6: Pathology vs. Uniqueness

"Laughter and sex cures a myriad of maladies."

Episode 6

Has anyone ever accused your love of wine or video games is "pathological"?  As in, you're doing it too much and it's bad for you?  Well, if it's not affecting your work or personal life, then I have good news for you!  You're not crazy!  We're often quick to put negative labels on people's quirks because they might not be ... "normal" ... whatever the hell that means!  Well, breaking news: "normal" doesn't really exist.  We all have personality traits and are attracted to certain behaviors that may seem "unique" by those who don't "get it".  I'm going to walk you through the difference between real pathology and stuff that just makes us all delightfully weird in our own lovable ways.  And I use fun examples.  Like sex.  And BDSM.  Who knew science could be so fun?

I'm also going to school you on the four feel-good neurochemicals in the brain.  For those of you keeping score, they are:

Endorphins: Allows you to push past pain.

Dopamine: Helps you reach your goals.

Serotonin: Makes you feel significant.

Oxytocin: Helps you bond with other humans, especially through touch.

I walk you through how the brain balances all of these in order to drive human behavior. And once you understand that, you'll have a much better understanding of not only your weirdness, but the weirdness of everyone else around you.  And maybe we all will jump to less conclusions about one's pathological activities.

In our question of the week, we help someone who's stuck in his ways and learn how to deal with the really big life changes he needs to make.

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