Stress Destroys the Ability to Experience Pleasure

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Find out how chronic stress can actually destroy the ability to experience pleasure, and what you could do about it. 

Timestamps
0:00 Short-term stress
0:25 Chronic stress
0:47 Chronic stress and the ability to experience pleasure 
1:05 What you could do

Did you know chronic stress destroys your ability to experience pleasure? When you experience short-term stress, your cortisol spikes and dopamine will increase initially. Dopamine is involved with pleasure. In this case, it can act as a protective countering effect to stress. 

When you go through stress for a long period of time, you’re constantly triggering dopamine to the point where the receptors for dopamine start downgrading. Eventually, it won’t even work anymore. 

 If you have stress and high cortisol over a long period of time, you may notice:
• It’s more difficult to experience pleasure 
• You’re less motivated
• You’re less awake and alert
• You have more stress 

What you could do in this situation:
1. Get more sleep 
2. Decrease fear in your life (stop watching the news) 
3. Exercise (get out in nature and exercise) 
4. Decrease stress (isolate the source of your stress and do what you can to eliminate it or reduce it) 

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Dr. Eric Berg received his Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1988. His use of “doctor” or “Dr.” in relation to himself solely refers to that degree. Dr. Berg is a licensed chiropractor in Virginia, California, and Louisiana, but he no longer practices chiropractic in any state and does not see patients so he can focus on educating people as a full time activity, yet he maintains an active license. This video is for general informational purposes only. It should not be used to self-diagnose and it is not a substitute for a medical exam, cure, treatment, diagnosis, and prescription or recommendation. It does not create a doctor-patient relationship between Dr. Berg and you. You should not make any change in your health regimen or diet before first consulting a physician and obtaining a medical exam, diagnosis, and recommendation. Always seek the advice of a physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.

Thanks for watching! I hope this helps you better understand how chronic stress can destroy the ability to experience pleasure.