Brilliant...
In essence, Dopamine Nation shows that the secret to Finding Balance is combining the science of desire with the wisdom of recovery..
Their riveting stories of suffering and redemption give us all hope for managing our consumption and transforming our lives.
The lived experiences of her patients are the gripping fabric of her narrative.
Condensing complex neuroscience into easy-to-understand metaphors, Lembke illustrates how Finding contentment and connectedness means keeping Dopamine in check.
Anna Lembke, psychiatrist and author, explores the exciting new scientific discoveries that explain why the relentless pursuit of pleasure leads to pain...and what to do about it.
In Dopamine Nation , Dr.
As such we\'ve all become vulnerable to compulsive overconsumption.
The smartphone is the modern-day hypodermic needle, delivering digital Dopamine 24/7 for a wired generation.
The increased numbers, variety, and potency is staggering.
We\'re living in a time of unprecedented access to high-reward, high-Dopamine stimuli: drugs, food, news, gambling, shopping, gaming, texting, sexting, Facebooking, Instagramming, YouTubing, tweeting...
Most important, it\'s about how to find the delicate Balance between the two, and why now more than ever Finding Balance is essential.
It\'s also about pain. riveting, scary, cogent, and cleverly argued.--Beth Macy, author of Dopesick This book is about pleasure.
Brilliant..
