Throughout the ages, philosophers, writers and scientists have tried to understand the state of “mad love” and the reasons that push the lover to turn into an executioner, committing against his beloved, the most heinous crimes that shake humanity.
What is pathological love?
All people seek a feeling of love, as it is a source of happiness and a harbor of safety, but the feeling of love turns for some people from a positive indicator to a negative indicator, destroying any relationship, when the excessive feeling of love begins, to become a tool of power, oppression and control on the other side.
pathological jealousy
Psychology experts agree that pathological jealousy, or what is known as “Othello syndrome”, is one of the most dangerous types of pathological love, as the name of this disorder is due to the English psychiatrist John Todd, who chose this name in relation to Shakespeare’s play , whose hero Othello killed his wife Beautiful for allegedly betraying him
As for Joanna Rosenblum,a clinical psychologist, she considers this syndrome one of the psychological disorders , in which the patient is constantly preoccupied with misleading thoughts about the betrayal of the life partner, without real or realistic evidence.
The person suffering from pathological jealousy usually suffers from behaviors such as stalking, stalking and some acts of sabotage, which may reach the point of using violence towards the life partner.
Among the reasons that lead to pathological jealousy is a lack of confidence in oneself or others, and a permanent feeling of inferiority that is fueled by sediments from childhood, the most important of which is the fear of losing a loved one.