Non-Metabolic Serotonin/Glutamate/Adrenaline Triggers

[michael94]

A few I can think of:

1. Living with roommates you don't like vs living independently or with friends/significant other

2. Living in a city with concrete/metal as far as the eye can see and moderate crime rate vs living in an area with clean air surrounded by nature and you can sleep with the front door unlocked

3. Being part of a coercive hierarchy ( i.e. superiors demand more than they offer... ) vs being in a charismatic hierarchy based on skill/admiration and those at the top demand more of themselves than the others. Not fueled by ego/greed but brotherhood and maximizing each one's potential.

4. Interacting with someone who is awkward/unhealthy will make you anxious because you feel there is something to be worried about instinctively.

5. Being with a significant other due to ego/material reasons. At every moment they are not fueling those things, you will be in a high serotonin/glutamate/adrenaline state around them.

any you guys can add?

 

[MB50]

6. having a sense of control over one's life and feeling you have the ability to improve your situation. Goes back to the idea of learned helplessness

 

[Mountain]

7. Unemployment