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		Phillips, Lisa A.

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		Phillips, Lisa A. -- Relations with men.
		Unrequited love.
		Lovesickness.
		Sex addiction.
		Obsessive-compulsive disorder.
		Stalking -- Psychology.
		Stalkers -- Psychology.
		Man-woman relationships.
		Women -- Psychology.
		Radio journalists -- United States -- Biography.
		Journalists -- United States -- 21st century -- Biography.
		College teachers -- United States -- Biography.

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Unrequited : women and romantic obsession / Lisa A. Phillips.

by Phillips, Lisa A.

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Phillips, Lisa A. -- Relations with men.

Unrequited love.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Stalking -- Psychology.

Stalkers -- Psychology.

Man-woman relationships.

Women -- Psychology.

Radio journalists -- United States -- Biography.

Journalists -- United States -- 21st century -- Biography.

College teachers -- United States -- Biography.

9780062114013 (hc.)

0062114018 (hc.)

x, 291 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index.

"Blending memoir, literary exposition, and case studies, Unrequited is a powerful and empathetic cultural and psychological exploration of one-sided romantic obsession. The summer Lisa A. Phillips turned thirty, she fell in love with someone who didn't return her feelings. She soon became obsessed. She followed him around, called him compulsively, and talked about him endlessly. One desperate morning, after she snuck into his apartment building, he picked up a baseball bat to protect himself and began to dial 911. Her unrequited love had changed her from a sane, conscientious college teacher and radio reporter into someone she barely recognized -- someone who was taking her yearning much too far. Phillips explores the tremendous force of obsessive love in women's lives. She argues that it needs to be understood, respected, and channeled for personal growth -- yet it also has the potential to go terribly awry. Interweaving her own story with interviews and research in science, psychology, cultural history, and literature, Phillips describes how romantic obsession takes root, grows, and strongly influences our thoughts and behaviors. Going beyond images of creepy, fatally attracted psychos, male fantasies of unbridled female desire, and the platitudes of self-help books, Phillips reveals a powerful, troubling, and surprisingly common phenomenon. As she illuminates this mysterious psychological experience, placing it in a rich and nuanced context, she offers compelling insights to help any woman who has experienced unrequited obsessive love and been mystified and troubled by its grip. A former radio journalist, Lisa Phillips is a professor of journalism at The State University of New York at New Paltz."--Provided by publisher.

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