A fascinating exploration of the profound loss of pleasure in
our daily lives and the seven steps for restoring it.
Pleasure. We know what it feels like and many of us spend our
days trying to experience it. But can too much pleasure actually be
bad for us? Yes, says Dr. Archibald Hart, clinical psychologist and
expert in behavorial psychology. Backed by recent brain-imaging
research, Dr. Hart shares that to some extent, our pursuit of
extreme and overstimulating thrills hijacks our pleasure system and
robs us of our ability to experience pleasure in simple things. We
are literally being thrilled to death.
In this insightful book, Dr. Hart explores the stark rise in a
phenomenon known as anhedonia, an inability to experience pleasure
or happiness. Previously linked only to serious emotional
disorders, anhedonia is now seen as a contributing factor in
depression (specifically nonsadness depression) and in the growing
number of people who complain of profound boredom. This emotional
numbness and loss of joy are results of the overuse of our brain's
pleasure circuits. In Thrilled to Death, Dr. Hart explains the
processes of the brain's pleasure center, the damaging trends of
overindulgence and overstimulation, the signs and problems of
anhedonia, and the seven important steps we must take to recover
our wonderful joy in living.
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