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the body's standing ovation for surviving something it wasn't sure it would.
means a feeling of intense, energizing joy and excitement, often the kind that rushes through you after a thrill or hard-won triumph.
from From Latin exhilarare, "to gladden, cheer up," built from ex- (an intensifier here) plus hilaris, "cheerful, merry" — the same root that gives us hilarious. The Latin hilaris itself was borrowed from Greek hilaros, "glad." So at its heart, exhilaration is being made thoroughly, intensely cheerful.
- chemical cast
- Dopamine, adrenaline, and endorphins throwing a joint party
- latin root
- From hilaris, meaning cheerful, like hilarious
- fear's twin
- Same arousal as terror, different interpretation
- shelf life
- Peaks fast, fades fast, demands a sequel