ADD, Addiction, and withdrawal
Throughout this whole solitude thing I’ve had a lot of time for self-reflection and a whole lot of time in therapy. I’ve grown through the angst. I have also come up with a lot of realizations about myself. For those that know me best it’s quite obvious. Amongst many other things is that I have an addictive personality. That means it’s really easy for me to get hooked on processes as I search for a dopamine rush for a dopamine deficiency. According to our friends at Chat GPT this is the definition of Dopamine: Dopamine is a neurotransmitter —a chemical messenger in the brain—that helps regulate movement, motivation, reward, and mood . When something feels enjoyable or motivating, dopamine is one of the key chemicals involved. It also plays important roles in learning, attention, and controlling voluntary movement. I have a predisposition for addictive behavior because of my ADD. My running joke is that I used to have ADHD but I got too o...