Lasting Love vs.Head-Over-Heels:Psychology and Science!

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This post analyses the fine stark difference between 'love' and 'head-over-heels'.Those who are worried about the Precap fall out and Naina failing,we must accept the fact that Sameer and Naina are head over-heels about each other and are still taking the baby steps towards the 'Lasting Love'.

From boosting happiness to making one less judgmental, head-over-heels transforms...

How their's is not love and just Head-over-heels with rush of teenage hormones,below are the points:

You may ask how it's possible to feel happy and anxious at the same time. But when it comes to being in love, really, any and all feelings at once is very possible. A person can feel happy when they're in love, but they can also feel anxious. Isn't that something?

Naina and Sameer both have been anxious about each other and we saw how both are relieved with assurance' of love letters.That flicker of suspicion is always present in early stages of love.

Love is an addiction you just can't kick. It releases a feel-good chemical, similar to another other addiction that creeps into our lives.

Sameer and Naina had got addicted to each other's presence.

No matter if the person you love is two door down or two countries away; that "addiction we feel because of love makes us more driven to take risks in order to get to that person.

We have witnessed all the risks both have taken to just contact each other.

If your mind begins to dance around in circles and even focusing on something ordinary makes you crazy, blame it on your love. Being in love interferes with your brain's ability to stay on task, says a study from the University of Maryland.

Thus we find Naina and Sameer failing in their own spheres to match upto the expectations or to be their former true selves.

Psychology behind Early-Phases of Love'

When we are falling in love, chemicals associated with the reward circuit flood our brain, producing a variety of physical and emotional responsesracing hearts, sweaty palms, flushed cheeks, feelings of passion and anxiety. Levels of the stress hormone cortisol increase during the initial phase of romantic love. As cortisol levels rise, levels of the neurotransmitter serotonin become depleted. Low levels of serotonin precipitate what Schwartz described as the "intrusive, maddeningly preoccupying thoughts, hopes, terrors of early lovethe obsessive-compulsive behaviors associated with infatuation.

Being love-struck also releases high levels of dopamine, a chemical that "gets the reward system going''.Dopamine activates the reward circuit, helping to make love a pleasurable experience similar to the euphoria associated with use of cocaine or alcohol.

In addition to the positive feelings romance brings, love also deactivates the neural pathway responsible for negative emotions, such as fear and social judgment. These positive and negative feelings involve two neurological pathways. The one linked with positive emotions connects the prefrontal cortex to the nucleus accumbens, while the other, which is linked with negative emotions, connects the nucleus accumbens to the amygdala.

When we are engaged in romantic love, the neural machinery responsible for making critical assessments of other people, including assessments of those with whom we are romantically involved, shuts down. "That's the neural basis for the ancient wisdom love is blind'.

So we now know how Sameer and Naina are going through hormonal mess.

If love lasts, this rollercoaster of emotions, and, sometimes, angst, calms within one or two years. "The passion is still there, but the stress of it is gone.''

Cortisol and serotonin levels return to normal. Love, which began as a stressor (to our brains and bodies, at least), becomes a buffer against stress. Brain areas associated with reward and pleasure are still activated as loving relationships proceed, but the constant craving and desire that are inherent in romantic love often lessen.

Many theories of love propose that there is an inevitable change over time from passionate love to what is typically called compassionate lovelove that is deep but not as euphoric as that experienced during the early stages of romance.

Then only the love becomes a strength and everlasting.From a malady becomes a remedy of many emotional and physical difficulties,trials and tribulations.

So our Naina and Sameer have a very long way to go.And we have to be patient enough to watch this journey.

This is strictly my POV,and sourced by Psychology Books/Sources.

Do share your opinions as well.😳


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Posted: 7 years ago
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Much needed post for the forum..
I was toying with the idea of doing a post myself but glad you did...
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Originally posted by: sanfan

Res

Much needed post for the forum..
I was toying with the idea of doing a post myself but glad you did...


Thanks Rekha 😃 Would love to go through your post too.😳
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I have never been so happy the way I am feeling today after reading your this post. As you mentioned, love is kind of any other drugs addiction and sadly we don' have any rehabilitation for person who are suffering from this LOVE addiction. This is something that can be cured only and only with time and love.
Wish people can have control on their mind, their behaviour, their emotions or their sorroundings. But aren' all addicted people behave in same way whether they are in love addiction or drugs addiction.
Addiction to anything is dangerous. But we don' really realize that we are getting addicted to something.
Give this kids time. Don' judge Naina.. she is purely in love. Agreed her character has lot of flaws but then who is perfect in this world?
She is not doing anything in purpose. It' just her state of mind.

As always Minu...very meaning and much required post.
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lovely post dear ...n I guess the much needed post as well!!!

The forum needs positivity!!!
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Originally posted by: SammP

I have never been so happy the way I am feeling today after reading your this post. As you mentioned, love is kind of any other drugs addiction and sadly we don' have any rehabilitation for person who are suffering from this LOVE addiction. This is something that can be cured only and only with time and love.

Wish people can have control on their mind, their behaviour, their emotions or their sorroundings. But aren' all addicted people behave in same way whether they are in love addiction or drugs addiction.
Addiction to anything is dangerous. But we don' really realize that we are getting addicted to something.
Give this kids time. Don' judge Naina.. she is purely in love. Agreed her character has lot of flaws but then who is perfect in this world?
She is not doing anything in purpose. It' just her state of mind.

As always Minu...very meaning and much required post.

Thanks Savy for the appreciation 😃 I am so happy with the fact that this made you happy 😃
Yeah addiction is distraction which itself becomes point of concentration. And it takes no drugs but reality checks and time to be back to former self..From personal experience can say that its the negative emotions and all conquering attitude that results in downfall.The sooner the reality checks are we let go off the ''all-conquering attitude'' and when acceptance comes to picture we are somehow back to our former ''good' and ''accepted'' self.
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Originally posted by: Niakhush

lovely post dear ...n I guess the much needed post as well!!!

The forum needs positivity!!!

Seeing this forum grow along with Naina-Sameer can't accept negativity a bit.I respect the POVs but hyperventilating and speculating that transmits negativity is not acceptable to me.Hence this post.😳
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It was as usual amazing analysis 😭👏
Ek happy single Ko dhuki karne liye acha tha 😭😆
Jokes apart 😆 ache se differentiate Kiya head over heels and lasting love me. And yes it is start of SamAina love they have to face many things in their life together...
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Posted: 7 years ago
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Thanks for the post.. a needed one..👍🏼

just my perspective --Not having experienced that phase in reality, but personally feeling terrible for Naina, all the outpouring of concern/pain for her in the forum/across social media, is a testimony to what the writers have achieved, writers must be happy with the connections viewers have made with a school going teenager, her dreams and her life..

Am going to watch with patience on how Naina and Sameer are going to turn around their lives and get strength from their own selves and from each other..this will be an interesting journey - am sure 😳
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Amazing analogy as always...
True and lasting love which is nurtured with time stays forever as it has trust factor in it... Even if your loves is miles away from you, your herars will still be together... U trusts the person and believe that wont go away from u no matter what... No need of any kind of reassurance for that... As u said, passion will be still there but without the stres... The love and belief that your partner will be always there with you even if far away.. They wont forget u as you two are connected by souls... In this love, we do not tend forget our responsibilities... The person is able to balance both.

In head over heels love, nothing else matters but love... We tend to forget the whole world and thinks of love as the only important thing... As u said, it becomes an addiction... Hormones do play an important role in this... Any kind of addiction is not good... Be it love or anything else... Naina and sameer are in this situation right now... Its like not being able to stay without each other's presence... Physical presence is not required always in true love...
Sometimes i feel naina has trust issues due to her insecurity regarding her looks and social status... Thats why she needs constant reassurance from sameer that he hasn't forgotten her or will not forget her.
Hopefully everything will fall into place after their meet.

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