Hello Steemians,
I want to touch on a very vital health topic today. There's a phenomenon that I have observed which I call The Love Paradox. We are all in the season of love, right? But that LOVE COULD KILL YOU!
First, let's explore what Love does to the body and the brain.
Ever noticed these changes on your body when in love?
- how you blush,
- how you flush,
- stand on wobbly knees,
- feel all woozy and sloppy
- get heart rate spikes,
- breath faster,
- have a feeling of butterflies in your tummy
- get all sweaty and jumpy
- feel all warm inside
- become touchy-feely
- roll your hair and adjust your shirt
- stutter and mumbo-jumble words
- get horny* (sorry but true)
Well these are some of the physical signs of love ( or lust depending on which way you roll). They are expressions of internal conflict. Love is sort of a conflict between your brain's normality and an altered (heightened) state which is motivated by someone else.
The conflict is between your heart and your head so to speak. Your brain will be kinda confused with this scenario; "should I roll the normal routine or should I change it for my lover?"
These physical signs are no much different from the signs of Fight or flight! which occurs when Adrenaline Is All Pumped in our blood stream. Here, your ability for rational thoughts are diminished and you begin to enter the automatic response mode.
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What are the molecules or hormones involved when one is in love?
Unlike the tension that you feel when you are frightened, LOVE FEELS GOOD!. Yeah! That feeling of goodness and wellbeing is a lovely thing in a very perfect world, but in ours, it sucks.
That's the genesis of all abnormal behaviours exhibited during season's like this.
The molecules of love will all pump up in your bloodstream and keep you expectant of pleasure while also distracting you from imminent pain. When your Pleasure Centers are awake, they take over your entire brain and make you carry out actions that will produce more pleasure for you.
- Oxytocin is a culprit. Once you are in a situation that inspires love, this hormone is supplied in large quantities to keep you warm and fuzzy. Its carried in the bloodstream to all parts of the body giving you tingly sensations in special places.
- Dopamine completes the work. If Oxytocin makes you tingly, then Dopamine makes you addicted tingliness (if such word ever existed). Neurotransmitters like this act in the brain nerve junctions and strengthen the flow of impulses concerning pleasure and hulluva-feelings.
- Norepinephrine keeps you addicted. Hmmm!? You really aren't completely in-love if you haven't yet fixated on that person like your whole frigging life depends on him/her. They involve the same pathways that keep people addicted to crack and other hard drugs.
Psychologically, Love Can Make You Do Stupid Things
When you are in love, due to the presence of aforementioned hormones, you are more likely to exhibit some irrational behaviours. These irrationalities are probably what makes us prone to endangerment while in love.
For example, you can go to dark, hidden and lonely places just to get "some". In that situation, you could probably expose yourselves to being kidnapped, raped, tortured or even serial-killed. But who cares right? As long as love covers a multitude of sins.
Check How Love Could Kill You
The physical responses could mimic fight or flight which could probably leave you confused. You maybe so confused that you skip obvious signs to flee even in the face of danger.
Many people have been found to engage in activities that there peers/lover approves of. In a situation where you lover smokes cigarette, or takes excessive alcohol or engages in multiple-partner unprotected sexual charade what do you do?
Love is like a drug in your brain, it may keep you from acting promptly. It could slow you down to a halt just like some drugs do. On the other hand, it could make you super-quick to act. You act before you think. Damn! That's not good right?
On a day like this being Valentine's Day- we have all hyped it as a day for lovers. Many people are definitely gonna make alot of mistakes today. Healthwise, many wrong decisions will be taken today. All because of love...
I will leave you with a question;
DOES LOVE REALLY CONQUER ALL THINGS?
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LOVE
It could mar
It could make
It could build
It could destroy
In my own little head, i believe love conquers all
Thank @nairadaddy for the tips
Hmmm... Wow. So much information. There is more to learn. Thanks @nairadaddy for this beautiful piece. Many will definitely learn.
Woooow! Good doze, thanks sir @nairadaddy
"Healthwise, many wrong decisions will be taken today" I see the babies coming
I don't just know why I was smiling when I was reading this post... I think its because I am single...LOL...
Weldone boss...
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Love is a beautiful thing...thanks for this informative post
Hmmm, things we do for love!
Even when our brain cautions us, the heart does the opposite.
It's safer to love with the brain than the heart.
I'm glad I don't do love, not ready to be killed, lol.
Beautiful piece of information, I've also learnt new medical terms.
Nice write up...everything you said is very true....I value your intelligence
Love sounds good 👀
I want to be loved 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
I say Weldone to those hormones oooo
Making us addicted....
Well love is beautiful especially in dark corners
Please i didn't say anything oh