HR Ep 16 – A D.O.S.E. of Happiness

For more information visit HammeredRecovery.com  or e-mail me at [e-mail] Show Notes Today I want to start out the show by speaking directly to those listeners who have found the podcast and are still drinking. The most important listener is the listener who hasn’t decided to stop yet or just recently has. The people, that like me 10 mos. ago are in a very dark place and think there is absolutely no way out. 10mos ago I found the solution of how to get out of the dark place that if you don’t will lead to death. I quit drinking and I can tell you exactly how to do the same. We tried an easier softer wayYou’ll be amazed before you are halfway throughThe promises do come true IF YOU WORK FOR THEM. Depression is living in the past and Anxiety is living in the future.  Pause this podcast google 24 hours a Day book July 29th,30th, 31st. Next listen to: Ep2 – There are 2 days in each week about which we should not worry. (Long title) Ep 14 – my story Ep 8 – Kelly’s story Ep 11 – We Tried an Easier Softer Way Ep 3 – Breaking the Cycle Ep 7 – The Promises. Next you are going to go to HammeredRecovery.com, use the help button under More info. Find a treatment centerFind a meeting and a temporary sponsor DopamineDopamine causes that little happy feeling when someone likes your post of Instagram, you check something off your to do list, or compete a small task.It is meant to motivate your body toward a distant goal, one step at a time.Without it early humans never would have had the motivation to hunt down large mammals and benefit from investing effort into long-term goals.Today it is what helps you get through your to do list or motivates you to start a new habit.The effects of dopamine are fleeting.  This isn’t the type of long-lasting happiness you’ll be able to savor.  It lasts just long enough for you to check something of your list and motivate you on to the next one.Always start your to do lists with easily attained goals.OxytocinOften referred to as the “hugging Drug” because it is released by the brain during physical contact with others.  Also the feeling behind, love, friendship, or deep trust.How to get them: Positive social interaction.  Working together with others, sharing a meal, giving a gift, opening up emotionally, providing full attention while listening to others, long hugs.Unlike Dopamine it is long lastingWorks two ways, you get it and give it at the same time.Fights stress, improves relationships, and promotes long-lasting positive emotions.SerotoninAnother social chemical like Oxytocin, but functions in an entirely different way.Pride, loyalty, and StatusWhen we feel a sense of accomplishment or recognition from others, we are experiencing the effects of serotonin.Serotonin is what motivates a leader to excel and grow their influence, to win awrds, to become popular, but compels followers to do well and not let down their leaders as well.It is why athletes often thank their parents, coaches, God after a win.Whoever they felt offered them support and protection they needed to accomplish what they accomplished.  When others offer us that protection and support, because of serotonin, we feel a sense of accountability to them.Believed to affect digestion, bone growth, and organ developmentEndorphinsThe feeling runners get on long runs “Runners high”, that feeling comes from endorphins.Endorphins are essentially released in response to pain.They help us push our bodies beyond their comfort levels and persist when we might otherwise give up.One you remove the pain part of the equation endorphins can feel like a “high”Talking a freezing cold shower in the morning, for example, can give you a huge boost of endorphins if you can stand a minute or two of physical discomfort.They are the reason why starting a gym routine can help you relax after a long day at work, or ramp up for the day in the morning.