In this topic, I want to think about happiness and how it can be achieved. For me, happiness is a conscious decision, not luck or anything like that. But first let me say what I think about it. For me, happiness is divided into happy moments, happy states, which are short-term and accumulated right actions that lead to deep satisfaction in life - peace and harmony in the soul. In other words, happiness is divided into 4 hormones, let me explain what they are and how they can be increased. DOPAMINE - Dopamine is produced mostly when you achieve a goal. Satisfaction with the achieved results. Way: it is important to divide long-term goals into sub-goals to attack every day. For example, the goal may be to increase dopamine, and the daily sub-goals may be: 1. Exercise 2. Meditation for 5-10 minutes sensation of breathing. 3. Hobby and creative activity. For example, shooting cool things you see in everyday life. Drawing and what not. 4. Do things that strengthen your sense of purpose in life. 5. Meditation SEROTONIN - Serotonin is directly related to self-esteem. Also, serotonin is a reward system in the brain, it relaxes us when we have sex, for example, it makes us happy when we eat something tasty. It is what makes us enjoy various things in everyday life. The best way to increase levels is by taking the amino acid - Tyrosine. On tablets or with food. It is mostly found in Bananas. It's good to include Bananas, Eggs, Sausages and Bobs in your menu. OXYTOCIN - Oxytocin is the hormone of relationships, hugs and the experience of intimacy. And friendship. Way: 1. Hug people constantly 2. Be nice to people and make compliments 3. Communicate with people more often and do things with your friends, such as picnics in the woods, etc. 4. Give gifts and do good to people, anonymously, without them knowing about it. 5. Meditation ENDORPHINS - Endorphins are released in the brain after exercise, after running for example and sweating well. This is also the best way to accumulate a reserve of dopamine and all other hormones. However, these are just a few of the ways I have learned. And yet happiness is something much deeper. If you have thought of something and want to add me or have other personal ways of yours that I have not mentioned, I will be happy to read in the comments. I hope I have been helpful. such as picnics in the woods, etc. 4. Give gifts and do good to people, anonymously, without them knowing about it. 5. Meditation ENDORPHINS - Endorphins are released in the brain after exercise, after running for example and sweating well. This is also the best way to accumulate a reserve of dopamine and all other hormones. However, these are just a few of the ways I have learned. And yet happiness is something much deeper. If you have thought of something and want to add me or have other personal ways of yours that I have not mentioned, I will be happy to read in the comments. I hope I have been helpful. such as picnics in the woods, etc.
4. Give gifts and do good to people, anonymously, without them knowing about it.
5. Meditation ENDORPHINS - Endorphins are released in the brain after exercise, after running for example and sweating well. This is also the best way to accumulate a reserve of dopamine and all other hormones. However, these are just a few of the ways I have learned. And yet happiness is something much deeper. If you have thought of something and want to add me or have other personal ways of yours that I have not mentioned, I will be happy to read in the comments. I hope I have been helpful. after running for example and sweating well. This is also the best way to accumulate a reserve of dopamine and all other hormones. However, these are just a few of the ways I have learned. And yet happiness is something much deeper. If you have thought of something and want to add me or have other personal ways of yours that I have not mentioned, I will be happy to read in the comments. I hope I have been helpful. after running for example and sweating well. This is also the best way to accumulate a reserve of dopamine and all other hormones. However, these are just a few of the ways I have learned. And yet happiness is something much deeper. If you have thought of something and want to add me or have other personal ways of yours that I have not mentioned, I will be happy to read in the comments. I hope I have been helpful.
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Bananas, but not too many at once because they cause headaches. Chocolate, especially with more cocoa. Physical intimacy and intimacy with a person we like. High-intensity exercise. Sunbathe. Avoid negative news, people, events. Enough sleep.
Tyrosine is a precursor of dopamine, not serotonin, and is most concentrated in cheeses and cheeses, especially in slow-aging cheeses such as Parmesan. The word tyrosine itself comes from the Greek tiri (τυρί) - cheese. Serotonin is derived from another amino acid, tryptophan, sold as a dietary supplement in the form of 5-hydroxy-tryptophan (5-HTP). There is a lot of tryptophan in eggs, cheese (yes, and tryptophan is there, in general, dairy products have a full amino acid profile, but still serve to feed newborns), pumpkin seeds and more. In general, happiness is much more complex than 4 hormones, as you have noticed, but it is good that the hormones are in order. In my opinion, meditation is the best way to overcome stress, but I admit that very often I just do not meditate. Meditation is a bit like finding a job - to be hired, you have to have experience. Well, in meditation, in order to meditate, you have to be in a state that presupposes meditation. And this state comes through meditation. :) That's why I often prefer a nice dinner and a glass of rose or even beer as a way to overcome stress. And of course, don't put it on ... stress, I mean.
I have been convinced over the years that the best way to feel happier and more satisfied with yourself and your daily life is to minimize your contact with negative people - especially the pessimistic, critical and eternally angry.
Banana tyrosine does not cross the blood-brain barrier https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2077351/
Forget norepinephrine. Because of it, some tricyclic antidepressants work, but modern serotonin does not.
What a topic
The body's production of serotonin is also stimulated by direct sunlight and dark chocolate. I know him from a psychiatrist who deals with depression, which is directly related to the lack of "happiness hormones". Therefore, people feel better in summer and more depressed in winter.
These things may matter, but they are far from everything. If your loved one has died, for example, or if you have been diagnosed with a serious illness, it will still be how many people you have hugged, how many bananas you have eaten and how many weights you have lifted. It also matters a lot what your way of thinking, environment, values, upbringing, character. If, say, you are greedy and eternally ungrateful, you will never be happy. You have described things from a scientific ch. but there are things that science ignores, and they are also important.
For me, hormones are definitely crucial to how a person will feel, although all of the above are true. Be very careful with supplements that will make you happy because they can have very unpleasant consequences.
I think the key to happiness is realizing that it comes from within, not from without. My life path has shown me that when I perceive happiness as the ultimate goal, it becomes unattainable. For example, if a person says to himself "when I lose weight, I will be happy", "when I start earning as much as you are, I will be happy" there is no chance to be happy, even if he somehow manages to achieve his own conditions, because so he constantly postpones happiness and 2nd convinces himself that he does not deserve happiness today. All this changed for me when I began to perceive happiness not as a goal, but as a regular state. And when I consciously decided to take care of maintaining this condition. Today, happiness for me is to be healthy, to like myself, to be calm and fit, to be happy with myself, to have tone and energy, to be enthusiastic. When these factors are present, I do a great job, I am calm with the children, I get along well with my husband and everything goes smoothly. When these factors are present, the fulfillment of the above conditions is easy and pleasant. And my way to maintain a regular state of happiness is meditation. She helps me in all aspects of life. In fact, 20 minutes in a state of relaxation equals 4 hours of deep sleep, so in reality meditation gives time, not takes it. To me, it's like forgetting your car key and walking away because you don't have time to go back for the key. You will always get to work, but you will be sweaty, tired and angry. And you could drink tea and listen to good music along the way. It's the same with life. I get along great with my husband and everything goes smoothly. When these factors are present, the fulfillment of the above conditions is easy and pleasant. And my way to maintain a regular state of happiness is meditation. She helps me in all aspects of life. In fact, 20 minutes in a state of relaxation equals 4 hours of deep sleep, so in reality meditation gives time, not takes it. To me, it's like forgetting your car key and walking away because you don't have time to go back for the key. You will always get to work, but you will be sweaty, tired and angry. And you could drink tea and listen to good music along the way. It's the same with life. I get along great with my husband and everything goes smoothly. When these factors are present, the fulfillment of the above conditions is easy and pleasant. And my way to maintain a regular state of happiness is meditation. She helps me in all aspects of life. In fact, 20 minutes in a state of relaxation equals 4 hours of deep sleep, so in reality meditation gives time, not takes it. To me, it's like forgetting your car key and walking away because you don't have time to go back for the key. You will always get to work, but you will be sweaty, tired and angry. And you could drink tea and listen to good music along the way. It's the same with life. in a state of relaxation equals 4 hours of deep sleep, so real meditation gives time, not takes it away. To me, it's like forgetting your car key and walking away because you don't have time to go back for the key. You will always get to work, but you will be sweaty, tired and angry. And you could drink tea and listen to good music along the way. It's the same with life. in a state of relaxation equals 4 hours of deep sleep, so real meditation gives time, not takes it away. To me, it's like forgetting your car key and walking away because you don't have time to go back for the key. You will always get to work, but you will be sweaty, tired and angry. And you could drink tea and listen to good music along the way. It's the same with life.
Serotonin is nonsense, most people have normal and high serotonin, and these antidepressants, which only affect it, therefore do not work or, if they do, lead to panic attacks and aggression. Tricyclics work on many more people because, in addition to seretonin, they also increase norepinephrine, but since they also have a bunch of side effects, only one that increases norepinephrine is best.
It all comes down to just saying a firm "yes" to everything that makes you happy and a firm "no" to the opposite. Be happy
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Nice topic and things are very well placed. Objective and achievable. Congratulations, author! I will add that first of all we need to realize that the time of this world is not unlimited, from there to appreciate the moment, to like and enjoy everything we have, and not to be greedy for what we do not have. In this greed and greed for more ... for something different, people lose their taste for life and tingle to find happiness in the little things of everyday life. One killed