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Originally Posted by Glenn
Mariamma; Hormones do powerfully affect our behavior. If we were to strip out all the hormones we have, we'd be docile types, with no drive, and with the magnetism of a piece of wood. Take high testosterone and low serotonin for example, and welcome to the world of the sociopath. Or high sertonin and low testosterone and welcome to the world of a person with no interests or incentives. There's a guy on this site who claims to be athletic, always posts threads, and you can see this guy has testosterone coming out of his ass. Socialization helps this dude keep a balance, but he still shows little sensitivity answering other issues about himself here we have questioned him about. There has to be a mental balance. When I was on Prozac for years, it raised my serotinin.I did'nt feel like doing s***. They give alot of folks in prison that to contol their testosterone also.
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True. The first time I saw someone with avolition (low hormones therefore no desire to do ANYTHING) it freaked me out. He laid in bed all day long, didn't want to eat, read, do anything. Energetically, he wasn't empty, more of a dwarf. Nothing wrong or weird about him. Just very small (energetically).
SSRIs are interesting. They work for some and but not well enough because they don't 'solve' the underlying issue. And increased serotonin in the brain lowers the dopamine and therefore love capacity in the brain (sometimes that's good, sometimes that's bad). Living in balance it what it's all about.
It's hard to do that with online sites though as most technology will increase dopamine. You know when you get a text or email and you feel that surge...that's dopamine. I usually think "OH! Who loves me?"
Silicon Valley is looking at this as they develop their technology. Colors and light will also affect serotonin in the brain so they make these bright, colorful LCDs screens that will boost both dopamine and serotonin.