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writes:Can fancying someone or being in love affect or damage your body in any way? I'm asking this as whenever i'm in love with someone or just fancy them i get butterflies in my stomach. Can that affect you? And the beating of the heart can also be so fast that it's painful. Reply to this Question
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reader, Kanda  +, writes (14 May 2007):
If you are experiencing anxiety, depression or some sort of post traumatic stress disorder as a result of something in terms of fear or distress from a relationship- then yes it does affect your body. The chemistry of your brain is reprogrammed- so the amygdala, which is part of the limbic brain, is overwhelmed and highjacked with emotions- which will slow down digestion, sexual desire and other things instead to prepare for the flight or fight or freeze response- which is when you are nervous, butterflies in your stomach etc. If it is chronic anxiety the neural transmitters will establish stronger connections if you are going through something in which adrenaline is involved then that adrenaline burns, sears and stamps the memory into your mind. Which is how people become obsessive. Also being under stress can affect your logic and memory and how you percieve things. If you are stressed enough to depression- you may become sleep deprived and lack of nutrients and water in your body can offset many reactions- there is so much you can learn about how the body and mind work together- I suggest some research because it really is too dense to talk about online- but there was just a preview of some of the things. Hope that helps.
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