On dopamin and feeling good

[Kiko]

Guys i came across one video of Alex Becker about dopamin and it really make me thing about it.

The video is this one:

 

my quiestion:

Is dopamin realising and feeling good is the only thing that motivate the mind to do something?

Expect your comment and oppinions about it.

[Shiva99]

Yes. Very good video. There is definitely something to it. The brain always seeks out instant gratification. It runs away from pain and seeks out pleasure. Experiment for yourself.

I suggest also watching his other video's: "how dopamine detox saved my life" and "warning signs of dopamine toxication".

Edited June 8, 2020 by Shiva99

[IJB063]

@Kiko

4 hours ago, Kiko said:

Is dopamin realising and feeling good is the only thing that motivate the mind to do something?

Dopamine isn’t the feel good chemical, it’s the chemical that motivates you to do things that will make you feel good

We have something called natural reinforcers, that are the basic needs that  don’t need to be taught to become desirable, as there innately needed for survival and reproduction, e.g. food, water, sex...

These natural reinforcers are the basis of our reward system, our reward system is that which makes us feel good when we fufill the needs of our naturally reinforced behaviours. The reward system is the engine behind most of our decision making to fulfil our biological needs/naturally reinforced behaviours and dopamine is the fuel that powers up that engine to make us perform actions.

This is why dopamine motivates you to act, chemicals like oxytocin are the chemicals that make you feel good.

The issue today is so many of our habits are built around hijacking our natural reinforcers and reward system so we spend and consume more, a dopamine detox deprives you of these soul sucking habits and gives you back the motivation by resensitizing your reward system to new stimuli so your more motivated to performing better more productive habits, the issue with doing this your fighting more primitive parts and desires that your mammalian brain will throw at you as you attempt to change your habits.