Parkinsons # 18
In my latest posts I talked a lot about Dopamine, and how to keep it flowing. Recently I watched the Youtube post Serotonin vs. Dopamine (see link below). A few points struck me to reflect more on my Dopamine “fixation”, particularly when it comes to addictive behaviours that can overstimulate the dopamine transmission and block it. Because I had several bouts of addiction to caffeine and alcohol, I would not rule out the possibility that these bouts might have contributed to my getting Parkinson’s in the first place.
I actually began to get somewhat tired (tired of being such a goodie goodie) of constantly keeping the dopamine flow up and tried to find other ways to stay well . So far, I still feel much better than before Parkinson hit me, so I can’t complain, but the difference between pleasure and happiness, as described in the link below makes sense to me.
I do not think that any of my methods to increase the flow of dopamine should be discarded, but I think it might be helpful to keep the arguments presented in the Youtube post in mind while using these or similar methods.
Serotonin vs. Dopamine – 7 Key Differences Between Pleasure and Happiness
Reflections 