One of humanity’s great questions has been answered by science: why can’t I forget my ex?
Although many think that «a nail pulls out another nail», the reality is more complicated, because our brain conspires against us making us feel uncomfortable emotions regarding that person.
Why do we still feel butterflies in our stomachs if we are already with someone else? Why do we bristle when we hear his name if it’s been years since we haven’t seen him?
Why can’t I forget my ex? science explains it
It turns out that couples create an attachment to each other similar to that generated between parents and children (keeping the differences), which causes that when you see or think about it, your brain generates hormones of pleasure.
That is why you feel that you cannot overcome him and that you still want him, so you know that you no longer want to be with him, well It’s not your heart that can’t forget it, it’s your brain. The chemical part of him.
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“It doesn’t mean you still want to be with that person. It doesn’t mean there’s nothing wrong with you. It means that there is a complex physiology associated with romantic attachments, which is likely to be with us for most of our lives, and that’s not something to be afraid of, especially if you had a good relationship.»
He explained to the magazine GQ Justin Garcia, researcher at the Kinsey Institute
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With information from: Psychology Today