Controversial (for other reasons) neuroscientist Robert Heath found long ago that given the option to self stimulate different brain areas to experience different feelings most people opt to stimulate areas that evoke feelings of mild frustration & anger. Arousal is reinforcing.
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Recent work (in mice) supports that anger is reinforcing… and mammals will work to fight. Again, explains a lot.
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@hubermanlab Managing anger effectively 👉🏽 meditation, prayer, mindfulness, being grateful for the little things, writing in my journal, physical activity.
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@hubermanlab It would be interesting to elaborate on the idea of cortisol and successful outputs within healthy parameters. Since anger is a common drive, it will surely be helpful to understand the risks.
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@hubermanlab I’m not a mouse obviously, but I believe this 100%. When I was a raving bipolar maniac, the only feelings I actually felt were anger/rage and mania… a deep depression was my baseline, not a feeling. Five years into my healing journey and I’m amazed at how I no longer respond.
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@hubermanlab My kids avoid most of social media and TV. They gather information on their terms and turn it off, turn away, don't get involved. I wonder if there is an age related difference? My kids are in their 20s.
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@hubermanlab It's such a dirty feeling like bad fuel or a continuous bad hangover. I can see it is stimulating and a trap.
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@hubermanlab The human body is antifragile by nature and this discovery is just further evidence. We need discomfort in order to evolve. Humans without discomfort get into depression. Animals in zoos suffer from this as well
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