Are you in love--or addicted? How to know when to call it quits... and how to find the courage to call it quits. Are you unable to leave a love relationship even though it gives you more pain than joy? nbsp;nbsp;Your judgment and self-respect tell you to end it, but still, to your dismay, you hang on. nbsp;nbsp;You are addicted--to a person. nbsp;nbsp;Now there is an insightful, step-by-step guide to breaking that addiction--and surviving the split. nbsp;nbsp;Drawing on dozens of provocative case histories, psychotherapist Howard Helpern explains to you: Why you can get addicted to a person. Why and how you may try to deceive yourself. ("He really loves me, he just doesn't know how to show it. ") How you can recognize the symptoms of a bad relationship. How to deal with the power moves and guilt trips your partner uses to hold you. Why strong feelings of jealousy do not mean you are "in love. " How to get through the agonizing breakup period--without going back. How not to get caught in such a painful relationship again.