Love Addiction

Love could be as addictive as cocain or other stimulant drugs. Scientific research reveals that when you are attracted to someone your brain releases the drug dopamine, giving the same reaction that taking cocaine or other drugs would create.

Attraction and lust really is like a drug. It leaves you just wanting more. However first flush of love is temporary, lasting about only three to seven years. The research also investigated the link between people’s scents, facial features and genes. Being attracted to someone sparks the same incredible feelings no matter who you are. Love really does know no boundaries.

When we are attracted to someone, part of the brain which processes emotions is fired up causing the heart to pound three times faster than normal and cause blood to be diverted to the cheeks and sexual organs, which causes the feeling of butterflies in the stomach. It might look like we are all after the perfect partner to wine and dine but underneath all that our animal instinct, sex is booby-trapped, to make people bond with their partner.

“By nature we are all addicted to love, meaning we want it, seek it and have a hard time not thinking about it. We need attachment to survive and we instinctively seek connection, especially romantic connection. But there is nothing dysfunctional about wanting love.” – Smith