Quote from: rodskee on Today at 01:29:50 PM

Quote from: ellie888 on Today at 10:12:57 AM

Research consistently shows that dopamine is essential not only for pleasure but for motivation and sustained effort. Low dopamine levels can explain why some communities struggle with long-term progress and why burnout in workplaces is so common.

depression among other illnesses literally stems from lack of dopamine

low dopamine is what doctors try to cure to ease you into what is considered normal because without dopamine you will feel a lack of motivation and hope

it is not only dopamine that is important but also serotonin these are chemicals in our brains responsible for how we feel and how we act

Balance is the key. Too high or too low dopaminergic levels are equally bad. Since it's a neurotransmitter related to motivation and pleasure, it's essential for our wellbeing and ability to pursue new objectives.

I think it's ironical, though, that the more knowledge people acquire regards those biochemical processes, the less they are able to enjoy its benefits and to reach balance in a natural way. Nowadays everyone talks about dopamine, melatonin, serotonin, and so on, but are suffering from depression and other mental disorders, having to rely on medicines to maintain themselves at least functional in some proportion.

Decades ago those disorders were also present, but in minor scale than we have nowadays. And back then people in general didn't care about labelling hormones, neurotransmitters. They just lived one day at a time, enjoying the present moment.