erotomaniac
Believes love reciprocated
An erotomaniac is a person afflicted with erotomania—the delusional belief that another person, often a celebrity or someone of higher status, is secretly in love with them.
The term can also describe someone with obsessive or excessive sexual desire, though this usage is less precise.
The erotomaniac sent hundreds of letters to the actress, convinced she was sending him coded messages of love.
Stubbornly held false belief
- fantasyImaginative mental wandering
- imaginedFormed in the mind
- unrealityQuality of being imaginary
- false beliefConviction contrary to reality
convinced · paranoia · psychosis · delusional disorder · fixation · projection · idealization · misinterpretation
Unreciprocated media attachment
- public figureProminent, widely recognized person
- idolObject of worship
- starLuminous astronomical object
- fandomEnthusiast community collectively
Unfairly weighted toward one
- unreciprocatedNot given back
- piningAching with prolonged desire
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- longingIntense, persistent desire
heartache · unfulfilled · rejection · anguish · torment · unanswered · distant · unattainable
Persistent mental attachment
- preoccupationAbsorbing mental focus
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
- monomaniaFixation on single idea
- idée fixePersistent dominating thought
fascination · engrossment · enthrallment · infatuation · consuming · relentless · intrusive thoughts · single-minded
Act of chasing something
- harassmentAggressive, unwanted targeting
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- unwanted attentionNotice you didn't seek
- followingComing after another
cyberstalking · monitoring · intrusion · boundary violation · restraining order · unwelcome · victim · predatory
delusion
Stubbornly held false belief
false belief · convinced · paranoia · psychosis · delusional disorder · fixation · projection · idealization · misinterpretation · grandiosity
parasocial
Unreciprocated media attachment
- public figureProminent, widely recognized person
- idolObject of worship
- starLuminous astronomical object
one-sided
Unfairly weighted toward one
- unreciprocatedNot given back
- piningAching with prolonged desire
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
longing · heartache · unfulfilled · rejection · anguish · torment · unanswered · distant · unattainable · lovesick
fixation
Persistent mental attachment
- preoccupationAbsorbing mental focus
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
- monomaniaFixation on single idea
idée fixe · fascination · engrossment · enthrallment · infatuation · consuming · relentless · intrusive thoughts · single-minded · all-consuming
pursuit
Act of chasing something
- harassmentAggressive, unwanted targeting
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- unwanted attentionNotice you didn't seek
following · cyberstalking · monitoring · intrusion · boundary violation · restraining order · unwelcome · victim · predatory · threatening
erotomaniacasexual
Without erotic attraction
aromantic · celibate · ascetic · indifferent · frigid
erotomaniacstoic
Uncomplaining endurer of hardship
self-controlled · restrained · indifferent · dispassionate · level-headed