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162. We're All Addicted: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence with Dr. Anna Lembke

Wellness While Walking

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How Do We Process Pleasure and Pain?

The same parts of the brain that process pleasure are also processed pain and they work like opposite sides of a balance. Our brains will work very hard to restore a level balance after any deviation from homeostasis or neutrality. And I like to imagine that as these neuroadaptation gremlins hopping on the pain side of the balance to bring it level again. That kind of craving is what drives the compulsion to reuse.

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