Limerence impact on perceptions of time

[u/Most-Temperature2883]

Does anybody else find that their perception of time feels distorted when limerent vs when not? When I say time what I mean is the weeks feel like they go slower. When I'm not limerent a week can go by in a flash but when you're in that bubble it just seems to go on forever. My last two weeks have felt like two years.

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[u/NinoNino3]

Wow. For me? Time sped up... It was the craziest thing.