out the human brain while it was going through a break up using MRIs and advanced brain mapping. In a break up, the same regions of the brain are activated as when an addict is going through periods of withdrawals. This means love has been scientifically proven to be a drug. A break up is more than just an emotional process, we go through physical ailments: loss of appetite, fatigue, anxiety; just like that of an addict.
Here are five steps on how to detox from a love addiction:
1. Get the anger and frustrations our in a healthy way: work out, use a punching bag, run, do yoga; get active.
2. Turn it into a learning experience: you can’t change the past but you can use it as a lesson. What are three things you learned from your relationship?
3. Accept where you are right now: be aware of what your feeling. Don’t push it away, don’t shut it off, and don’t suppress it. Acceptance through meditation is one of the best ways to love all aspects of your situation.
4. Acknowledge the good: Just as there was a significant enough reason to end your relationship, there had to be positive reasons that kept you in it.
5. Focus on your best qualities: What are the five greatest things you have to offer the world?
