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#31 How Imagination Can Make You Happy or Miserable

Minding the Brain

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Is It Possible to Fantasize Too Much?

There are studies to show that if you imagine something rewarding, it activates these pathways or circuits to the same extent. The danger is that you could build it up a little bit too much in your head. Some people who fantasize kind of compulsively may suffer from maladaptive daydreaming.

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