressed anima/animus being reflected in our LO. I have noticed as a woman who’s experienced/experiencing limerence, my LOs are almost always men who are very straightforward, confident, honest and seemingly secure in their identity, traits that I myself very much lack; poor boundaries, poor communication, weak sense of self and low self esteem. Knowing this, I’ve been trying to incorporate those positive mindsets into my healing journey; embodying the masculine side of myself that knows who I am without any doubt or limiting beliefs, setting clear boundaries and carrying myself with a stronger sense of purpose and knowing.

I know of course plenty of other factors come to play in the experience of limerence, but I’m very curious to see if anyone else resonates with this concept