Jennifer Lopez is a "love addict" -- who knew?! The superstar admitted in a recent interview with Self magazine, that she "fears" being on her own and numbs out on relationships.

The 45-year-old told the mag that she has been learning to love herself after years of being heartbroken, "When you have that much pain, you have to anesthetize yourself in some ways."

The mother of two said she got in relationship after relationship to deal with her deep-seated agony. The Wedding Planner actress confessed relationships were here vice, "People do different things. Some go out and party and sleep around, but that's just not my way."

Like so many women, she admits, "I found the comfort in someone else. That's called being a love addict."

Jennifer has had three failed marriages with Cris Judd, Ojani Noa and Marc Anthony. In June, she split from her boyfriend of two and a half years, 27-year-old dancer Casper Smart -- since then the A-lister has been on her own.

That may have been her past -- but now she is doing things very differently. "When I face myself, I go, "You have a fear of really being on your own. So you know what? That's what we're gonna do right now."

And that's just what she's doing.