Affective
Emotions vs mood
Chemistry
- Harm reduction wellness stack
- No stigma no judgement no state interference
- Inspired by the approach of w:Huberman Labs but I'm trying to be less suicidal instead of attempting polysynchronous monogamy
Quick taxonomy
- Serotonin affects disassociation, agitation, outlook, profundity, speed of internal monologue
- Dopamine affects reward, meaning, focus, pattern finding, self-assurance, vibrancy of internal monologue
- Norepinephrine affects wakefulness
- Endorphins affect pleasure
- Neuroplasticity enables your brain to respond to things in new ways
| Drug | Affects |
|---|---|
| Weed | Dopamine and other stuff |
| Nictoine | |
| Alcohol | |
| Buproprion | Dopamine and norepinephrine |
| Lamotrigine / lithium / mood stabilizers / anti-epileptics | Mechanism of action unknown, prevents depressive episodes ==Warning!== Somewhat difficult to taper. |
| SSRIs / Lexapro / Zoloft / Prozac / Trintellix | Serotonin ==Warning!== Somewhat difficult to taper. |
| SNRIs / Effexor / Cymbalta | Serotonin and norepinephrine ==Warning!== Very difficult to taper. |
| Psychedelics / LSD / Shrooms / 2CB | Serotonin and neuroplasticity |
| MDMA | |
| Ketamine | |
| Benzos | ==Warning!== Very difficult to taper. |
| Amphetamines | Dopamine ==Warning!== Very difficult to taper. |
| Opioids / heroin / kratom / fent | ==Warning!== Very difficult to taper. |
| Hormones / anti-androgens | |
| Anti-psychotics / neuroleptics | Dopamine (agonism at low doses, antagonism at high) ==Warning!== Very difficult to taper. |
- Dopamine antagonism scares me because I want to have meaning and I barely got a chance to be a full person in the first place.
- Serotonin re-uptake inhibition frustrates me bc of sexual side effects and disassociation.
- Nicotine and alcohol give me hangovers.
- I try to have as little of these as possible and taper when I’m feeling well.
Addiction
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Psychiatry
Psychonautics
Analytical issues
Self esteem
Attachment disorders
- Finding a sense of others while finding a sense of self.
- If its bad enough to cause ideation or self harm, check out r:bpd.
Friends and community
- Identify inputs, outputs, boundaries and expectations
- Articulating yourself
Abuse
Neurodivergence
Masking
Mood disorders
- Diathesis model of stress
- Mood disorders are a spectrum
- Stigma similar to Neurodivergence
- Causes interpersonal issues similar to Attachment disorders
- But neither are a solution to mood disorders. You can’t analyze away a mood disorder or expect people to accommodate it like a personality quirk.
- Importance of being medicated thru Psychiatry
Interpersonal and social rhythm therapy
Grounding
- Breathing
- Stretching
- Tapping and aromatherapy
- Drugs
