Love is driven by many things as a result of the feelings we experience. Among the causes of emotions, the least understood is the affect driven by relationship status rather than actual feelings. As humans, we think we are supposed to love our family because we are told to at such a young age, but would people really love their parents if they were someone you met at school or through work. “Emotions are considered an internal state, but most psychologists consider emotions a mixture of cognitions, feelings, and actions. Many studies have shown that dopamine is related to experiences of pleasure and the reward learning process. In other words, when you do something good, you 're rewarded with dopamine and gain a pleasurable, happy feeling.
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Some might say that the pressure of trying to fit in with your friends and at school can cause you to strive for a relationship that you never even wanted in the first place. “Peer pressure occurs when a group of teens exert influence to manipulate each other into going along with the group 's beliefs or behavior.”(Langholt 1) This can cause you to act and say things you wouldn’t normally do. For example, all of your friends are in relationships and are going out on a double date and want you to tag along, you may feel obligated to bring a date with you and pretend to like the guy because you want to fit in with all of your friends. It’s all about perception and how you want to have yourself viewed from all of your friends. You may not have even known the guy’s name before tonight, but you’re willing to do just about anything to fit in with your friends because it’s not cool to be the odd man …show more content…
The emotions and feelings we go through every day are just a part of life, but our character and how we act on those feelings is what defines us. “Emotions might drive us to make a decision, but character is what keeps us going, even when it gets hard.” (Maxwell 1) For example, when I was 10 years old my parents filed for divorce and I began to take care of myself. I had to grow up a lot quicker than I had expected because once they became divorced their minds were in an entire different world. They were no longer focused solely on my sister and I as much as they had before. I began to take care of things for myself that my parents usually did like make our breakfast and take care of our dog. These may be little things, but as a 10 year old they were a lot of responsibilities shuffled onto my shoulders at once. I quickly learned that I had to grow up a lot faster than I had anticipated and was not fully ready for the ride I was about to get onto. I learned that responsibilities were a lot of hard work and required more time than I had, but in the long run I had learned the most valuable lesson in life that I could. I learned that being pushed beyond my limits showed what kind of character I had as a
Some might say that the pressure of trying to fit in with your friends and at school can cause you to strive for a relationship that you never even wanted in the first place. “Peer pressure occurs when a group of teens exert influence to manipulate each other into going along with the group 's beliefs or behavior.”(Langholt 1) This can cause you to act and say things you wouldn’t normally do. For example, all of your friends are in relationships and are going out on a double date and want you to tag along, you may feel obligated to bring a date with you and pretend to like the guy because you want to fit in with all of your friends. It’s all about perception and how you want to have yourself viewed from all of your friends. You may not have even known the guy’s name before tonight, but you’re willing to do just about anything to fit in with your friends because it’s not cool to be the odd man …show more content…
The emotions and feelings we go through every day are just a part of life, but our character and how we act on those feelings is what defines us. “Emotions might drive us to make a decision, but character is what keeps us going, even when it gets hard.” (Maxwell 1) For example, when I was 10 years old my parents filed for divorce and I began to take care of myself. I had to grow up a lot quicker than I had expected because once they became divorced their minds were in an entire different world. They were no longer focused solely on my sister and I as much as they had before. I began to take care of things for myself that my parents usually did like make our breakfast and take care of our dog. These may be little things, but as a 10 year old they were a lot of responsibilities shuffled onto my shoulders at once. I quickly learned that I had to grow up a lot faster than I had anticipated and was not fully ready for the ride I was about to get onto. I learned that responsibilities were a lot of hard work and required more time than I had, but in the long run I had learned the most valuable lesson in life that I could. I learned that being pushed beyond my limits showed what kind of character I had as a