A few years ago I took a couple of online writing classes that I found simply fascinating. I took Writing Body Language and Dialogue Cues Like a Psychologist taught by the Margie Lawson and Sex On The Page: Understanding And Crafting Great Sexual Tension taught by Mary Buckham.
Both classes taught me a lot about the messages we convey without words and how to translate that into my stories. What I find even more fascinating is the physiology and psychology that causes our predictable reactions to certain situations. The video below explains what is happening behind the scenes regarding our body’s physiological response to lust and love.
Ever been so madly and deeply in love that your friends and family thought you’d lost it? Well, you kind of did. This is your brain. Now this is your brain on…love.
What do you think? Do you believe the science laid out here behind lust and love?
I, for one, thought this was really some geeky goodness. I love knowing what chemical reactions are going on at each stage of “love” and what to expect. Having been through ALL those stages in the decades with my husband, I clearly remember each one. Of course, it’s one thing to *know* you’re basically high when you’re falling in love and something entirely different to be in the throes of it. Oy vey!
I’m glad to see I’m not the only one who is fascinated by this kind of story. I’m going to use this the next time my male critique partners don’t get how love can sometimes distort our best judgment.
I remember feeling some of the things mentioned in the vid when I thought I was in “love”. And in each instance, except for the hubby, I guess I came down from my high and back to reality. LOL!
The science presented in the video gives a whole new meaning to “high on your love.” And I always thought that was just a really bad line.
Sigh– I miss the days when my brain was lighting up and acting like I was drugged. 😉 Great stuff, and good to remember if you’re writing about that newly ignited love!
Talking about this reminds me that I need to go back over the info I learned in Margie and Mary’s classes. Fascinating information that not only helps me create more believable characters, but it comes in handy when dealing with people from day to day.