Why is it that in the past year I get less excited about things. No butterflies and nervousness and sickness!?

Question

Just wondering, I've just turned 18 and up until about 6 months ago I used to get really excited about things and feel sick and have butterflies fluttering around my tummy. This happened especially when I fancied someone, I would feel so sick and nervous and have butterlies darting aorund in my belly but it was kind of a nice feeling. Was just speaking to my friend about it and she said that that also stopped happening to her when she was 16/17. Is this normal? Does it happen to everyone? As we get older do we no longer get the nice/horrible nervousness?

Sorry if it's abit vague or hard to understand!

Answer 1

omg- i didn't realise it happened to others....

i know exactly what u mean by the sick feeling if yr around some1 u like--

some times its like really physical?

I'm 16 tho, i still get it ALOT, but up till now i didn't realise that it went away...

its pretty strong feelings-

hmmm- maybe its coz we grow up, and mature and influence of different hormones?

and u know. i think it only happens to girls...// what do u think?

Answer 2

Im a boy and this still happens to me at 32 years old.

When its been a few days since Ive seen my wife (we both travel a lot for work) I will have butterflies in anticipation as I am picking her up at the airport or getting of a plane, whatever. We have been married 6 years and I still feel this...?

I will dream about a new food Im going to cook and wake up literally abuzz with excitement about preparing it. I get so jazzed up about food (Ive been cooking professionally for 14 years) sometimes I hyperventilate!

I am also a VERY high energy person and feel like that may have some effect in this.

Answer 3

outta hormones probably

Answer 4

I'm not sure, but it's probably just one of those things that most people grow out of as they grow up.