17/11/2022
If we never try, how will we know?
Love is everything and it comes from all different sizes, shapes and forms. Being in love is the one of the most beautiful thing a certain person can feel. It may be a romantic love, unconditional love, painful love and a lot more. Are you ready to dig deeper on how can we feel love towards each other and of course, the science behind it? Let me help you, if you have this feeling too and together, let us know more things about love!
In Science term, the initial feelings of love is is stimulated by three chemicals in the brain which are noradrenaline that stimulates adrenaline production causing that racing heart and sweaty palms, dopamine, the feel-good chemical, and phenylethylamine that is released when we're near our crushes or loved ones giving us butterflies in our tummies/stomach. The brain seals the deal by releasing oxytocin, often called “the love hormone.” It's a neuropeptide produced in the hypothalamus and secreted by the pituitary gland during times of intimacy, like hugging, breastfeeding and or**sm. It's very interesting right? By this time, I know we can just all feel that love is love without knowing how this feeling actually works in our mind and body, indeed love is powerful! No worries, I know you have a lot of questions now but let me just proceed so we can analyze ourselves in this thing called love, let's move on, shall we?
While there’s no single pathway to falling in love, one possible reaction happens this way! After an initial spark with a certain person, the body may produce high levels of testosterone and estrogen, which drive intense feelings of lust. The brain then produces elevated levels of dopamine, which plays a role in how people experience pleasure, and norepinephrine, resulting in a faster heart rate, restlessness and loss of appetite all signs of attraction. As people fall deeper into love, the brain floods again this time with oxytocin, released when people are physically affectionate, and vasopressin, which generates the desire to protect one’s partner creating feelings of attachment.
How awesome! As we show love to our loved ones, our body inside and outside reacts to it as well. We may not know it at first but now, we are able to think how cool science when it comes to love! Indeed, love connects everything and even in our organs of parts of the body! Love is incredibly perplexing as it is as well as the science behind it. How beautiful it is to fall or show our love to anyone. From the inside reactions of our body to outside is really amazing to think of! Indeed, love conquers all!
Sources:
https://healthmatters.nyp.org/the-science-behind-love-how-your-brain-and-five-senses-help-you-fall-in-love/