I haven't collected offical data on this or not. But I do find most descriptions of affair cases include some or all of these physical symptoms.
The precise point is the distinction between a romantic experience and an affair.
The former is a healthy activity to engage in, whereas the latter is not.
The latter is unhealthy due to the damage they bring to themselves and their abandonded spouses. Many abandoned spouses report panic attacks, anxiety, depression, weight loss, headaches, nightmares, even ulcers.
Hollywood hardly EVER portrays affairs with this health issue in the forefront or even at all...it just doesn't sell on the screen usually. Unfaithful is the only film I have seen that to my mind adequately captures the love affair as an addictive and destructive behavior. Many counsellors compare it to a drug addiction, but in my opinion its more akin to gambling.
There is no romanticization of drug addiction. Drug abuse is almost universally accepted as destructive. Affairs are often dealt with caution because they arrive disguised as one of the worlds most beautiful events - love. Gambling similarly is romanticized and celebrated as "good fun" and an entertainment.
I really would like to write a paper contrasting the two. I have yet to see a good paper that does this at all. It would be great to find one.
I am thoroughly convinced there is a powerful disctinction, I just haven't found a good resource that discusses that at length, its usually just bits and pieces with nothing collected.
This more than anything might change the general public view of affairs as a horrible thing to get into...Hollyword ants people to think they are beautiful or funny. Makes me want to vomit.
