EAN: 9781524746742

LEMBKE ANNA DOPAMINE NATION

NOW IN PAPERBACK: Dopamine Nation is "brilliant… riveting  scary  cogent  and cleverly
argued."-Beth Macy  author of Dopesick  This book is about pleasure. It's also about pain. Most
important  it's about how to find the delicate balance between the two  and why now more than
ever finding balance is essential. We're living in a time of unprecedented access to
high-reward  high-dopamine stimuli: drugs  food  news  gambling  shopping  gaming  texting 
sexting  Facebooking  Instagramming  YouTubing  tweeting…The increased numbers  variety  and
potency is staggering. The smartphone is the modern-day hypodermic needle  delivering digital
dopamine 24 7 for a wired generation. As such  we've all become vulnerable to compulsive
overconsumption. In Dopamine Nation  Dr. Anna Lembke  psychiatrist and author  explores the
exciting new scientific discoveries that explain why the relentless pursuit of pleasure leads
to pain…and what to do about it. Condensing complex neuroscience into easy-to-understand
metaphors  Lembke illustrates how finding contentment and connectedness means keeping dopamine
in check. The lived experiences of her patients are the gripping fabric of her narrative. Their
riveting stories of suffering and redemption give us all hope for managing our consumption and
transforming our lives. In essence  Dopamine Nation shows that the secret to finding balance is
combining the science of desire with the wisdom of recovery.

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