The feel-good, rewarding chemical in our brains that release when we do something that gives us pleasure. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
“My best friend started smiling when I was walking up to him. I make him happy, so his brain released dopamine when he saw me because it learned that me as his best friend makes him feel good. :)”
That feel-good, rewarding chemical in your brain that’s released when you do or see something that makes you happy.
Doing one of your favourite hobbies, watching your favourite show, seeing someone who makes you feel good, or enjoying literally anything else can cause your brain to release dopamine.
“I was meeting up with my friend today, when I was approaching him he started smiling. That was the dopamine being released because his brain learned that I make him feel happy. :)”
Just a really fancy term for going outside more often.
A: Yoo dude, I'm on this dopamine cleanse and-
B: Soo.... you've finally started to go outside!
A project that has been started purely for dopamine, with no real foundation or direction.
Have you seen Sally? She's been re-arranging the books on the shelf for hours!
Yeah, she got her addy script increased. Probably just a dopamine project.
Moving through a series of pleasurable but meaningless activities, usually in avoidance of a task or a difficult feeling.
“The whole day I was switching between TikTok, fast food, video games and masturbation. I spent every waking hour dopamine-cycling.”
A person who masterfully connects people to their natural 'fix' by providing laughter, positive company, and a pleasure that is unique only to themselves
I need to call my dopamine-dealer to re-up on my feel good fix.