What have you noticed by increasing dopamine and decreasing serotonin?

[K2000]

Hi, I'm wondering what benefits you've noticed by upping dopamine and decreasing serotonin and how you went about doing this. I'm sure that I have a serotonin-dominant personality.

 

[Sitaruîm]

A generalized increased will to live that manifests itself by being more spontaneous and seeking joy, it has a snowball effect because the train is hard to stop once it gets going. Little to no rumination, and a proactive and resourceful disposition in the face of problems.

 

[K2000]

A generalized increased will to live that manifests itself by being more spontaneous and seeking joy, it has a snowball effect because the train is hard to stop once it gets going. Little to no rumination, and a proactive and resourceful disposition in the face of problems.

and what did you do/are you doing to help the process?

 

[golder]

A generalized increased will to live that manifests itself by being more spontaneous and seeking joy, it has a snowball effect because the train is hard to stop once it gets going. Little to no rumination, and a proactive and resourceful disposition in the face of problems.

Love this answer - so concise yet exactly what I’m looking to achieve. Would you be able to give us some of the changes that have best helped you? Thanks!

 

[kaybb]

A generalized increased will to live that manifests itself by being more spontaneous and seeking joy, it has a snowball effect because the train is hard to stop once it gets going. Little to no rumination, and a proactive and resourceful disposition in the face of problems.

Did you make the change with supplements/diet/changes in sleep, etc??

 

[NommyWommy]

Did you make the change with supplements/diet/changes in sleep, etc??

I would like to know to...

 

[Sitaruîm]

Did you make the change with supplements/diet/changes in sleep, etc??

I always get good sleep, with the odd exception when I may be a bit restless for whatever reason, but never because I interrupt my sleep with an alarm clock. I set my alarm 9 hours after going to bed and always wake up on my own with a decent gap between wake time and the alarm. I never supplemented anything but I'm young, heathy, and I've never worsened my health by going into diet fads for lengthy periods (my 0 carb carnivore stint lasted a month lol). Currently I'm eating low starch, sugar from fruits and marmalades, butter, milk and 2 eggs per day, and some red meat occasionally. I also accompany my meals with tea with a couple teaspoons of white sugar, so white sugar intake is limited since I drink tea 1-3 times a day, and in no other context will I use white sugar. My milk intake varies since my job at the moment is physical, I try not to be too exact with calories when eating and pay attention to my appetite and let my body decide the quantity. I don't let diet interfere with social life so I will eat whatever there is if I'm someone's guest and if at a restaurant I'll try to choose something decent, I believe a strong body is able to deal with with unideal foods if we aren't doing it chronically.

 

[Marquis777]

I was less negative and I wanted to screw girls more. I also liked sex better.

 

[kaybb]

I always get good sleep, with the odd exception when I may be a bit restless for whatever reason, but never because I interrupt my sleep with an alarm clock. I set my alarm 9 hours after going to bed and always wake up on my own with a decent gap between wake time and the alarm. I never supplemented anything but I'm young, heathy, and I've never worsened my health by going into diet fads for lengthy periods (my 0 carb carnivore stint lasted a month lol). Currently I'm eating low starch, sugar from fruits and marmalades, butter, milk and 2 eggs per day, and some red meat occasionally. I also accompany my meals with tea with a couple teaspoons of white sugar, so white sugar intake is limited since I drink tea 1-3 times a day, and in no other context will I use white sugar. My milk intake varies since my job at the moment is physical, I try not to be too exact with calories when eating and pay attention to my appetite and let my body decide the quantity. I don't let diet interfere with social life so I will eat whatever there is if I'm someone's guest and if at a restaurant I'll try to choose something decent, I believe a strong body is able to deal with with unideal foods if we aren't doing it chronically.

It sounds like you accomplished a raise in dopamine by your diet? This was the only change you did?