Sharing an interesting article concerning the role of neurotransmitters and addictions. I am thankful that this has not been an issue for me but I saw loved ones suffer. Unfortunately the medical establishment solution is behavior modification which statistics show as being an absolute failure. The mind is a cellular organ meaning it requires baseline nutrients to produce valuable neurotransmitters.
Addictions of any sort be it shopping, alcohol, prescription drugs, shopping, porn, social prestige etc are all signs that the neurons are not functioning at full capacity. These activities release dopamine and opiate-like substances such as endorphins and enkephalins.
Substance P (P = Pain) is another neurotransmitter that is found in the brain and they find high levels of it in addicts. So in order to quench Substance P they resort to activities that raise neurotransmitters that kill the pain (dopamine, endorphins etc).
There is no question that counseling can help us point out that many of our thought patterns are aberrant and that we should be cognizant of these thought patterns and that there are escape routes from toxic situations. We also need to have a clear mission statement about ourselves, our past, our current relationships. Furthermore we need to exercise the demons of our past which came from toxic relationships and thought patterns that evolved by the emotional vampires of our past (narcissists).
From a personal note, I have found that the narcissists are the cause of many distorted thinking patterns we develop. Narcissists feed on weakness to bolster their failed self esteem, I have learned the patterns of them and quickly dispense of them and wish them the best of luck.
Nutrients play key roles in the body and need to supplemented to achieve optimal health including addictions. The establishment quickly ignores these in favor of expensive and cash consuming behavioral modification techniques. Learn to think for yourself and consider the correct options.
Addictions of any sort be it shopping, alcohol, prescription drugs, shopping, porn, social prestige etc are all signs that the neurons are not functioning at full capacity. These activities release dopamine and opiate-like substances such as endorphins and enkephalins.
Substance P (P = Pain) is another neurotransmitter that is found in the brain and they find high levels of it in addicts. So in order to quench Substance P they resort to activities that raise neurotransmitters that kill the pain (dopamine, endorphins etc).
There is no question that counseling can help us point out that many of our thought patterns are aberrant and that we should be cognizant of these thought patterns and that there are escape routes from toxic situations. We also need to have a clear mission statement about ourselves, our past, our current relationships. Furthermore we need to exercise the demons of our past which came from toxic relationships and thought patterns that evolved by the emotional vampires of our past (narcissists).
From a personal note, I have found that the narcissists are the cause of many distorted thinking patterns we develop. Narcissists feed on weakness to bolster their failed self esteem, I have learned the patterns of them and quickly dispense of them and wish them the best of luck.
Nutrients play key roles in the body and need to supplemented to achieve optimal health including addictions. The establishment quickly ignores these in favor of expensive and cash consuming behavioral modification techniques. Learn to think for yourself and consider the correct options.
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