The girl who felt everything

 There's a word I came across a while ago - limerence. It sounds poetic, but what it really means is that intoxicating, almost obsessive stage of attraction where your mind becomes a looping reel of "them". It's the thrill of anticipation, the way your heart races over a glance, a text, or a simple moment you keep replaying in your head. I've been there. Many times. In limerence, you build a version of the person in your head, not necessarily the real them, but the ideal you want them to be. You romanticize every detail : the way they laughed that one time, the way their hand brushed yours, the way their eyes lingered for just a second longer than necessary. And before you know it, you're chasing that high. It feels addictive because, in a way, it is. Neuroscience even says it - limerence triggers dopamine like a reward system. You become hooked on the anticipation . But here's the catch; it can also be exhausting. You find yourself constantly seeking thei...