In a nutshell, similar regions of the brain are activated by both love and cocaine withdrawl. Therefore:

I can't say I'm terribly surprised by this result, and I'd love to see additional studies that link emotional states to brain activity.

Link: Anguish of romantic rejection may be linked to stimulation of areas of brain related to motivation, reward and addiction

 

 

Well that explains a lot.

 

Well, cocaine is a hellova drug

 

So, what did it mean when I was rejected lots as a young(er) man?

 

It's all about the endorphins, baby.

Oh, and we all know, love is actually a battlefield.

- Coeloptera

 

Sure it's the love im addicted too?

Nothing like snorting some poosey

 

i am more of a vanilla coke and cosplay love addict.
but i get the message.

 

Actually, if you're a straight male or a homosexual woman, then it's more like a Heroine Addiction.



stealing jokes from seinfield, what has my life become *drinks*

 

Kind of knew that the whole 'getting over your ex' is mainly motivation...but I suppose that all relationships--the hunt,the catch,the loss are all goal-oriented in a sense.However,relating that to addiction does come off as a surprise to me,and it does explain my slightly obsessive reaction to my last quarry.

 

I was expecting this to be a spammy thread. I'm pleasantly surprised.

Also explains why some people keep going back again and again when you put it like that.

 

Love is itself an addiction and there is no need of any kind of drug to ruin your life if you are addicted to love. Love is surely a battlefield if you win in it you will becaome the happiest person in the world and if you loose it you forget the path to happiness.

 

If love is a battlefield, then marriage is war by other means...

 

I used to love coke but it kept stealing my moneh. Sneaky white dust from hell.

 

It's all about basic human motivations of feeling good and the agony of being deprived of such feelings. It's no surprise that coke withdrawal and rejection trigger the same neurotransmitters.

 

Transformers are my drug. Thankfully, they are not my only love.

 

I recently read an article that said being around a woman you are extremely attracted to makes your intelligence drop, so love is like being on coke AND being retarded.

 

I'm sure!