When infatuation subsides, a new group of chemicals takes over. This new type of chemical reward is created by endorphins.
These morphine-like opiates calm and reassure with intimacy, dependability, warmth, and shared experiences. Not as exciting or as stressful as PEA, but steadier and more addictive.
Attachment can mean many things, ranging from emotional affection to physical affixation. Psychologists have whole theories around attachment and identify clinical disorders caused by it.
For our purposes, we can define attachment simply as a “strong emotional bond.”
We humans get attached.
Love and attachment seem pretty interconnected, but distinctly different. Love is a positive feeling toward something or somebody, and attachment is an emotional need for something or somebody. The major difference seems to be that love is other-directed, and attachment is self-centered.
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