Falling in love - roller coaster of emotions

Martina Feichter studied biology with an elective subject pharmacy in Innsbruck and also immersed herself in the world of medicinal plants. From there it was not far to other medical topics that still captivate her to this day. She trained as a journalist at the Axel Springer Academy in Hamburg and has been working for since 2007 - first as an editor and since 2012 as a freelance writer.

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Butterflies in the stomach, palpitations, weak knees - being in love is a total exception. It's beautiful and exciting at the same time - and sometimes it's a little scary. But how can you tell the difference between being really in love and simply falling in love?

When you fall in love, the hormones in your body go on a roller coaster. They make you euphoric, boost your zest for life and let you float on cloud nine. A few typical signs will tell you whether you are in this "love rush":

Your thoughts revolve around him / her from morning to evening - and sometimes these thoughts keep you awake even at night.
You'd like to spend the whole day with him / her.
You just want to know everything about him / her.
You are terribly excited when you meet him / her.
When he / she talks to you, you start to stammer and sometimes you don't even know what you were about to say.
When you meet or think about him / her, you will feel a tingling or fluttering in your stomach.
If you say goodbye to each other after a meeting or if you don't see each other for a long time, your heart becomes heavy.

As wonderful as being in love is - it also makes you really insecure and vulnerable: Should I tell him / her how I feel? Does he / she like me too? What if he / she doesn't reciprocate my feelings? Questions like this can be very troublesome. Still, don't hide your feelings out of fear of rejection or embarrassment. Because in love, too, the following applies: only those who dare can also win. Even if the other person doesn't actually feel the same way about you, you don't need to be ashamed of your feelings. On the contrary: If you like someone very much, that is something valuable - no matter what the other feels for you.

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