Snaped some pictures today............
Read a real enlighting article today in February National Geographic about my favorite subject Love.
Love The Chemical Reaction
Being a drug fiend I was very pleased to find out that when you are in love...
Love changes your brain chemistry via production of different hormones that have a high like drugs. Free dope kwel ! Wait it even gets better different kinds of love feelings produce different highs :-D
When test subjects looked at his or her loved one , the parts of the brain linked to reward and pleasure centers went wild with activity. Love lights up the caudate nucleus becuase it is home to a dense spread of receptors for a neurotransmitter called dopamine. Which is our self produced endogenous love potion. Dopamine creates intense energy, exhilaration, focused attention, and motivation to win rewards. That is why when you first fall in love you can make love to the morning light, take risks you would not normally take, or try to impress your worthiness to the object of your affections. These are side effects of dopamine on your thinking process a sort of insanity.
Yes the article goes on to say that the difference between love and obsessive-compulsive disorder OCD are hard to distinguish because they both share a Serotonin "imbalance" as the cause of irrational behavior. Lovers serotonin levels were compared with those suffering from OCD both of these subjects had Serotonin levels 40% lower than average people. People who are on Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil might be unable to fall in love because of their artificially high serotonin levels. A common side effect of anti depressants in both genders is loss of sexual desire. I've experienced this personally myself when on Zoloft 8 years ago. I felt happy but had no desire for sex. I can see how long term use of anti depressants can make you suicidal. Without sex I experienced the loss of will to live. Luckly when you quit anti depressants in weeks intrest in sex returns and relationships can be retained. I'll never take a anti depressant again because of the loss of sexual drive, will to live, the ability to be crazy, and perceive love.
Unfortuneately :-( as with any good dope you build up a tolerance to the excesive Dopamine level in your brain and the sing you get from love is lost. Thank goodness there is another hormone that provides and even better high to save the day.
There is another hormone called Oxytocin. Oxytocin is a hormone released in both mother and child when infants suckle. Mom gets us hooked on this dope early so most of us are reliving the pleasure of these first times getting high while nursing. Release of this hormone creates the feeling of attachment and bonding essential for long term relationships. This must be the reward for mothers having children. They know they'll get really high after the pain of birth. Oxytocin is also released when we kiss, embrace a loved one, and of course during sex.
For those in long term relationships, Are the high times of Dopamine gone for good ? NO
Seems novelty and romance can trigger dopamine in the brain. Nostalgia, Memories, of past good times could provide a multiplying effect because possible Oxytocin interaction. No wonder sex is so good with someone you love.Your euphoric on all these hormones your loved one creates in your mind. Kwel I love being a dope fiend. huh huh huh ....
A drug free America ?
NO way !
More Dopamine and Oxytocin here please !
If we were all dope fiends like this and gave love freely always to everyone ........
Heaven on earth.
Love someone today and get high !!! :-D
Peace, Love, Liberty
Kris
Read a real enlighting article today in February National Geographic about my favorite subject Love.
Love The Chemical Reaction
Being a drug fiend I was very pleased to find out that when you are in love...
Love changes your brain chemistry via production of different hormones that have a high like drugs. Free dope kwel ! Wait it even gets better different kinds of love feelings produce different highs :-D
When test subjects looked at his or her loved one , the parts of the brain linked to reward and pleasure centers went wild with activity. Love lights up the caudate nucleus becuase it is home to a dense spread of receptors for a neurotransmitter called dopamine. Which is our self produced endogenous love potion. Dopamine creates intense energy, exhilaration, focused attention, and motivation to win rewards. That is why when you first fall in love you can make love to the morning light, take risks you would not normally take, or try to impress your worthiness to the object of your affections. These are side effects of dopamine on your thinking process a sort of insanity.
Yes the article goes on to say that the difference between love and obsessive-compulsive disorder OCD are hard to distinguish because they both share a Serotonin "imbalance" as the cause of irrational behavior. Lovers serotonin levels were compared with those suffering from OCD both of these subjects had Serotonin levels 40% lower than average people. People who are on Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil might be unable to fall in love because of their artificially high serotonin levels. A common side effect of anti depressants in both genders is loss of sexual desire. I've experienced this personally myself when on Zoloft 8 years ago. I felt happy but had no desire for sex. I can see how long term use of anti depressants can make you suicidal. Without sex I experienced the loss of will to live. Luckly when you quit anti depressants in weeks intrest in sex returns and relationships can be retained. I'll never take a anti depressant again because of the loss of sexual drive, will to live, the ability to be crazy, and perceive love.
Unfortuneately :-( as with any good dope you build up a tolerance to the excesive Dopamine level in your brain and the sing you get from love is lost. Thank goodness there is another hormone that provides and even better high to save the day.
There is another hormone called Oxytocin. Oxytocin is a hormone released in both mother and child when infants suckle. Mom gets us hooked on this dope early so most of us are reliving the pleasure of these first times getting high while nursing. Release of this hormone creates the feeling of attachment and bonding essential for long term relationships. This must be the reward for mothers having children. They know they'll get really high after the pain of birth. Oxytocin is also released when we kiss, embrace a loved one, and of course during sex.
For those in long term relationships, Are the high times of Dopamine gone for good ? NO
Seems novelty and romance can trigger dopamine in the brain. Nostalgia, Memories, of past good times could provide a multiplying effect because possible Oxytocin interaction. No wonder sex is so good with someone you love.Your euphoric on all these hormones your loved one creates in your mind. Kwel I love being a dope fiend. huh huh huh ....
A drug free America ?
NO way !
More Dopamine and Oxytocin here please !
If we were all dope fiends like this and gave love freely always to everyone ........
Heaven on earth.
Love someone today and get high !!! :-D
Peace, Love, Liberty
Kris
[Edited on Jan 20, 2006 12:57PM]