Dopamine nation : finding balance in the age of indulgence
Lembke, Anna, 1967-2021
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Click and Collect for Dopamine nation : finding balance in the age of indulgenceThis book is about pleasure. It's also about pain. Most importantly, it's about how to find the delicate balance between the two, and why now more than ever finding balance is essential. 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... The increased numbers, variety, and potency is staggering. The smartphone is the modern-day hypodermic needle, delivering digital dopamine 24/7 for a wired generation. As such we've all become vulnerable to compulsive overconsumption. Dr. 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. Condensing complex neuroscience into easy-to-understand metaphors, Lembke illustrates how finding contentment and connectedness means keeping dopamine in check. 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.
Dopamine nation : finding balance in the age of indulgence / Anna Lembke.
Lembke, Anna, 1967-, author
London : Headline, 2021.©2021
290 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
9781472294111 (hbk)9781472294111 (hbk)9781472294111
152.42
English
502101
Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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Beaumaris Library | Adult Non Fiction - Health and Wellbeing | 152.42 LEM | Available |
Sandringham Library | Non Fiction | In-process (Set: 22 Jul 2022) |
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