I think I have a problem with obsessing over people. Whether it's a celebrity, a band, or a person in my life, I get way too attached to people who don't know anything about me. I will know everything about them- not on a creepy level, but how a good friend knows you- but it's so disappointing because they know nothing about me. I want them to know me, I want them to feel what I feel for them. Right now, there's this boy in my English class who I really like. I know he knows who I am, I know he has talked about me without me being in his presence. He's really shy and sweet, and I really like him. The problem is: I shouldn't. I've spoken to this boy maybe three times in real life, I've texted him over Snapchat (using homework or projects as a cover, of course) but other than that, we basically are strangers. It sounds like an innocent crush, but I am in love with this boy... and I don't even know him. It's called limerence, which is when you're infatuated or obsessed with another person, typically experienced involuntarily and characterized by a strong desire for reciprocation of one's feelings. I think I have it, which is not completely uncommon, but it makes me worry. Is anything I feel real, or is it just a part of the current obsession? How do I know the difference between a temporary infatuation ith someone or if I'm feeling something special?