Love, the emotion that should elicit healing, was in fact the most painful emotion of them all. It crept in when you didn’t want it. Made itself at home, terrorizing your hormones with confusion. It made you more susceptible to pain, it weakened your resolve while simultaneously making you frantic with need. And it hurt. Not just mentally, but physically. Whitney Barbetti
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A lot of people think that love is an emotion that elicits healing. They think it is something that makes people feel better. However, that is not always the case. Love can be quite painful.

When someone loves you back, it can make you very vulnerable and susceptible to pain. When someone loves you, it can confuse your hormones and weaken your resolve. On top of all this, love hurts physically—especially when you are in love with someone who does not return the feelings.

Source: Ten Below Zero

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