In love and madness

Washington Times ^ | Monday, February 14, 2005 | By Jen Waters

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THE WASHINGTON TIMES

The language of Valentine's Day cards and love songs — "crazy for you," "madly in love," et cetera — may reveal an important truth. Sometimes, love looks like a mental disorder, says British clinical psychologist Frank Tallis. "Love seems to have the power to destabilize people emotionally," says Mr. Tallis, who has lectured in psychology and neuroscience at the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College in London. "Particularly in vulnerable individuals, it can be very difficult to cope." The author of "Love Sick: Love as a Mental Illness," Mr. Tallis has a private practice in London, where he says he often has patients who are suffering mentally because of love. "Some people are referred to me because of an admission to depression or anxiety disorder, but in fact, once we'd explored issues around their problems, it was clear they were just in love."

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Irving Berlin - You're Just In Love

[Kenneth:]
I hear singing and there's no one there
I smell blossoms and the trees are bare
All day long I seem to walk on air
I wonder why
I wonder why
I keep tossing in my sleep at night
And what's more I've lost my appetite
Stars that used to twinkle in the skies
Are twinkling in my eyes
I wonder why

[Sally:]
You don't need analyzing
It is not so surprising
That you feel very strange but nice
Your heart goes pitter patter
I know just what's the matter
Because I've been there once or twice
Put your head on my shoulder
You need someone who's older
A rubdown with a velvet glove
There is nothing you can take
To relieve that pleasant ache
You're not sick
You're just in love!

-1950