The Side Effects of Endorphins

When are you most happy?

I hope his post finds the reader in the most jocular of moods.

The Drug

For me it is like a drug. I am generally the most happy after an exercise session. A good old shot of endorphins seems to do the trick almost every time.

I don’t care if Monday’s blue
Tuesday’s grey and Wednesday too
Thursday, I don’t care about you
It’s Friday, I’m in love
Monday you can fall apart
Tuesday, Wednesday break my heart
Oh, Thursday doesn’t even start
It’s Friday, I’m in love

The Cure -Friday I’m in Love

I am not going to judge, but our state of happiness seems to be structured around conditions around what we do for a living. If work is going well we seem to be happier. Our state of elation is highest on Fridays and receding as approaching Sunday evening.

But Friday I am in Love

That being said, and it may be rather obvious but when you fall in love, your brain initiates a complex “chemical cocktail” that evolves through three distinct stages: lust, attraction, and attachment. 

We bounce around with new found vigor and we see the world in complex interesting ways.

It is cliche, but rather true.

Sorry I am Rambling

When Maslow proposed his hierarchy of needs, in my opinion he left out one important component. When we have hope we have the capacity for an elevated stated of happiness. Being in love with the hope of reciprocity is truly an ideal state of happiness. without it we can be miserable bumbling train wrecks.

What The Bleep to We Know

This movie explores the science behind happiness. connects quantum physics, spirituality, and neuroscience to suggest happiness isn’t just luck, but a creation of our consciousness, where our beliefs and perceptions (our “thoughts”) shape our reality and emotions, leading to habits like chemical addiction to drama;

For some drama is the neural connector to happiness. I tend to avoid it.

Back to The Original Question

This question has opened some neural pathways in my brain for thought and consideration. A short story idea about a drug that stimulates the chemical imbalance when one is in love and all the nuance surrounding.

Falling in love is often described as a “natural addiction”. The brain’s reward centers light up in the same way for a romantic partner as they do for addictive substances, which is why heartbreak can feel similar to physical withdrawal or being downright miserable.

Conclusion

I have no idea when I am most happy. I know the patterns and there are not absolutes.

Have you ever heard a piece of music or artwork where the beauty brings you to tears.

I have been told that is god.

I find it to be an elevated state of happiness.

Namaste