When Love Feels Like an Addiction
From The Angry Therapist Podcast by The Angry Therapist
April 29, 2026 · 24 min
About this episode
John Kim explores love and sex addiction, reflecting on emotional regulation and the difference between real love and chasing intensity.
In this vulnerable solo episode, John Kim explores love and sex addiction through the lens of attachment, emotional regulation, childhood wounds, and relationship ruptures. After a painful conflict with his partner, John reflects on how love can become a way to regulate anxiety, emptiness, and the need to feel wanted or chosen. He unpacks the difference between real love and chasing intensity, and why healing means learning to sit with your own internal state without immediately reaching for someone else to fix it. 🎙️ More about John:📘 Pre order my new book, Love Hard On Purpose. Toss the blueprints. Build something honest. https://a.co/d/031PzkW4📘 Read John’s book in progress Sh*t Your Therapist Would Never Tell You on John’s SubStack HERE If you’re ready for deeper work, the Secure Self course is available HERE Order John's new book, Break Up. On Purpose, HERE Follow John on Instagram HERE Find out more about John HERE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: John Kim
Topics covered
- love addiction
- sex addiction
- attachment
- emotional regulation
- childhood wounds
- relationship conflict
Keywords
- love addiction
- sex addiction
- attachment theory
- emotional regulation
- relationship issues
- healing
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Love Hard On Purpose, Sh*t Your Therapist Would Never Tell You, Break Up. On Purpose
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