Re: Lowering Dopamine » psychlover

Posted by Civ on December 14, 2003, at 12:55:42

In reply to Re: Lowering Dopamine, posted by psychlover on December 14, 2003, at 12:47:58

I don't know if this has been your experience, but I find that high levels of anxiety LEAD to apathy and more depression. For instance, I'll be feeling really good at times but as soon as I start to procrastinate, engage in obsessive thinking, and experience racing thoughts, it's as if I give up. It's too overwhelming to continue experiencing so much anxiety so I stop caring altogether and become a couch potato. This is why anxious depressives need to moderate dopamine levels (not too high, not too low).

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Lowering Dopamine Civ 12/14/03
Re: Lowering Dopamine » Civ Larry Hoover 12/14/03
Re: Lowering Dopamine psychlover 12/14/03
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Re: Lowering Dopamine » psychlover tealady 12/14/03
Re: Lowering Dopamine Civ 12/14/03
Re: Lowering Dopamine psychlover 12/14/03
Re: Lowering Dopamine » psychlover Civ 12/14/03
Larry Hoover, can you weigh in on this? (nm) psychlover 12/15/03
Re: Larry Hoover, can you weigh in on this? NoMotic 12/16/03

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