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07 Jul 2011, 10:43 am

The article below is of how "happy" chemicals drive us towards things that enable us to survive

"Nature: 4 Types of Happiness"


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07 Jul 2011, 12:24 pm

The type of happiness that I experience is the second one that's mentioned.


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07 Jul 2011, 12:27 pm

Interesting, cheers.


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07 Jul 2011, 12:38 pm

A cool way to remember them:

Endorphin - triggered with physical pain.

Dopamine - when receiving reward

Oxytocin (no memory trick) - promotes bonding

Serotonin (Sero sounds like serious) - feeling important


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07 Jul 2011, 3:01 pm

Very interesting. :) However, it seems more like 'pleasure' than 'happiness'. :P



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07 Jul 2011, 5:31 pm

kittie wrote:
Very interesting. :) However, it seems more like 'pleasure' than 'happiness'. :P


How do you differentiate pleasure from happiness when it is chemically induced?

out of all the four mentioned my dopamine doesn't work well. Serotonin seems to be higher than required..:P



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07 Jul 2011, 7:26 pm

my dopamine doesn't work well either


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08 Jul 2011, 12:45 pm

pree10shun wrote:
How do you differentiate pleasure from happiness when it is chemically induced?


My opinion is that pleasure is fleeting, whereas happiness is more a constant/way of looking at things/etc. :P