Technically, dopamine is a drug Submitted by [deleted] t3_yf5ajy on October 27, 2022 at 10:21 PM in Showerthoughts [deleted] 7 comments 1
unbibium t1_iu1vx9q wrote on October 27, 2022 at 10:58 PM it's like a meta-drug. it's the thing that makes all the other drugs addictive. And gambling, and sex, and food, and video games... when I learned that it's not for pleasure, but for repeating behavior, it all made more sense to me. Permalink 2
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Inevitable-Bowler-50 t1_iu1rqwy wrote on October 27, 2022 at 10:26 PM I mean LSD is literally almost built exactly like serotonin so not to far off Permalink 0
HermeticLove t1_iu1sm5a wrote on October 27, 2022 at 10:32 PM Dopamine is a mood altering substance (the definition of a drug) produced by your own brain. There's no technically, it just is. Which also means falling in love is just tripping balls on natural drugs your brain makes. Permalink 0
unbibium t1_iu1vx9q wrote
it's like a meta-drug. it's the thing that makes all the other drugs addictive. And gambling, and sex, and food, and video games...
when I learned that it's not for pleasure, but for repeating behavior, it all made more sense to me.