Love Sick “Love like this was a serious illness, a form of illness from which one can never fully recover,” said Charles Bukowski, a poet of German origin. Love can exist in many forms; However, there is a manifestation of love that seems to have fascinated humanity since the dawn of time. It is the love that two people share when they “fall in love” – the love that is now more frequently described as passionate or romantic love. In this sense, love occupies a special place in human affairs. This has always been a universal concern. It could be that madness in love is part of the human condition. The link between love and states of illness and madness has existed since ancient times. In fact, love is a disease that causes many psychological and physical disorders. First of all, the mind is the first victim of love. The main function of the mind is to control the body, feelings and thoughts. Mental disorders can cause serious mental illness ranging from depression to suicide. Therefore, love puts people at greater risk of fear, anger, and in extreme cases, death. According to the principles of Hippocratic medicine, passionate love almost invariably turns into “love melancholy” – a form of depression. Furthermore, anyone who has ever been in love will experience the sickness of love, an emotional roller coaster that seems to transport the occupant between the two extremes of heaven and hell (Paul, 1993, p. 91). Even a cursory examination of artistic works on the theme of love will reveal a striking duality. Love is rarely described as a completely pleasurable experience. It's an amalgamation of seemingly incompatible things... middle of paper ...... Love Sickness 8 love - lowers blood pressure and reduces the risk of heart attack. On the other hand, studies have shown that too much sex can tire the body in addition to the heart. In conclusion, love is unique among these mental states. Although we celebrate love, we also recognize that it can feel like a disease. Thus, the word love is complemented by lovesickness. There is an equivalent construction which concerns any other positive mental state. Poets experience illness because of the absence of their lovers. Additionally, psychiatry recognizes abnormally elevated mood in the form of mania. However, lovesickness and the anxiety of rejection can lead to anguish and real suffering, both mental and physical. If love is a disease, then perhaps there is a cure. However, the wounds of love are only healed by those who made them.