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why love makes you crazy
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WHY LOVE MAKES YOU CRAZY
Falling for someone can
cause you to act cuckoo. Here are the reasons why----
Sure, falling head over heels makes you feel deliciously happy and on top of the world. But passion induced EUPHORIA can also cause you to actually lose your mind.
When you are in love, your body produces mood-altering chemicals that can override the part of your brain that governs rational thought, while the giddiness can be pure bliss, there’s definitely a darker side to go gaga.
Listen in as the anthropologist explains the good, the bad, and the slightly ugly aspects of romance…
the good
Your love calls to say he or she can’t wait to see you again, and everything in the world becomes a little brighter: your claustrophobic room becomes charmingly cosy.
When you fall for someone, the part of your brain that’s rich in the stimulant dopamine is activated, causing you to feel exhilarated. And the intensity of that joy spills over into every aspect of the rest of your life, mitigating any negative things that may be going on.
Dopamine also cranks up production of testosterone, the hormone that rules libido. You are also probably producing a lot more norepinephrine, a neurotransmitter that is associated with increased memory. That’s why we tend to recall the tiniest, most insignificant details about your love. Your brain is ensuring that you cherish every moment the two of you spend together.
the bad
While being in love can put you in the happy zone, it can also be a tad hazardous. When you’re infatuated to someone, activity decreases in the amygdala, a part of your brain that is associated with fear. The internal alarm system doesn’t disappear completely, but its more to jump into fearful situations despite the consequences.Norepinephrine is also at play. It keeps your mind laser-focused on details-but only those related to our love. It tends to hamper the ability to home in on anything else that is not connected with our love paradise. So much of our brain power is redirected to our love that every other person or project in the life just gets the leftovers.
the ugly
Because love sparks activity in the dopamine areas of the brain associated with reward, you become addicted to your love. The more affection and attention your love gives you, the more depressed you will feel in their absence. The love sick blues may also be linked to a decrease in serotonin, a brain chemical that helps keep us calm and happy. Also the low levels of serotonin are linked to obsessive-compulsive disorder.
how to deal
While you wouldn’t want to totally forego that wacky feeling, you can definitely keep the side effects in check.
Go ahead and be crazy in love! But with a little bit of caution.
Published: October 08, 2007
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