DopamineNation

This book delves into the topics of both pleasure and pain. However, the most crucial aspect is finding the precarious equilibrium between the two. Now more than ever, it is of utmost importance to attain balance. We are living in an age where we have unprecedented access to high-reward, high-dopamine stimuli. From drugs, food, news, gambling, shopping, gaming, texting, sexting, Facebooking, Instagramming, YouTubing to tweeting, the increased quantity, diversity, and potency of these stimuli are staggering. The smartphone is tantamount to the modern hypodermic needle, delivering digital dopamine 24/7 to a wired generation. As such, we have all become susceptible to compulsive overconsumption.

Dr. Anna Lembke, a psychiatrist and author, explores the fascinating new scientific discoveries that explain why the constant pursuit of pleasure leads to pain and what can be done about it in Dopamine Nation. She condenses intricate neuroscience into easy-to-understand metaphors that illustrate how finding contentment and connectedness means keeping dopamine under control. The lived experiences of her patients are the gripping fabric of her narrative. Their riveting stories of suffering and redemption give us all hope for managing our consumption and transforming our lives. Essentially, Dopamine Nation reveals that the key to finding balance is combining the science of desire with the wisdom of recovery.

作者简介

AnnaLembkeisthemedicaldirectorofStanfordAddictionMedicine,programdirectorfortheStanfordAddictionMedicineFellowship,andchiefoftheStanfordAddictionMedicineDualDiagnosisClinic.Sheistherecipientofnumerousawardsforoutstandingresearchinmentalillness,forexcellenceinteaching,andforclinicalinnovationintreatment.Aclinicianscholar,she...