Under the thumb of the stress system, we will do things we never imagined doing, like drunk dialing the departed lover at 2:00 a.m. or listening to sad Edith Piaf songs though we haven’t any idea what the words mean. We drink, especially men, who release much more dopamine with alcohol than women do. We are out of control because we’re denied access to the one natural source of relief—the person we love.
