Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence Lembke, Anna creator author. text monographic eng

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290 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. *The New York Times bestseller*All around us people are looking at their phones too much, eating too much, drinking too much. Our world is addicted to fleeting distracting pleasures that get us nowhere. Dr Anna Lembke provides a clear way back to a balanced life.This book is about pleasure. It's also about pain. Most importantly, it's about how to find the delicate balance between the two, and why now more than ever finding balance is essential. We're living in a time of unprecedented access to high-reward, high-dopamine stimuli: drugs, food, news, gambling, shopping, gaming, texting, sexting, Facebooking, Instagramming, YouTubing, tweeting... The increased numbers, variety, and potency is staggering. The smartphone is the modern-day hypodermic needle, delivering digital dopamine 24/7 Anna Lembke American psychiatrist Social Aspects Medical Neuroscience Medical Pain Management Medical Research Psychology Emotions Psychology Cognitive Science Science Life Sciences Disease & Health Issues Social Science Substance abuse 616.89 ANN 9781472294159 MBIP 250203 20250203094203.0 981 eng