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A review by willowtreehugger
Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence by Anna Lembke
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.75
I will definitely re-read this book. Anna is a great storyteller. The testimonies from her patients really moved me and grounded the complex concepts in reality.
I learned so much about myself in reading this book. I cannot recommend this book enough. I am so excited to take the lessons learned and start the challenging work of rediscovery.
Here is a quote from the book that really sums up the main theme:
“We are cacti in the rainforest and like cacti, adapted to an arid climate, we are drowning in dopamine.
The net effect is that we now need more reward to feel pleasure and less injury to feel pain.”
I learned so much about myself in reading this book. I cannot recommend this book enough. I am so excited to take the lessons learned and start the challenging work of rediscovery.
Here is a quote from the book that really sums up the main theme:
The net effect is that we now need more reward to feel pleasure and less injury to feel pain.”
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Medical content, Suicide attempt
Moderate: Chronic illness, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Some descriptions of medical reseach/testing involve the use of animal subjects.