St. Valentine's Day can be a very emotional day. When you feel emotional NEVER turn to food, alcohol, or worse, drugs. Doing so, raises levels of the hormone dopamine in the brain causing a euphoria effect. Every time you do it, you create more & more dopamine receptors, which means every time you'll need more & more amounts of food, alcohol, drugs, etc, to get that same "feeling high" effect. Not to mention, all that food & alcohol = body fat gain = more negative thoughts & feelings about yourself. It's a vicious cycle you don't want to be in. Instead turn to positive outlets for your emotions such as: exercise (especially yoga & martial arts), getting a massage, going for a long walk, volunteering to help someone else less fortunate, and writing in a journal.
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