http://neuroanthropology.net/2008/05/02/stress-and-addiction-the-vicious-cycle/ For a greater understanding of the encultured brain and body... Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:12:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://neuroanthropology.net/2008/05/02/stress-and-addiction-the-vicious-cycle/#comment-17263 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 18:32:45 +0000 http://neuroanthropology.wordpress.com/?p=290#comment-17263 I also believe the focus is on reducing the habitual reaction one’s nervous system undergoes whenever stress is present. Re-programming the nervous system through structured, calming, peaceful experiences is a powerful way to harness the body’s natural ability to adapt to feelings of well-being. See… http://www.rejuvalife.md/drblog/2011/03/07/de-stress-training-helps-you-to-stay-young/

]]> http://neuroanthropology.net/2008/05/02/stress-and-addiction-the-vicious-cycle/#comment-15710 Sun, 12 Sep 2010 02:50:13 +0000 http://neuroanthropology.wordpress.com/?p=290#comment-15710 Stress came first. All addictions have stress as a common denominator. Dopamine is the stress reliver. We can stimulate dopamine production in many ways. We call that coping with stress. Stress is a powerful motivator and we will do anything to eliminate it. There are healthy ways to manage stress and some not so healthy. Sometimes we choose the easiest most expediant way-a chemical or some inapproprieate diversion. We actually become addicted to the feeling of well being and pleasure. Stress serves a purpose in our lives, it forces us to change something. It’s how we deal with stress and the idea we should never experience pain or stress that causes our problems. See the genetic condition Riley Day syndrome.

]]> http://neuroanthropology.net/2008/05/02/stress-and-addiction-the-vicious-cycle/#comment-5582 Fri, 22 May 2009 11:11:32 +0000 http://neuroanthropology.wordpress.com/?p=290#comment-5582 [...] last year, from post-conventional outlaws and the drug war to college binge drinking and gender, stress and addiction and inequality and addiction, and finally on denial and disease and on age limits on [...]

]]> http://neuroanthropology.net/2008/05/02/stress-and-addiction-the-vicious-cycle/#comment-1602 Mon, 12 May 2008 14:28:52 +0000 http://neuroanthropology.wordpress.com/?p=290#comment-1602 [...] a final one – by authors Jessica Peyton, Jen Hames, Rebecca Llontop, and Mike Many – Stress and Addiction: The Vicious Cycle. “Today, new research offers some insights regarding the cyclical nature of stress and [...]

]]> http://neuroanthropology.net/2008/05/02/stress-and-addiction-the-vicious-cycle/#comment-1555 Fri, 09 May 2008 12:22:19 +0000 http://neuroanthropology.wordpress.com/?p=290#comment-1555 [...] started the series off with Stress and Addiction: The Vicious Cycle, which showed how stress and substance use go hand in hand, reinforcing a cycle of [...]

]]> http://neuroanthropology.net/2008/05/02/stress-and-addiction-the-vicious-cycle/#comment-1480 Sat, 03 May 2008 18:01:16 +0000 http://neuroanthropology.wordpress.com/?p=290#comment-1480 [...] Stress and Addiction: The Vicious Cycle [...]

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