One of the dangers of affairs is that once the neurons have been activated, by the excitement and relating to a new person in a new manner, they become permanent. The connections made by the firing neurons create new patterns within the brain. The affair litterally reprograms the brain. In the aftermath of an affair, the external environment can be cleaned, but the alterations in the brain are permanantly there. The new connections can weaken over time if they are not stimulated and re-stimulated repeatedly.
The reprogramming of the brain shows that affairs are not a ‘victimless’ activity where no one was hurt. In the process of infidelity, new connections were made, new intimacies developed which may fade over time, but they can not be forgotten. The body often remembers what the mind forgets.
Best Regards,
Jeffrey D. Murrah
