Everyone is in love at least once in their lives. Therefore you must surely remember the strange way he felt at that moment. Poor concentration, decreased appetite, difficulty sleeping - all these things sound like symptoms of a disease, but this is actually falling in love .
The unusual "insanity" that overwhelms every love is due to the changes occurring in his brain. In other words - behind every illogical "symptom" of falling in love is hidden logical scientific explanation.
What happens in our brains when we fall in love?
Serotonin levels fall
Most people will say that they feel happy when they are in love. But this is impossible! Studies have shown that when a person fall in love, the levels of serotonin (hormone of happiness) in the body belong to him. Of the University of Pisa found that the level of serotonin in the body of the lover can be reduced to the levels of serotonin in the body of a person with OCD. In other words - when you love, you're not happy, you're obsessed. Maybe it makes you check your phone every 5 minutes for calls or messages from your loved one?
Cortisol levels are increased
While serotonin in the body decreases when love, cortisol increases. As we know, cortisol is a stress hormone that prepares the body for emergencies. High levels of cortisol during falling in love can make you feel more energetic than usual. This explains the lack of appetite and sleep problems. When the levels of the stress hormone skyrockets, you find it difficult to relax or to eat normally.
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reduces anxiety
This may seem a bit strange - although cortisol levels when love is rising, you do not feel worried and anxious (although that is what is expected). The explanation is, that part of your brain that should take account of this increase actually turns off. This area of the brain called the amygdala, and that it generally registers anxiety. During the lovers even notice something wrong with your beloved, you would not be embarrassed, because part of your brain is "off".
Lose your judgment
Probably many times have you heard the old adage that "love is blind". This thought is very true. Well, it does not really blind, but rather his brain "disability" when love. During the crush not only the amygdala, responsible for the anxiety off, but their functions deactivated and ventromedial prefrontal cortex, which owe their critical judgment. Do not judge yourself too severely for this ... oh wait, you can!