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Why Love Can Be Addictive
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Love can create a chemical addiction in the brain, similar to the effects of drugs, gambling or exercise, which explains why people can experience genuine withdrawal symptoms after a breakup. This is due to the dopamine signals in the brain that craves a person or object that previously caused euphoria.
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Breakups can elicit the same addictive cravings in the brain as drug withdrawal.
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Breakups
Summary
Breakups can elicit the same addictive cravings in the brain as drug withdrawal. When we experience a heartbreak, our brain stimulates the addiction and dopamine signals our brain to crave the person who caused the euphoria in the first place, leading to genuine withdrawal symptoms and a dopamine crash.