Love can ease pain

drmana
By drmana

Love hurts, at least according to many a romantic songwriter, but it may also help ease pain, US scientists suggest.
It has been known for some time that strong feelings of love are linked to intense activity in several different brain regions.
These include areas linked to the brain chemical dopamine, which produces the brain's feel-good state following certain stimulants - from eating sweets to taking cocaine.
Dr Jarred Younger, one of the researchers involved, said that the "love-induced analgesia" appeared to involve more primitive functions of the brain, working in a similar way to opioid painkillers.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11537063

By lawa• 14 Oct 2010 22:27
Rating: 4/5
lawa

but its huge rush near hamad hospital gate and you just dreaming

By nomerci• 14 Oct 2010 22:21
nomerci

you are welcome :) Sweet dreams...;)

By britexpat• 14 Oct 2010 22:19
britexpat

My evening is complete and I can't wait to start dreaming... Thanks :O)

By nomerci• 14 Oct 2010 22:18
nomerci

brit...but wait...what is this...all of sudden she stops...turns around....her face is distorted.....she spits out something white and fluffy....tb's cotton wad, which was still stuck in his moth from his earlier rootcanal treatment....she pushes tb away...frantically runs to the door...looks down the hallway ...to spot brit ex...waiting...looking ...hoping...YES...she runs to him..he embraces her and they walk off into the dust clouds of Qatar......there, better?

By lawa• 14 Oct 2010 22:14
lawa

then you will get love with ticket

By britexpat• 14 Oct 2010 22:10
britexpat

Damn that suave and debonaure Time Bandit .. :o(

I wonder if she has a sister who is a motorcycle cop ????

By nomerci• 14 Oct 2010 22:06
nomerci

brit, and then...in true 007 manner, she rips off her latex mask...and ,,wait for it....it is the long lost shot putter....and finally united, they live happily ever after....sad thing id...she now is with tb...not brit ex...ah well!

By lawa• 14 Oct 2010 22:02
lawa

your salogan should be no pain no gain

By lawa• 14 Oct 2010 22:00
lawa

that you are Swedish girl ......:))))))))

By Lion_King• 14 Oct 2010 21:59
Lion_King

Brit lol, she is the one for TB?

By timebandit• 14 Oct 2010 21:58
timebandit

Wow it works!! The pain has gone!

By britexpat• 14 Oct 2010 21:57
britexpat

i em Helga. I veer uneeffurm und heegh heels. veell luuk effter yuoo

By lawa• 14 Oct 2010 21:52
lawa

better to take killing drugs

By timebandit• 14 Oct 2010 21:51
timebandit

She may also have been a singer with ABBA

By lawa• 14 Oct 2010 21:50
lawa

to find a true love in hospital might be you got true opration

By timebandit• 14 Oct 2010 21:47
timebandit

Ok... so I am in hospital... I am in pain... and I am offered:-

a) Pain killing drugs

b) Swedish blond (female)(who is hot)

Which do I go for?

By Lion_King• 14 Oct 2010 21:33
Lion_King

You figured that out, didn't you? :)

By drmana• 14 Oct 2010 21:28
drmana

lion_king, to get the sister type love as mentioned by lawa? :-P

By Lion_King• 14 Oct 2010 21:25
Lion_King

I am off to the hospital, rightaway.

By britexpat• 14 Oct 2010 21:21
britexpat

Watching Debbie does Doha can help you have true thoughts..

By timebandit• 14 Oct 2010 21:13
timebandit

All you need is love.

By lawa• 14 Oct 2010 19:54
lawa

you know why people are so frustrated now a days bcz due to our living we are internally not getting those chemical reaction which are not performing well that’s why now love is not long lasting .For true love you should have true thoughts which is now rare.

By drmana• 14 Oct 2010 19:28
drmana

Lol Lawa, your last sentence was hilarious. Yes, you are very much correct.

By lawa• 14 Oct 2010 18:49
lawa

yes you are right love really ease the pain love is actually the name of feeling and feeling comes from heart and understand by brain when any feeling came to mind it makes a chemical reaction in our mind which gives us a comfort that is love

like a sister in hospital in her duty she actually gives comfort to patient by giving them a good smile or by giving them courage its also a kind of love its not mean that you all should went to hospital to get your love

By jpa• 14 Oct 2010 18:28
jpa

Too much endless love.

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By Lion_King• 14 Oct 2010 17:14
Lion_King

Let me figure it out... hang on a second... Who is in real pain now? The Vodka is ready.... On the rocks on the week end... :)

By Victory_278692• 14 Oct 2010 12:30
Victory_278692

you explained in scientific terms....TFS.

Love can make people rejuvenate, more energetic, reduce depression, inspire and provide strong will power/reason to Live and fight for survival.

Peace

By anonymous• 14 Oct 2010 12:21
anonymous

Rishi who is that baby?...lol... Chinese? or Russian?...lol

By No_Good_Thing_Dies• 14 Oct 2010 12:00
No_Good_Thing_Dies

By giving stronger/longer pains...love let us think that all other pains are nothing... :)

By mjamille28• 14 Oct 2010 11:55
mjamille28

FS, thanks... you are sweet.. :)

By Formatted Soul• 14 Oct 2010 11:50
Formatted Soul

awwww mj...will my love heal your pain? I am so full of love at the moment..:)

Dramana..lol

By drmana• 14 Oct 2010 11:48
drmana

FS, looks like its the breeding season. lol

By mjamille28• 14 Oct 2010 11:48
mjamille28

well, FS then I am in pain.. I am missing someone so much, it hurts.. and my tramadols can't do nothing about it.. :(

By Formatted Soul• 14 Oct 2010 11:47
Formatted Soul

mj ..the one that can be healed by Love:)

Drmana..QL is full of love birds these days...especially men..lol

By drmana• 14 Oct 2010 11:46
drmana

Aha! rishi, who's the lucky girl?

By mjamille28• 14 Oct 2010 11:46
mjamille28

FS, what kind of pain are we talking about here? ;)

By anonymous• 14 Oct 2010 11:45
anonymous

to my baby..

donno much about history..donno much biology, donno much about the science books, donno much about the french i took..

but i do know that i love you..and i know that if you love me too...what a wonderful world it would be...:)

By Formatted Soul• 14 Oct 2010 11:43
Formatted Soul

so anyone in Pain?? lol

By drmana• 14 Oct 2010 11:41
drmana

Jack, this is about the love as in emotion not as in action :-(

By anonymous• 14 Oct 2010 11:38
anonymous

Yeah ...Love can ease pain... so lets all start makin et ;)

By plushed• 14 Oct 2010 11:35
plushed

love is bad. its addictive. same effect with drugs.

By drmana• 14 Oct 2010 11:25
drmana

Now what lead to the fight? Cool down people....let love heal all your pain.

By anonymous• 14 Oct 2010 11:24
anonymous

Well constant whining on a topic inspires me to give unsolicited advices..

Anyway enjoy your misery, I am outta here...

By anonymous• 14 Oct 2010 11:22
anonymous

You are right, Teluguy.

By anonymous• 14 Oct 2010 11:21
Rating: 2/5
anonymous

Well then you are stuck.. You think Men are pathetic and yet you won't look at the alternative.. You are contributing to your own misery then.

By Teluguy• 14 Oct 2010 11:21
Teluguy

lp I thought weight is again a force.. am i right?

lol, love became everything here, mass,energy,force and what not!

By anonymous• 14 Oct 2010 11:20
anonymous

Right, WK. The simple instinct to reproduce.

By mjamille28• 14 Oct 2010 11:20
mjamille28

lol WK.. :P

By anonymous• 14 Oct 2010 11:19
Rating: 3/5
anonymous

tinker you can always try Women, it is legal in India now ;)

By mjamille28• 14 Oct 2010 11:18
mjamille28

tink, at the moment, he is soooo out of reach.. :(

By anonymous• 14 Oct 2010 11:18
anonymous

LP my assumptions are based on all human beings remaining on the surface of the earth..

Too much emphasis on Physics & Chemistry, Biology contributes the most to Love :P

By anonymous• 14 Oct 2010 11:16
anonymous

WK, it depends where they are. As you know, mass is not identical to weight!

By mjamille28• 14 Oct 2010 11:16
mjamille28

ok, grabbing all the science books I can get my hands on now.. :(

By anonymous• 14 Oct 2010 11:15
anonymous

brit, that would be the attracting or repelling force of electrical charges resting in the electrons on the outmost shell of the electron configuration, which are in charge of the chemical properties.

By mjamille28• 14 Oct 2010 11:14
mjamille28

lol tink, don't have much mass in me, but have fallen flat on my face many times before.. :P

By drmana• 14 Oct 2010 11:13
drmana

If that is true, you stand no chance WK :-P

By britexpat• 14 Oct 2010 11:13
britexpat

But Chemistry is something that binds two people together :O)

By anonymous• 14 Oct 2010 11:12
anonymous

LP but since Force is directly proportional to Mass, can we conclude that people with greater mass are more likely to fall in love?? :(

By mjamille28• 14 Oct 2010 11:12
mjamille28

I never paid much attention to Physics back then.. :(

By drmana• 14 Oct 2010 11:12
drmana

ROFL brit, no....KY jelly would be for similar 4 letter word starting with L but not love. This is about pure love ointment :-P

By drmana• 14 Oct 2010 11:10
drmana

I liked the definition rishi....so complexly simple :-)

By anonymous• 14 Oct 2010 11:10
anonymous

Let me explain it in English: Physics is the science of 'forces'. Love is a force (some say the greatest force), hence, love is physics or at least an object of physics.

By britexpat• 14 Oct 2010 11:09
britexpat

Are you referring to KY Jelly ?

By anonymous• 14 Oct 2010 11:08
Rating: 2/5
anonymous

LP, if you ask a human physiologist as to what is love...his reply would be like..

love is deemed to be felt when molecules of specific chemicals like adrenaline, dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin and vasopressin interact in the brain to produce certain mental or physical feelings. mostly, its a feel-good effect on the brain and body.

when the body gets used to these chemicals, the absesnce of the same are felt badly manifesting in mental pain and madness.

these chemicals are produced in the body when we are with someone we are used to living with or someone we like being with..

By drmana• 14 Oct 2010 11:07
drmana

Whoever is hurting, use the ointment of love and all would be fine......wow! how romantic....

By anonymous• 14 Oct 2010 11:07
anonymous

tinker Physics & abstract???

By britexpat• 14 Oct 2010 11:07
britexpat

Physics becomes Physical

Chemistry becomes Chemistry

Both are ingredients for Love :O)

By anonymous• 14 Oct 2010 11:06
anonymous

And love is so abstract, too. Just look at the jillions of attempts to describe it, tinker.

By mjamille28• 14 Oct 2010 11:05
mjamille28

all this talk of love makes me wanna fly somewhere today.. too bad it ain't happening yet...:(

By GodFather.• 14 Oct 2010 11:05
GodFather.

BritExpat and what about if it is not the same person again and again. Does that mean I is in Trouble?..lol

By CinnamonZ• 14 Oct 2010 11:04
Rating: 4/5
CinnamonZ

very interesting article drmana and rishimba..

totally agree that love is the best natural cure..although it doesnt always have to be the love between partners..it can be love in any form...like love of a mother and baby etc...

By GodFather.• 14 Oct 2010 11:04
GodFather.

Love makes one do awful and unexpected things..LP..:)

By britexpat• 14 Oct 2010 11:04
britexpat

You can fall in love with the same person again and again and again :O)

By GodFather.• 14 Oct 2010 11:03
GodFather.

LP yes, your a loverboy alright. Cant dispute that..:)

By GodFather.• 14 Oct 2010 11:03
GodFather.

Not the first one still too young, and dont believe in the second one! or do I?

By drmana• 14 Oct 2010 11:02
drmana

Never knew love was that complicated :-(

I would stick to simple aspect of love....I like it that way :-)

By vishwanath100_in• 14 Oct 2010 11:02
vishwanath100_in

love is emotions coming up

??? is emotions coming down

pain is because of neuro transmittors in our body

medicine can realive pain beacuse it jammmes the signal passing were u have pain

love in no way would heal pain because love itself is big pain

hi drmana you are right about chemical imbalance occuring which scientists found out

By anonymous• 14 Oct 2010 11:02
anonymous

UK, I am a lover. (Don't ask of what, though.)

By britexpat• 14 Oct 2010 11:01
britexpat

It's either the onset of menopause or you're falling in love all over again ..

By anonymous• 14 Oct 2010 11:01
anonymous

LP is actually a hopeless romantic ;)

By anonymous• 14 Oct 2010 11:00
anonymous

This is the hierarchy, drmana:

biologists look at organisms, chemists look at the elements, physicists look at the elementary particles of which all of this is made. So, if you understand the physics, you don't need the chemist or the biologist anymore.

By GodFather.• 14 Oct 2010 11:00
GodFather.

I am getting that fimbling feel now a days BritExpat. What to do Yanni?

By GodFather.• 14 Oct 2010 10:59
GodFather.

Drmana, LP is a Teacher..:) No wonder he talks to us like this..:)

By britexpat• 14 Oct 2010 10:59
britexpat

If love is like an opiate, then that means that you are always in a trance. When you fall out of love, then you go cold turkey...

I know the feeling ... My Cuban Shotputter :O(

By drmana• 14 Oct 2010 10:56
drmana

errr LP.....English please :-(

By anonymous• 14 Oct 2010 10:56
anonymous

drmana, chemistry is physics on a more complex level, that's all. While physicists look at the elementary particles, a chemist takes them already as 'black boxes', not knowing what goes on at the elementary level of matter and energy. That's why chemistry is obsolete.

By GodFather.• 14 Oct 2010 10:55
GodFather.

Ice maiden I have only lost 10kg, but that was due to a very strict diet and exercise..:) Not sure anything to do with Love..:)

By bubblymom• 14 Oct 2010 10:53
bubblymom

and too much love will kill you as well. :/

By drmana• 14 Oct 2010 10:52
drmana

LP, love definitely has chemistry and biology but the physics bit would be hardly convincing :-)

By anonymous• 14 Oct 2010 10:50
anonymous

As rish describes it, love is reduced to physics and chemistry resulting from the properties of particles in motion. Although there is some truth in it, Hollywood and Bollywood won't like it that much.

By drmana• 14 Oct 2010 10:47
drmana

Love as a form of energy....hmmmm, never thought about it from that angle.

By anonymous• 14 Oct 2010 10:44
Rating: 5/5
anonymous

i liked the narrative below on love and i thought this is the place i can share it with you guys...

Love is usually defined as a strong affection for another, as a strong regard for and dedication to someone. It could be for our spouse, our family, our friends...

But love can also be seen as a form of energy. We already know that all matter is energy in movement. Even the most solid objects are built from energy. We are surrounded by energy. We ourselves are energy. The source of this energy is love. Love is the highest form of energy.

Energy vibrates at different frequencies. Love forces vibrate at the highest frequency. Forces of inferior kind show lower frequencies. Love has been seen as the greatest energy of life or the unified field of consciousness.

Those who are in love vibrate at high frequency and can get that frequency throughout the mind and emotions just by recalling the feeling of being in pleasant situations with the beloved ones.

The lack of love opens the door to inferior beings that enter with arms charged with negativity, anxiety, fear, sadness, hate, phobia, etc. Love nourishes health. Negative emotions nourish illness.

Love can heal the body, as a bio-field reader shows. The healing love is not really our love. The healing love is unlimited God’s love. We are channels that conduct God’s love energy for healing. Our love energy is limited.

Healing love energy flows through healers' hands into diseased organs of a sick person's bodies when healers touch those areas. We do not help others by identifying with other's pain. We do help them by channeling extra Love energy needed to move them beyond their pain.

Today, when every day is a nightmare for many people, when depression treatments are so in demand, it is good to remember that love energy generates feelings of joy and happiness in both the receiver and the giver. It produces a flow of physical energy that feeds not only the physical body but the entire being. When you smile and people smile back, love energy has been given out and returned.

If we continuously hold only love in our hearts, we will notice whatever is not in alignment with harmony. We may have to deal with our suppressed remorse, resentment, fear or attachment. We need to clean out our subconscious. We have to release all the low frequency energy. With patience and through the regular practice of meditation, we can accomplish this important task.

Prosperity is dependent on having more love in our life. When we love ourselves we are in condition to give love to others. Fear blocks higher energy levels and limits our reserves of love.

As said before, love is the most powerful healing energy and it flows by lovingly touching. Our inability to love ourselves, or to give and receive love from others, is the cause of all illnesses. Love is the best natural cure.

By gudone• 14 Oct 2010 10:33
gudone

gud information!!

By mjamille28• 14 Oct 2010 10:30
mjamille28

WK, "I am getting there".. that's my line.. :P

By anonymous• 14 Oct 2010 10:28
anonymous

love is nothing but pain

By anonymous• 14 Oct 2010 10:22
anonymous

Not quite but I am getting there :)

By drmana• 14 Oct 2010 10:21
drmana

WK, you must be immune to all the pain then as per this study.

By anonymous• 14 Oct 2010 10:18
anonymous

I am in love since the day I was born hence so skinny :(

By drmana• 14 Oct 2010 10:15
drmana

If that's the case UK, I am forever in love as I can't sleep properly but can't say the same about eating :-)

By Ice Maiden• 14 Oct 2010 10:11
Ice Maiden

So UK, if one forgets to eat and sleep, does one lose weight when one is madly in love....lol

By GodFather.• 14 Oct 2010 10:08
GodFather.

Yes Drmana may this article is correct. One forgets to eat or sleep properly when in love and still functions properly..:)

By afrinnabees• 14 Oct 2010 10:05
afrinnabees

this is something new and amazing........let the guys read...who always complain.......

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