Serotonin vs. Dopamine - 7 Key Differences Between Pleasure and Happiness
Serotonin vs. dopamine explained by Dr. Robert Lustig author of "The Hacking of the American Mind: The Science Behind the Corporate Takeover of Our Bodies and Brains".
He explains the 7 key differences between pleasure and happiness and discusses the basic brain mechanisms behind various addictive products that are hacking our reward centers.
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This is the prime example of what should be taught to young adults and teenagers instead of some other useless part of the current education system.
They should make a business law course mandatory in high school. My first BBA business law course was one of the only worthwhile courses in the whole program. From that course, I've been able to beat lawyers representing myself as a plaintiff. Makes me so much more diligent understanding contracts before I sign. Helps me call businesses on them violating the Competition Act and Sale of Goods Act. Makes me more diligent knowing that if I don't maintain the house well enough, tenants could litigate me for the tort of negligence. Works as a deterrent knowing that if I punch out that guy trying to steal stuff from my business, that would violate the tort of battery... That first business law course affects my daily life more than all the other courses combined. Making that a mandatory high school course would help equalize our justice system, because it would mitigate people not getting justice if they can't afford lawyers. For adults, taking an entry business law course at an online university in their spare time would probably pay for itself. My course ended up being worth more than $50k because of how it enabled me to win more than that representing myself as a plaintiff. Businesses do more illegal stuff to us than most people realize.
You need to compare with an uneducated with an educated person.
To be fair, he calls dopamine "pleasure" when it's already long been considered the "motivation" molecule. He's right for the most part though.
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@@aqibafridi2152 it is bcoz you don't feel good most of the time So running and exercise are good to keep anxiety stress down Running exercise sprinting cardio And meditation
"The more pleasure you seek, the more unhappy you get" this really inspired me to stop my addictions. May everybody be free of their addictions Amen
Addiction is fiction. How are you going to stop doing fictional things?
Light went on! Invaluable information..... Wow!
I had the same insight listening to that and thinking the same as you. This shows how powerful is this statement .
Pleasure is also a more intense than happiness. Pleasure is fun. Happiness isn’t
As a former vice-principal, you my friend should be teaching in all schools workshops on this !!!!!! To parents and students!!!
This is the most important video I've ever watched on the internet. Ever.
‘The more pleasure you seek, the unhappier you get.’ Amazing. This Basically summed up my entire addiction/ mental health journey.
But what does that translate to .... never do anything to feel amazing , energized, super stimulated?? So we are meant to just stay at a mediocre baseline level without highs and lows ?
I came to an age (30+) when everything that gave me high pleasures become highly draining.. and i get warm and lasting happiness from the simple fact that i love my health and that i take care of it. Its so constant.
Well said. Thx.:)
@@justinzaff you will understand when you get older
I’ve come to this conclusion too. I just began this video but I heard Alex Hubbard I think who always talks about dopamine having an equally and high and low level like opposite reactions and I thought hmm so the happier we are the sadder we get? That kinda sucks but then I thought about all the stuff me and many other ppl do which is always chase this dopamine over many things nowadays besides drug and alcohol like social media, video games, and many other things like nobody is ever satisfied we’re always sad because we all try to make ourselves temporarily happy for a short time because we think it has no bad annotations??? What do you think. So he said guard your dopamine cause the higher you get like drugs the harder you fall
This video deserves a million likes, no one has explained this difference so well.
Exactly!
You are absolutely and utterly right.
I agree!
Damn right. It's the most underrated greatest piece of advice that I have ever heard. This advice has helped me tremendously, personally.
Yes
I've watched over 100 videos about serotonin and dopamine, about detoxification and intoxicants, but no one ever explained things in such a nice manner. Someone said there's something about low quality videos, that they provide high quality content. Thanks.
Literally correct 💯
@@suvikhyasiingh6073 nice playlist you got there
Do you think this video is non-fiction (not a marketable non-fiction)?
Try using punctuation.
Psilocybin saved my life. I was addicted to heroin for 15 years and after Psilocybin treatment I will be 3 years clean in September. I have zero cravings. This is something that truly needs to be more broadly used in addiction treatment.
Psychedelics saved me from years of uncontrollable depression, anxiety and illicit pill addiction. imagine carrving heavy chains for over a decade and then all of a sudden that burden is gone. Believe it or not in a couple years they'll be all over for treatment of mental health related issues.
@Micheal Harris Can dr.sporess send to me in Ny?
Dr.spores is the best, he's been my go to for anything psychedelics.
Psilocybin is DANGEROUS and all you did was replace one pleasure seeking mechanism for another.
@Ryan Robinson Do you not get what the point of this video is!? Quit seeking pleasure... Shrooms is not a gateway to happiness. The more pleasure you seek the less happy you will be. WATCH THE VIDEO AGAIN!
When he said pleasure is dopamine and happines is serotonine That made everything clear. Now i understand it better. And the 7 difference was a very good explanation. Thankyou doctor! Very good video!
I would dare the boldness to correct: Pleasure _is signalled by_ Dopamine, and satisfaction _is signalled by_ Seratonin. These are biochemical mechanisms that feed into the mind the state that the brain is in. I'm not going to explain that distinction because it rockets straight into the metaphysical and philosophical. I will simply say that molecules are not moods; they are like state-signals.
@@origindirewolf fortunately you are wrong 😀
Dopamine is addiction and serotonin is friends and fam
@@trexmidnite Hell no addiction is when you seek for pleasure frequently for no reason. Nature gives every hormone for specific purpose it's the individuals fault if they abuse it.
THANKS VERY MUCH IT'S VERY HELPFULL TO Know IN DEED SEROTIN BENEFITS SHOULD BE THE MANTRA
Just how causally this guy explained one of the most important things for human survival, this is in the the top 10 youtube videos of all time.
“Trauma is personal. It does not disappear if it is not validated. When it is ignored or invalidated the silent screams continue internally heard only by the one held captive. When someone enters the pain and hears the screams healing can begin.” ― Danielle Bernock
Beautiful, thank you for sharing.
I just had a trauma rear its ugly head with out my knowledge of , I wondered all day what's wrong with me ? Such rage ...it hit me the next day .I apologized , but the damage is still done to those around me , seems unfair to have to put up with my issues when I dont know when it will erupt in a nature of anger ( all the ugliness of trauma) buried deep into my subconscious how do I get it out it's been over 40 yrs dammit !!!
Danielle Burnock is a money making brand, very much like dumbing down a description of anxiety and the fight, flight, freeze response and a 'panic attack' which is neither panic or and attack.
"Chose not to feel harmed and you won't feel harmed. Don't feel harmed, and you haven't been" - Marcus Aurelius.
It's a matter of regression to the point of trauma and resetting the Ingram.
What a fantastic explanation. As a recovered addict, I can totally understand why it’s so fun to help others who suffer from addiction. The lengths a recovered addict will go to share a message of recovery and how it works. Love this video.
you should be proud and happy from recovering from addiction. You are a hero. Unfortunately, my uncle did not realize this and was a victim of instant short-term pleasure. Sadly died three months ago as a result of addiction
So happy for you! I know how the addiction makes people have a temporary pleasure and make them unhappy all the other time because of one of my friends. I would like to know how you got treated to your condition to help him.
I am recovering from compulsive masturbation (dopamine), it’s as cocaine addiction. Got into flatline, and I can get it now what was going on with my body, mind and overall my life. Happy for you! When you get the point it’s easier isn’t it?😊🍀
@@njc1903 i'm suffering from the same, how can i recover?
“There is no such thing as overdosing on too much happiness” *SEROTONIN SYNDROME HAS ENTERED THE CHAT*
True, but serotonin syndrome is not common.
@@josethegameplaya7775 neither is Ebola but it kills just the same. Why risk it by overdoing it?
Yes I wondered about this as well
But this is iatrogenic
You cannot develop serotonin syndrome naturally (in most cases) the most common cause is overdosing and misusing ssri medication.
7 differences between dopamine (pleasure) and serotonin (happiness). 1. Pleasure is short term like a meal, happiness is long term like a lifetime. 2. Pleasure is visceral you feel it in your body, Happiness is ethereal you feel it above the neck. 3. Pleasure is taking, like from the casino, happiness is giving like habitat for humanity. 4. Pleasure is achieved alone like eating a chocolate cake, Happiness is achieved in social group like in birthday party. 5. Pleasure is achievable with substances like cocaine, heroine, nicotine, alcohol, sugar, some addictive behaviors. happiness is not achievable with substances. 6. The extremes of pleasure, weather it being substances (cocaine) or behaviors like shopping, gambling, social media, internet, gaming, pornography, foody. In the extreme are addictive. There’s holic after every one of those things shopaholic, alcoholic, sexaholic, chocoholic etc but there’s no such thing as being addictive to too much happiness. 7. Pleasure is dopamine and happiness is serotonins. Two different neurotransmitter, areas of the brain, regulatory pathways, mechanism of actions, drivers. Dopamine is an excitatory neurotransmitter. Neurons like to be excited and tickled but they don’t like to be bludgeoned. Chronic overstimulation of any neuron in the body leads to neuronal cell death. Because neurons are so metabolically active so If you keep it up and keep it up that neurons is basically exhaust and die. Even tho you have lots of dopamine molecules you have fewer receptor which means there’s less chance that any molecules will finds the receptor. What that means in human terms is you need more and more to get less and less. That’s the phenomenon we call it tolerance. Dopamine leads to tolerance. And then when those neurons do starts to die that’s called addiction. Serotonin is other neurotransmitter it’s inhibitory. There’s no such things as overdosing on too much happiness but there’s one thing that downregulates a serotonin that’s dopamine. So the more pleasure you seek the more unhappy you get. Differences is Reward and contentment, pleasure and happiness. So Coca Cola does not give you happiness it gives you pleasure. So don’t chase pleasure (dopamine) it will make you unhappier. Some of the ways to boost your serotonin: Diet, Exercise, Bright light, Supplements, Massage, Mood induction, Manage stress, Sleep deprivation.
The most educational n brilliant thing i read all day.
Thanks! You made my homework! Now I can read it. In my little book. Thanks!!!❤
Adequate sleep is necessary for serotonin.
@Amber Patoc Serotonin can be raised ( & anxiety/depression can be reduced) by sufficient sleep, exercise, being in sunlight, meditation, recalling positive memories and taking supplements like Magnesium, Vitamin D, tryptophan/5 HTP, Vitamin B complex - B6 is crucial , Threonine / Glycine etc. I had chronic anxiety but I got rid of it just by Magnesium and B complex. ( I had no issue with sleep, exercise & sunlight exposure.)
Thank you, human!)) There is a special place in paradise for you!))
As someone who used to abuse methamphetamine, this video tells so many truths with just so few words. Wow! The best time for me to have heard this video was 15 years ago. The second best time for me to have heard this was today. I haven't seen or heard anything this enlightening since when I found Dr Gabor Maté.
As someone who's recovered from many different kinds of addiction, i approve this message. Spread the word
"The more pleasure you seek, the more unhappy you get." Science catching up with what mystics have been saying all along. Happiness is your nature. It doesn't need to be sought. It only needs to be realized.
YES.
This is so true. I have a dysfunctional prefrontal cortex- I never have thought about future/long term consequences. At age 41 the consequences have started showing up. A lifetime seeking pleasure in the pursuit of happiness led to hatred of myself. Happiness is peace of mind and having people to share your life with. Great video. It’s so sad to me that we have all been duped for so long. They make too much money off of us being sick and unhappy
Hope you have dealt with your consequences!!
I have this problem as well and started taking an ADHD med about a year ago and it has helped tremendously. I’m less impulsive and can regulate my emotions and focus. Check out Dr. Richard Barkley’s talks. Best of luck!
You have ADD wonderful gift just know how to play life with a good strategy
@@MisterSmithgrind come off meds and still have the wild NESS but have a step back mentality so you get best of both worlds
actually, a part of the information is false, if the prefrontal cortex doesn't work, you don't "become a reptile", but a mammal. it's wouldn't be like you'll be eating your own babies like reptiles do
We need to protect this man! 🙏 i can't express myself so incredible!
Mind blown. As an adrenaline junkie w adhd, i always chased the dopamine rush. Now i understand why living life with your hair on fire was “fun” (pleasure) but not “satisfying” (contentment). It also explains why a weekend of dropping waterfalls in a kayak and feeling on top of the world, was often followed by a noticeable little crash of mild gloominess (mild depression) on the ride home or the next day. I figured it was just a hangover. 😂Years ago i remember reading about that little emotional crash after a weekend adventure in an Outdoor magazine. They only went so far as to note the phenomenon but they did not explain the mechanism.
I am not an adrenaline junkie. I take life day by day now. Thanks to the NAC and Zoloft pills
Oh man. I feel you. Adhd is terrible. I have it and discovered it just few years ago, I'm 39 now. Thank God I never developed any drug addictions. However, I had other kinds of addictions. When you have a neurological dysfunction it's not that easy to have a rewarding and functional life. Dopamine and noradrenaline are lacking in a ADHD brain, that's why we are more prone to develop addictions and emotional issues. Plus dopamine is not only related to pleasure, but also to learning, memorizing, emotional regulation, generating prolactine during pregnancy, etc.
Wow! Your comment explains what happened to me in 2010 with the Winter Olympics. It was so hyped up, and my family and I were all really into it. Couldn't get enough coverage, it was a two-weak high. But the Monday after the closing, I was near tears all day. It was even worse than the downer after Christmas. Because now the news would be going back to BS politics and depressing stories about shootings, stabbings, molestation etc. And people would go back to talking about stupid so-called reality TV again. Thanks for helping me to finally make sense of my post olympic coverage crash.
No one has ever explained the difference in such a simple way like he did, absolutely very easy to understand and also now it's easy to differentiate whether what I'm doing is a temporary dopamine kick or a serotonin happiness!
I wish I was taught this in my formative years. Schools should teach this to teens in highschool.
I had no idea about such clear distinction between pleasure and happiness, it never came to my mind that they stem from absolutely different mechanisms. I heard about dopamine and serotonin before but nobody whom I listened to had provided such clear explanation. Thank you, I finally got the point.
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What about S. P. Infusion of norepinephrine and it's carbon rings ! What is the combination behind it and carbon rings of serotonin ? Every chemical compound has it's endemic rethum or wave generated according to varying ionization energy when excited , and so it's a matter of short circuit . Mind is , How we react to signals from environment and it's the medium We recoganiz them. So if environment is infused with the unsuitable , then our surroundings would also be confused ? Reply
It's like Pleasure is from outside to inside And Happiness is from inside to outside. 🙂 Beautifully explained 👏🌷 Thanks 🙏
Yes, also happiness come from things you already have in your life, while pleasure comes from something you have to get more. Pleasure isn't always bad thing, but seeking different kinds of pleasures can easily turn to multiple addictions which can be harmful. Also seeking pleasure can never make you happy, because pleasure is short feeling and happiness is more like state of mind.
Anando Brahma.We all are tiny cells of Brahma padardha (cannot be described by 5 elements). So if we calm down we can experience that we are that piece of Ananda ("Bliss" unlimited happiness). Very well explained the content of Upanishads in neurological context).
This music is unnecessary but the information is very valuable
I'm AuDHD and the music kept my focus
@@nicnic1190thats actually interesting, I learnt something here
@@basslinepromotions it’s crazy i forget that everybody is different in some way
I loved the music and the video! Thank you!
Your comment is unnecessary.
As an extrovert with mostly introvert friends, and who has experienced addiction, I needed to watch this video ❤
This dopamine and serotonin things that makes me always curious about myself in every human conditions
Wow this really saved me from a period of depression I’ve been in. It’s funny because I was actually thinking that I could be feeling this way because of how much I’ve been stimulating the brain with things lately
Awesome - so happy to hear it!
Exactly is so easy nowadays to get everything you want at the tip of your fingertips so you’ve got to be extra careful to protect your dopamine!😊
yeah I was think about it recently. How the day I spent listening to music literally all day made me feel so drained and tired. I didn't want to listen to any more music but I also didn't want it to be silent, it was very frustrating.
I felt so attacked when he said, "Its 5 oclock somewhere" Edit: Idk how I ended up here, but I loved the video. They way he speaks is actually sooo nice. Not to mention how well he communicated this information. This isn't easy to explain 😅 Not to mention the absolute criticality of the topic. COVID messed up sooo many of our brains due to stress and isolation.
this blew my mind. As someone who has personally struggled with perscription stimulants and alchohol use , THIS made so much sense as to why I feel the way i do. THANK YOU. truly
Knowledge at its best. Its not merely a medical advice but a life lesson in its pure form. I always struggled quiting smoking addiction but never dodged it by psychological reasonings. Today I feel something new, some knowledge working as a medicine. So the power of knowledge and awareness seems to defeat ignorance. Thanks Sir, i dont know your name, I still have to subscribe you. For me, you spoke like an angel. God bless you, wish i could ever see you.
What a fantastic overview of how this works. It would explain why after getting diagnosed and treated for ADHD I am now seeking less buzz from pleasure and less stress (which I used to cause and thrive on) and now seeking a more stable and content existence.
Same here
And when you take pills like Adderall, for instance for ADHD it does something to the dopamine and serotonin but I forget what it is since it’s been over 10 years since I took those classes. And when you come off those ADHD meds those chemicals are broken and they are not released anymore so you don’t feel pleasure or happiness
@@HH-gv8mx This is confusing controlled use at correct dose with abuse.
@@HH-gv8mx People understandably are uncomfortable with the idea of daily amphetamine(Adderall or otherwise) use but for the truly ADHD brain the correct dosage has such a powerful effect on emotional and behavioural regulation and facilitates the avoidance of unhealthy habits and a move towards goal oriented behaviour and self-actualisation. There are two types of dopamine release - tonic and phasic. Phasic release occurs in response to something pleasurable and tonic is the constant hum of dopamine that keeps you moving when there is no direct reward. For people with ADHD maintaining slightly elevated tonic dopamine via stimulant medication does two things - it keeps us active and focused when we are not being immediately rewarded and diminishes the intensity of phasic dopamine release making us less distracted by things that we would otherwise be inclined to fixate on(vis a vis become addicted to). This is where the hyperactivity component comes from. It is the individual attempting to elevate their own dopamine to prevent their brain from just drifting off into day-dreaming. So stimulants paradoxically make someone with ADHD less hyperactive at medicinal doses. Yes there may be some downregulation of post-synaptic receptors and upregulation of pre-synaptic reuptake sites but this will be minimal and is not going to lead to withdrawal symptoms at medicinal doses. People who abuse stimulants on the other hand, whether they have ADHD or not will suffer long term. But the ironic thing about ADHD is that the unmedicated are far more likely to adopt unhealthy habits/addictions - drugs, porn, gambling, social media, etc.
@@DrSpooglemon your comment made a lot of sense and was easy to follow. Thank you for that. I have been on ADHD meds for 20 years. And now have not taken them for over a week because I lost my whole conference I can’t get into the doctor without paying a total of $600 for the doctor visit and then for the prescription. It’s actually cheaper to buy these drugs off the street. Which is sad and says a lot about how badly we need universal healthcare in this country! Because it’s dangerous for someone who’s been on that type of medication for over 20 years to suddenly stop taking it.
This is fabulous. I am a Biology teacher and I was looking for a way to approach neurochemicals and this was perfect. I learned so much myself and I am excited to share this video and underlining concepts with my students.
Drop the pronouns
And which of those two chemicals does running release more of? Dopamine? Or serotonin?
@@HH-gv8mx, running triggers release of beta endorphins, which is a painkiller that the nervous system manufactures for itself. Beta endorphins activate mu opioid receptors. Activating mu opioid receptors indirectly deactivates kappa opioid receptors. Hyperactive kappa opioid receptors is the top cause of the depressive state in bipolar disorder. Hyperactive kappa opioid receptors antagonize dopamine and serotonin. Therefore, deactivating kappa opioid receptors upregulates dopamine and, to a lesser degree, serotonin. Drug companies like Pfizer are trying to develop kappa opioid receptor antagonists to treat depression. One's doing so well that it's been designated fast track status. So with the opioid receptor mechanism, exercise agonizes dopamine more than serotonin.
@@robertcross7571 thank you for the psychology refresher course. You are so smart! ❤👍🏃♀
love this so much. great info
Wow. I am definitely a dopamine guy. Not proud of it but it is a fact. I am trying to get out of this loophole but I always fail. I hope I may be able to get myself on track someday. An example I personally experienced about what was mentioned in this video is mental clarity I felt after I quit smoking for a week. I was so happy to see the trees around me. I noticed everyday things around me that I wouldn't normally notice when I got all the quick pleasure episodes from nicotine intake. I strongly suggest people to let go of dopamine activating activities for around a month and see the change for yourself. A month in your whole life isn't much, but you will definitely feel a huge transformation during this experiment. Good day everyone!
Reminded me of our Pathology Professor who didn’t use any illustrations or power points even then we would sit and listen to his lecture and could actually remember that after the class… I appreciate it 🙏🏽
I'd love to hear this exact same video, but directed at someone with ADHD, and thus dopamine disregulation. A lot of the explanation of what both serotonin and dopamine do and provide made sense for me in my life, but the behavioural explanations made me wonder if this applies to ADHD brains as well. Oftentimes, neurotypical explanations don't fully apply to neurodivergent people, and that's why a lot of neurodivergent people feel lost, frustrated, and unsure of why the things neurotypicals tell us to do, don't work.
Good point.
Exactly. This video is in my time line, i click because it's title is interesting, and i'm learning about dopamine lately, and this describe my adhd teen son so much. There's also a lecture by dr Russel Berkley, that said adhd is basically a blindness to the future. 🤯
Try gaba and alpha gpc. He did not mention GABA and glutamate, which is a substantial shortcoming. These two control a lot of brain chemistry.
Just sent this to my ADHD son. We both have it. I hope he does not feel despondent or disillusioned.
This is a really nice take on these neurotransmitters, but it's not as simple as he explained. He made it sound as though dopamine is a villain, and serotonin is the true happy-maker. What he forgot to mention is that serotonin, being the inhibitory neurotransmitter that it is, is also responsible for heightened fear during an aversive stimulus and for default passivity during prolonged inescapable aversive stimuli (aka learned helplessness). What he also didn't include is how the endogenous opioid system as well as oxytocin play a role in all of this. Then, there is the aspect of the location of receptors, which also affects the function of neurotransmitters. Again, while this is really nicely done and explained, I wish he would have limited himself to talking about excitatory and inhibitory neurons rather than specific neurotransmitters. Furthermore, through modern neuroscience, we now know that there is no such thing as a reward center; and dopamine isn't about reward but about motivation to pursue a reward, it's about anticipation of something beneficial, it's about expectancy ... not abbot the reward itself. Just my 2 cents.
Thanks! I was looking for this comment, because I sensed everything seemed too oversimplified in this video. Do you have any sources, like video or articles to read more about this?
@Gemmy George as for Serotonin and learned helplessness, I would recommend the latest research article by Maier & Seligman "learned helplessness at 50". I believe that article was released in 2016, but not a hundred percent sure. Other work that is really good is anything by Dr. Jaak Panksepp or Prof. Andrew Huberman. There is sooo much information available online. Glad you asked
Look up GABA and glutamate
Thank you Dr Lustig! Finally someone explains the importance of Happiness over Pleasure and Serotonin over Dopamine in such a concise and beneficial way!
Jeez... this is by far the most detailed explanation on KZhead, of how the brain neurotransmitters work, simple and clear, this guy needs to have over 5M subscribers and views. I hope many people find this.
Short time pleasure leads to unhappiness Short time Suffering leads to happiness
This is an eye opening video..... This proves that being materialistic doesn't make us happier. Thank you sir 😊😊
dont you wish it must have taught to us way back somewhere in our education system at schools or colleges
This presentation should be mandatory in all health and science education programs. It’s one of the most leveling forms of information that can help people self-correct (or correct through support and awareness). The information is very well laid out and the science is inspiring and like a treasure trove for those who are willing to dig a little.
As an addict in recovery this man makes complete sense to me . Bless you for posting this man …. The music didn’t bother me . I was too emerged in what the dude was saying . Peace out ✌️
Immersed is what I meant , not emerged ….though perhaps on some poetic level emerged might work 🤔 . Ah well
This is what continues to impress me, amazingly talented persons who can simply bring a very complicated piece of information in such easy and well described manner. 👏👏
Too easy. His points were misleading. But the overall message was good. He's equated Serotonin with happiness. He says you can not overdose on too much happiness. But you can die from an overdose of Serotonin, as well as become anxious and depressed. Too much Serotonin is a bad thing, too. Pleasure is not primarily singular. Sports and sex are better when shared. Giving can also give pleasure.
"If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough." -Albert Einstein
@fitaddiction 369 well he specialized in neuroendocrinology, what's sad is how you you think you're more knowledgable than him.
NOTE: It's come to our attention that the background music is too loud for some. Please accept our apologies. It's unable to be changed. If you'd like to listen without the background music go to 8:36 in this video of the full conversation with Dr. Lustig: kzhead.info/sun/rKiHkZGZemitdXk/bejne.html
Glad that I thought of reading the comments before commenting! It is such a brilliant video and I was feeling bad to comment on the bgm. Thank you! Thank you! Much appreciated! ❤️
yes i noticed too! a good balance helps keep the audience retetion!
@@fortheworld3351
I have no problem with the music, but I recently found out that in YT Studio you have the option to change it, mute everything or even remove the music and retain only the speaking part.
Im 25 yo now I’m happy i learned these now. Thank you so much❤
This is outstanding. I'm trying to share it everywhere. So many of my friends, and myself, live with depression and all we ever hear is 'talk therapy' but I think this is such an important piece, its just pivotable to understanding and treating addiction and depression.
Depression is fictional. Do you think and act as if thats untrue? Often?
@@bunk95 How can you say that literally after watching this video that explains the neurotransmitters and behaviors involved? You are dreaming. Hundreds of people a year do not commit suicide from a fictional nothing.
Why hasn't this video attracted a million views already? Pretty clear explanation.
I Agree! I’ve been watching videos for days on serotonin and dopamine and he definitely explains those two things better than anyone
Couldn't agree more with you!
Thank you sir ,for a brilliant presentation of these facts. This subject should be taught and explained to children at school and should be regarded as being as important as maths or reading . As humans we are being led to an awful place by the greed of big business . There is addiction everywhere in many diverse forms . People - please spend time with your kids and explain this to them, else the future looks pretty grim. Many thanks again from a seventy year old Englishman . Goodwill to all .
Love Dr. Lustig. He is a giant in the area of public health and works very hard to educate people.
I've shared your video about stoicism to so many people. Keep it up man, you're doing something special and extremely valuable!
Great video! Don’t agree with number five tho. Certain substances, like psilocybin (found in psychedelic mushrooms) affects the brain EXACTLY by mimicking serotonin. That’s why people report a deeper feeling of happiness and connection to the world around them when taking these substances. And that’s why you don’t get addicted to them.
Thanks Yuri :)
Gifted indeed at explaining complex things
❤ This is so simple I can play this for my Highschool health class when we learn about mental and emotional health. Thanks for sharing!
I hope you share more than only once.
Thanks a ton. We need people like u who actually educates teenagers like me. We r mostly told to seek happiness disguised as pleasure. We shall seek happiness as being happiness.
This makes sense so much. Thank you! The world of freedom where we live comes with responsibilities to a happier life. No wonder so many people are depressed.
Ah, nice one. I’ve been battling addiction for years…this lights-up and simplifies this cognitive process like a map or plan, Imperative. Many thanks. 🙏🏻🍃May all beings be Happy and Free.
Notes: Pleasure is dopamine, happiness is serotonin. Pleasure is visceral, you feel it in your body. Happiness is ethereal, you feel it above the neck. Dopamine downregulates serotonin, the more pleasure you seek the more unhappy you get.
This is the science of philosophy and spirituality. Incredible!
I really regret forgetting i watched this video more than a year ago I'm watching it everyday from now thank you sir.
Finally a good video that explains the dopamine -serotonin - cortisol triangle. Also useful introduction about of the difference between pleasure and happiness.
Oh my god, I think the whole world should listen to this! I’m so thankful it came to me and I subscribed to the channel right away. Please continue to educate the addicted world. Thank you from the bottom of my ❤️
One of the most instructive and inspiring videos on KZhead 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Great video. I have ADHD, so it hits home, because I'm trying to get the dopamine that my brain doesn't easily get (or too easily removes), so, behaviourally, I end up chasing dopamine, which then heads off down the hedonic treadmill and never makes it to the inhibition of serotonin. The only anything I'd say is that, to my way of thinking, when Dr. Lustig used the word 'contentment' at the end, that felt like a better word than happiness. Contentment is, definitionally, an assessment of how things are over time. Yes pleasure is transitory, but happiness is a little in both camps.
Astute observation , Like 👍🏼
Obviously I am here because I have questions... when the video started... i didnt expect to learn anything from this video... but you explained it so well... loved the analogies you gave.... made me smile ... thank you for the video and the effort into learning the science so you could also explain it to others.
The interaction between dopamine and serotonin is quite intriguing. Thanks for a video explaining complex matter in a comprehensible way! It's mind blowing to get the meaning of it at its full extend.
I can't thank you enough. I have been suffering from problems exactly mentioned in the videos and now I know what's exactly happening biologically and so I can help myself. 🙏🙏
The absolute best explanation of addiction I have EVER heard!
Neurology + Philosophy - this video is gem 💎.
The biochemical reasons of human condition crystal clear explained in a few minutes. Every thing he is saying rings so true. When we all understand and life consequently, then the world will be a different, better place. Thank you so much!
Thsta the best explanation I ever found! Took word to word by heart so my impulses make more sense. Having ADD is sooooo hard because you basically have neuron death so much faster, so you need to reaaaally organize yourself to balance your life out. Microdosing, therapy,weed, family and friends, exercise,good food and spirituality in balance makes life finally feel not only worth living, but both EXCITING and PEACEFUL.
I stopped my pmo addiction for a week and since today i stopped my nicotine addiction. It kinda goes back to what you said because when i stopped my porn addiction i felt good and better. The reward felt earned, so much even that i decided to stop nicotine to feel even more better. Dopamine is good as long as you work for the reward instead of getting instant gratification
The dopamine/pleasure/addiction explanation is well done. The serotonin/depression connection needs much more explanation than I see in the video. Benzodiazepines mess with the brain's Serotonin level and may create an iatrogenic addiction with long term usage. (Ask Jordan Peterson)
Man, you just gave me the answers I have been searching for for a long time. Adds that extra perspective to the left brain right brain stuff. Thank you. You got another subscriber.
Most powerful thing he said “pleasure can be obtained from substances, happiness can not. “
I have been recently diagnosed with an imbalance of Dopamine and Serotonin, and this this was truly helpful. I need to boost both, however NOW I know the emphasis needs to be on Serotonin. Plus, understanding the effects of cortisole. This last part explains a tailspin I had been after a series of rough life events. Makes so much sense. "The more ya know", right?!!!
Absolutely inspiring and revealing! Have been struggling with this concept, how to disabuse my mind from constantly seeking pleasure instead of happiness but now l know the difference. Many thanks for this video. It's was not only inspiring but a life changer! Infact, l had to watch it over and over again & even downloaded it.
pleasure has a thrilling affect and together with it comes adrenaline which is a stress hormone. meaning the fear mechanism in the brain is activated in pleasure pursuit. its present in uncertainty or risk taking behavior. happiness is stability and certainty. cortisol is not much activated thusly you get more peace and restfulness.
Maybe not play the emotional music while I'm trying to learn about my brain?
i'm addicted to these type of science videos even tho i have no intention to learn i just watch and wow and know and forget next day
This is something everybody needs to know!! Best explaination I've ever been given about addiction and depression..this information is so important that yes this needs to be essential learning in schools...and yes I'm going to do my best to share this...thanks so much to the author!! Bless you!!
What about S. P. Infusion of norepinephrine and it's carbon rings ! What is the combination behind it and carbon rings of serotonin ? Every chemical compound has it's endemic rethum or wave generated according to varying ionization energy when excited , and so it's a matter of short circuit . Mind is , How we react to signals from environment and it's the medium We recoganiz them. So if environment is infused with the unsuitable , then our surroundings would also be confused ? Reply
Addiction and depression are fictional. You didnt know how to lie with the fiction theyre in before seeing this video? Do you get forced to lie with medical fiction often?
Stress via cortisol-induced fear conditions-and the satisfactory reward pathway of dopamine that leads to addiction, makes so much sense. (We’re all addicted brain-washed, cash cows to a profit-oriented society). I’ve been studying the subject of dopamine and sex for over 20 years now, and would like to share some insight. We get the highest levels of dopamine release through addictive climaxing, especially when it’s done as a form of stress release. The most dopamine the body can produce (after sugar and alcohol) is by climaxing-the levels being similar to a cocaine hit. So climaxing becomes our ‘go to’ reward, we become climax-aholics to combat our conditioned, cortisol-induced stress. But here’s the thing, directly after the climax, dopamine immediately drops, (that’s why arousal diminishes after climax). Then comes a short serotonin spike and a micro-contentment moment (of up to a few minutes), which rapidly dies off too. The main pitfall of climax addiction found in my research shows that all neurotransmitters and hormones involved drop considerably-for up to two weeks. Here comes my question: What’s the largest period of time you’ve gone without this specific dopamine fix when you feeling stressed? Nobody wants to give up pleasure, but as you probably know, the opposite of addiction isn’t being sober and doing without-it’s connection. Connection is what nearly all people crave, whether they realize it or not. We all need human connection to feel loved, supported, and understood. We hunt for other rewards in search of that connection, often becoming addicted. Connection happens in the presence of the neurotransmitter and hormone, oxytocin. We can increase oxytocin and the serotonin pathway of contentment through the somatic experience of touch, skin-on-skin. Like holding hands, cuddling, hugging, gentle kissing, massaging and sensual, caring touch. There’s an especially powerful release of oxytocin when you’re touching or being touched (consensually, with agreement) for your own pleasure-while fully focusing on receiving that pleasure. This experience connects you to yourself. It also profoundly connects you to your partner. This connection not only solves climax addiction, but also induces contentment and happiness. Im happy to share more.
Does it make sense that "no fap" might make you happier?
Very well explained sir. Such a underrated video, it needs more and more viewership, as u mention happiness is achieved in social groups☝🏻🙌🏻👌🏻
This video seriously needs more recognition to it .....this is gonna help me so much with my life Thanks alot sir for sharing this information with us ♥️
I've sometimes thought that we are not always responsible for our actions. We're accountable because no one else can be. But we're not always responsible because we just don't understand what the hell is going on in our attic. Information like this should be taught in schools rather than remembering who fought in what war and who killed who.
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i'm telling you schools are not helping mentally anymore
This is one of the most amazing educational videos I’ve seen. Wished I was taught this at school.
Thank you for explaining this very interesting topic in a simple way so that some of us understand the differences better. Now seeking for how to achieve best balance between the 2
We keep on looking for pleasure because we are fundamentally unhappy. We are fundamentally unhappy because we live in a toxic society based on individualism and competition. We lack the human connections that would make us feel whole. Gabor Mate opened my eyes on what addiction really is. What I undestood from his conferences on KZhead is that addiction is self-medication that enables us to keep on living despite the toxicity of the society we are part of. Addiction is not the problem. It is the symptom of the problem.
The most helpful explaination about why there is the danger for getting addicted i've ever heard. Thanks a million from Berlin
This was insightful and helpful, considering I have a psych exam tomorrow 😅
Beautifully and incredibly effectively explained. Thanks a lot for simplifying these concepts, making it easy to identify the two and most importantly what to strive for in life !
Thank you for sharing Dr. Lustig's expertise! This information is absolutely vital. You are helping everyone who watches this video.
100% will help me too
Happiness doesn't necessarily require group, it can be achieved individually.
This video was super easy to understand and discussed a very important topic that was broken down very well. And although this video is short, it got straight to the point and communicated everything clearly. I think this video was very informative and interesting to think about. I have learned more in this, 10 minute video, than I have learned in 50 hours of school. Thank you. More people need to see this.
What about S. P. Infusion of norepinephrine and it's carbon rings ! What is the combination behind it and carbon rings of serotonin ? Every chemical compound has it's endemic rethum or wave generated according to varying ionization energy when excited , and so it's a matter of short circuit . Mind is , How we react to signals from environment and it's the medium We recoganiz them. So if environment is infused with the unsuitable , then our surroundings would also be confused ? Reply
How is the (fiction in the) video important?
This is very well explained; I also read somewhere that from a philosophical point of view, pleasure, and even to an extent, happiness _all the time_ are just not possible -- for the reasons you state, yes, (ie, basically, the neurons and/or the parts of your brain that either produce, or 'appreciate', the 'good stuff' get worn out) but also it's as simple as in the same way that someone who's only been outside in the night~time can never really, internally, get the idea of daytime, a person who hasn't known pain can't really 'get' pleasure, and certainly not happiness... made sense to me. Unfortunately I only got wise to all this once I was _already_ irrevocably addicted to smack ( _and_ the rest!!) What I've always wondered though, if it could be explained in terms one didn't have to have a degree in biochemistry to understand, is, if opiates, cocaine, amphetamines, etc. get you high by turning on the dopamine tap, and Parkinson's Disease medications like L Dopa, which, while I've never actually taken them, if I understand correctly, are basically just synthesized dopamine, how is it that they aren't the cause of people like my father - in - law who suffers from late - stage Parkinsons, "flying off his †i†s", if I can use the medical terminology?! I mean, I get the idea of tolerance more than anyone (well... more than anyone except, maybe, people like him) but, put it this way, I never saw warnings in the product information for his tablets, stuff like "This medication may cause users to uncharacteristically solicit prostitutes... _become_ prostitutes... hand over the car - or house(!) - keys to people with names like Ray~Ray and Stee~o, and similar such drama... Also, admittedly, I haven't seen Ecstasy users, who favour a drug which, I think, causes the brain to release a surge of Serotonin, do things like the examples mentioned above (except maybe the hiring of prostitutes - only to put them to sleep banging on about getting who they are, who they _really_ are, deep down inside, and how they love them, and no, they're _not_ just _saying_ it, either...) but I have seen plenty people who do (or did, anyway) take E's on a daily basis, and went around skinny as shoelaces either from self~neglect, or cos their digestive systems are all shot to hell, I mean, that's pretty addictive behaviour, I would say... Notwithstanding the above though, I'm not trying to be nitpicky - if there were only 2 videos I could show someone who was dabbling about with Class~A's, it would probably be pointless in any case, but I would show them *this,* and the scene in the Guillermo del Toro version of 'Nightmare Alley' where the Carney boss gives the speech about how you cultivate a 'Geek': not like that other old sideshow staple, the Freak, exactly, but a derelict basically kept and enslaved in order to be humiliated in front of paying audiences, for example by biting the heads off of live chickens, drinking jars of of used cooking oil and other stunts of like nature. While it would go over the heads of many, it's a powerful testimony to the dangers of being enslaved to a substance, and by extension, to (s)he who controls that substance...
Best lecture i have ever heard in my 43 years of life .Thank you sir ( Dr. Robert Lustig )
Never see a video well explained like this
Absolute genius. Perfectly explained and opened up a whole new understanding for me on the differences and roles played by these neurotransmitters. Thanks so much.
Reflection is truly key. Humanity should dare to look deep within, but it should also accept that more than mere physical Reflection is required for true, celestial enlightenment. "Before I start, I must see my end. Destination known, my mind's journey now begins. Upon my chariot, heart and soul's fate revealed. In Time, all points converge; hope's strength resteeled. But to earn final peace at the Universe's endless refrain, we must see all in nothingness... before we start again." 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨ --Diamond Dragons (series)
Wonderful explanations here, I’m a layman but this video is simple and makes actions/reactions understandable. I’ve been on a steady diet of Oxy and Codiene for years as a result of a severely broken ankle. Taking my ‘meds’ is now something that is a focus point for me. I’m resigned to continuing pain relief in this form. However some of the symptoms described here are completely correct as I have experienced many of these reactions. I simply cannot function without pain killers
Youre getting abused and/or tortured and/or killed in the death camp system with things marketed as medication? Medications are fictional. Are you being kept as a slave thats marketed as a citizen now?
This video is fiction…
'You cannot get happy by taking a substance'. Thank you so much Dr Lustig! I really like your work on sugar btw. I do wish all the junkies I've knowno over the years had watched this short video, but I know it would probably only help a tiny minotiry of them.
Very well explained
Oh my God , it's amazing how this one video can tell us almost everything we need for today! Thanks 💗
Great video! Thank you for the explanation. Educators should teach this in high school (probably do in some) in order to help young people to understand addiction better so as to have a better chance to avoid it in their futures. As well as explaining all the things one could be addicted to like pornography, food, etc and not just alcohol and drugs.
Absolutely.