After learning how love can affect your body and your brain, now I want to try to understand exactly what love, and if love is something we need to survive? If you ever ask anyone around you or from another city, state, or country we all have different views on what love is, and because of this it makes it pretty difficult to know what love is. So for me love is something we do need, can you live a life without love, the answer is yes, but you can never be yourself, you can see this in kids who unfortunately are abused or neglected. in these kids when they are abused or neglected or just simply not given "love" can never be themselves, and a study found "children exposed to violence or abuse, if left unaddressed or ignored, are at an increased risk for emotional and behavioral problems in the future" also "Children who are abused may not be able to express their feelings safely and as a result, may develop difficulties regulating their emotions. As adults, they may continue to struggle with their feelings, which can lead to depression or anxiety"(Joyful Heart) So living a life without love is possible but it has a lot of harmful effects on your health, and this leads me to believe that love might just be necessary.