Saturday, January 17, 2026

It's all about dopamine

Dopamine, these neurotransmitters,

crucial for rewards, motivation & pleasures,

helping us grow, learn and evolve,

yet, it's now become an addiction,

with our behaviors, causing a surge,

brain adapts to repeated exposures, 

reducing production & its receptors, 

decreasing ability to experience pleasures. 


Yet, our society has transformed, 

inventing ways to promote systems,

triggering release of these hormones,

to initiate & sustain the conditions,

where we find instant gratification, 

with the use of various stimulations,

creating constant flow of addictions,

to social media, food or television. 


It's a blind pursuit, towards indulgence, 

to satiate the hunger, inner emptiness, 

yet, forgetting fundamental component, 

of ending chase, achieving contentment, 

requires us to surrender, fleeting impulses,

maintain a balance, in duties & ambitions, 

when we understand, deeper mechanisms,

we develop strategies, for healthier engagements. 


The answer lies, in moderation!


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