It's important to watch. Love is substantial in the life of everyone of us, so we all need to understand it scientifically and what happens in our brains either in romantic love or other kinds of love and attachment ❤❤ Thank you so much Dr for all your important and interesting videos
Thanks. We've covered this in the video on Amber heard vs Johnny Depp; Impact of Trauma on the brain and also in the descent into despair and depression
It depends. ‘Addiction’ or coping is best thought of as salience. Does it occupy a signficant Proportion of one’s life at the expense of other aspects? In initial stages it is understandable - due to the euphoric effects but if it becomes difficult to focus on other aspects then this may heard the beginning of salience - the movement towards seeking.
Would it be possible to do this video for the dissmissive avoidant, specifically? I would so very much appreciate it ♡ thank you for this video. I love your content!
@@PsychiatrySimplifiedi think they mean how do those with a dismissive avoidant attachment style respond to the neuroscience of love as D.A.’s (dismissive av.) keep people at arms length and pretty much detach from people when things begin to get “serious”
Fascinating stuff, Dr. Rege! I have a question - if psychosis is characterized by an abundance of dopamine then why isn’t it a fun, pleasant experience?
Dopamine circuits are crucial to the brain's functioning especially in psychiatry. An optimal balance is needed rather than too much! Two key receptors involved are - The delicate balance between D1 excitatory and D2 inhibitory activity is crucial for optimal functioning. 👉D1 receptors are situated in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) and the striatum, while D2 receptors are primarily located in the striatum (both ventral and dorsal regions), and the Substantia nigra. 👉D1 receptors require high levels of dopamine (DA) for stimulation and are activated by burst-firing 👉D2 receptors are easily activated and 100 times more sensitive than D1 receptors. D1 receptors are excitatory, while D2 receptors play an inhibitory role. (simplified version) When there is excessive DA in the salience network - this is linked to aberrant salience which is the basis of psychosis. The Salience Network which mediates arousal and reward and plays a pivotal role in reward responses and the associated behaviours via connections to the striatum. Salience is what the brain finds most attention-grabbing. When one (or a few) stimulus dominates, e.g in psychosis then these stimuli become all consuming. The Salience Network and the Prefrontal Cortex (PFC) work together. Aberrant salience can be conceptualised as a hierarchy - milder - anxiety related to a few stimuli (wpork, family etc) but as it worsens - becomes all consuming. The Salience Network acts a switch between external & internal stimuli but needs the PFC to regulate it. when salience network is excessively activated the PFC weakens setting up a cascade.
In general, if the associations of vasopressin with relationship aspects are considered then - bonding, affection, support and security would be key elemts but if course a relationship is meant to be reciprocative. Not sure there is a study specifically examining this question so this is an inference basked on research
Great question- a study found that oxytocin, linked to social bonding, affects men and women differently. After taking oxytocin, women were better at recognising family connections, while men were better at spotting competitive relationships. This suggests that men and women might experience and perceive love and relationships in different ways, with women focusing more on family and connection, and men on competition. However, the hormone didn't help much with recognising romantic relationships, which seems to be harder for both genders to identify.academic.oup.com/scan/article/8/3/313/1723342
This was a great video! Very informative and educational. If humans understand this, we are able to heal and love ourselves better. We wont be so hard on ourselves.
There is som evidence of a dopaminergic deficit but again this is with small studies and then not a theory. Hence conceptualised as addiction to self esteem and self validation
I wonder how it all refers to already addicted people. I heard addicts (non drinking) don't have higher feelings like compation, bonding skills, sympathy or morals
Its not that they don't have it - the nature of addiction is such that the brain changes that occur move the person towards the drug - narrowing of repertoire so that the individual becomes stuck in a cycle that involves the drug with the exclusion of other aspects. psychscenehub.com/psychinsights/the-neuroscience-of-addiction-application-to-clinical-practice/
I’m just starting to learn about dysfunctional attachment styles ( likely stemming from childhood neglect) I have a question maybe you can answer. Why am I SO CRITICAL of my husband, whom I deeply love?
Its a great question and a difficult question to answer on YT. However to summarize - psychologically we fall in love with ‘ parts of ourselves( or selves we want to be) we see in others. These same aspects we may dislike ( we all have a good and bad part ). We tend to project the negative parts on to others to deal with unconscious conflict - e.g hold others to a higher standard ( when we feel ‘inferior’ ) - makes it easier rather than address our own low self worth which is distressing. By being critical of others we can feel better and avoid addressing our own deficits. In such situations its helpful to look at what parts one is critical about - as these parts are parts that we either don't have, or wish to have or need to have to complete us but our unconscious defenses will prevent us from asking that questions as that may bring up our deficits. That is a very brief summary but psychodynamic aspects play a big part in our life. Here is a perspective psychscenehub.com/psychinsights/understanding-psychodynamic-psychotherapy-through-the-fascinating-lens-of-language-acquisition/#:~:text=Understanding%20Psychodynamic%20Psychotherapy%20Through%20the%20Fascinating%20Lens%20of%20Language%20Acquisition&text=The%20process%20of%20language%20acquisition,at%20play%20in%20psychodynamic%20psychotherapy.
Hi Dr I have wrote to you before. One of my friends got mental breakdown Aril 2022. Relapses his condition 4 times. He is taking Mitazipane 30mg. Aripripozole 5mg. Any chance of out of medicine oneday?
I understand Dr. He has gone through finacial struggle during COVID. Redundant few time and depressed. Now the environment is more peaceful for him. Started to work full time. Doing regular excersises (But not as previous person). What do you think about his progress?
Ohhh noo... I don't want him or anything, but look who made themselves hurt there, and why 2 didn't. One the ither cuddle, and trauma bond.. we've both been shy twice, when we could have been reckless one night stands...and thats about how that looks. Now drug addiction ect.. I understand it a little better in terms of understanding reading the scientific proof
It's important to watch. Love is substantial in the life of everyone of us, so we all need to understand it scientifically and what happens in our brains either in romantic love or other kinds of love and attachment ❤❤
Thank you so much Dr for all your important and interesting videos
Thanks for your feedback 🙏🏼. Appreciate it
@@PsychiatrySimplified you're very welcome, dr😊
Awesome❤❤❤❤❤❤TYVM. Another topic you could cover is the flip side of this, how abusive traumatic relationships effects individuals.
Thanks. We've covered this in the video on Amber heard vs Johnny Depp; Impact of Trauma on the brain and also in the descent into despair and depression
This video needs more reach ❤❤
Oh my God, I had to subscribe you are absolutely amazing and so knowledgeable and great at explaining it in simple terms
Thank you for your feedback 🙏🏻
Fantastic video. Thank you for the enlightenment ❤
Thank you for the feedback
Thankyou for this video! Would love to watch more such videos❤
Glad you enjoyed it 🙏🏻
Thank you for the video. Could you go into when and how sexual love/lust turns into an addiction or coping strategy, please?
It depends.
‘Addiction’ or coping is best thought of as salience. Does it occupy a signficant
Proportion of one’s life at the expense of other aspects? In initial stages it is understandable - due to the euphoric effects but if it becomes difficult to focus on other aspects then this may heard the beginning of salience - the movement towards seeking.
Would it be possible to do this video for the dissmissive avoidant, specifically? I would so very much appreciate it ♡ thank you for this video. I love your content!
Thanks for the feedback. Can you give me an idea what you mean by do this video for dismissive avoidant? A bit more context please
@@PsychiatrySimplifiedi think they mean how do those with a dismissive avoidant attachment style respond to the neuroscience of love as D.A.’s (dismissive av.) keep people at arms length and pretty much detach from people when things begin to get “serious”
Fascinating stuff, Dr. Rege! I have a question - if psychosis is characterized by an abundance of dopamine then why isn’t it a fun, pleasant experience?
Dopamine circuits are crucial to the brain's functioning especially in psychiatry. An optimal balance is needed rather than too much! Two key receptors involved are - The delicate balance between D1 excitatory and D2 inhibitory activity is crucial for optimal functioning.
👉D1 receptors are situated in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) and the striatum, while D2 receptors are primarily located in the striatum (both ventral and dorsal regions), and the Substantia nigra.
👉D1 receptors require high levels of dopamine (DA) for stimulation and are activated by burst-firing
👉D2 receptors are easily activated and 100 times more sensitive than D1 receptors.
D1 receptors are excitatory, while D2 receptors play an inhibitory role. (simplified version)
When there is excessive DA in the salience network - this is linked to aberrant salience which is the basis of psychosis. The Salience Network which mediates arousal and reward and plays a pivotal role in reward responses and the associated behaviours via connections to the striatum. Salience is what the brain finds most attention-grabbing.
When one (or a few) stimulus dominates, e.g in psychosis then these stimuli become all consuming. The Salience Network and the Prefrontal Cortex (PFC) work together.
Aberrant salience can be conceptualised as a hierarchy - milder - anxiety related to a few stimuli (wpork, family etc) but as it worsens - becomes all consuming.
The Salience Network acts a switch between external & internal stimuli but needs the PFC to regulate it. when salience network is excessively activated the PFC weakens setting up a cascade.
Impressive... most impressive
@PsychiatrySimplified A video on sublingual and nasal oxytocin for libido and orgasm would be great topic
@@PsychiatrySimplified OK, thank you!
What does the breast play a role for man love making?
What things or actions a woman can do to makes men produce more Vasopressin in a relationship ?
In general, if the associations of vasopressin with relationship aspects are considered then - bonding, affection, support and security would be key elemts but if course a relationship is meant to be reciprocative. Not sure there is a study specifically examining this question so this is an inference basked on research
Very informative. Thank you!
Curious, how do men and woman bond differently in relationships?
Great question- a study found that oxytocin, linked to social bonding, affects men and women differently. After taking oxytocin, women were better at recognising family connections, while men were better at spotting competitive relationships. This suggests that men and women might experience and perceive love and relationships in different ways, with women focusing more on family and connection, and men on competition. However, the hormone didn't help much with recognising romantic relationships, which seems to be harder for both genders to identify.academic.oup.com/scan/article/8/3/313/1723342
This was a great video! Very informative and educational. If humans understand this, we are able to heal and love ourselves better. We wont be so hard on ourselves.
Thanks for the feedback 🙏🏻
Love your videos
Thanks for the feedback. (:
What has happened in the narcissists brain on this chemical level and is it treatable?
There is som evidence of a dopaminergic deficit but again this is with small studies and then not a theory. Hence conceptualised as addiction to self esteem and self validation
The narcissist I dated loved dopamine producing activities. Alcohol, drugs, novelty/ attention seeking
Very interesting
Glad you thought so
❤❤❤awesomeness
I wonder how it all refers to already addicted people. I heard addicts (non drinking) don't have higher feelings like compation, bonding skills, sympathy or morals
Its not that they don't have it - the nature of addiction is such that the brain changes that occur move the person towards the drug - narrowing of repertoire so that the individual becomes stuck in a cycle that involves the drug with the exclusion of other aspects. psychscenehub.com/psychinsights/the-neuroscience-of-addiction-application-to-clinical-practice/
@@PsychiatrySimplifiedI'm realizing how linked the issues of attachment trauma and addiction are
I’m just starting to learn about dysfunctional attachment styles ( likely stemming from childhood neglect)
I have a question maybe you can answer.
Why am I SO CRITICAL of my husband, whom I deeply love?
Its a great question and a difficult question to answer on YT. However to summarize - psychologically we fall in love with ‘ parts of ourselves( or selves we want to be) we see in others. These same aspects we may dislike ( we all have a good and bad part ). We tend to project the negative parts on to others to deal with unconscious conflict - e.g hold others to a higher standard ( when we feel ‘inferior’ ) - makes it easier rather than address our own low self worth which is distressing. By being critical of others we can feel better and avoid addressing our own deficits. In such situations its helpful to look at what parts one is critical about - as these parts are parts that we either don't have, or wish to have or need to have to complete us but our unconscious defenses will prevent us from asking that questions as that may bring up our deficits. That is a very brief summary but psychodynamic aspects play a big part in our life. Here is a perspective psychscenehub.com/psychinsights/understanding-psychodynamic-psychotherapy-through-the-fascinating-lens-of-language-acquisition/#:~:text=Understanding%20Psychodynamic%20Psychotherapy%20Through%20the%20Fascinating%20Lens%20of%20Language%20Acquisition&text=The%20process%20of%20language%20acquisition,at%20play%20in%20psychodynamic%20psychotherapy.
Why is phenethylamine so scarcely spoken of??
Not sure/ perhaps as it’s a supplement?
Hi Dr
I have wrote to you before. One of my friends got mental breakdown Aril 2022. Relapses his condition 4 times. He is taking Mitazipane 30mg. Aripripozole 5mg. Any chance of out of medicine oneday?
It’s impossible for me to predict. The likelihood depends on so many factors.
I understand Dr. He has gone through finacial struggle during COVID. Redundant few time and depressed. Now the environment is more peaceful for him. Started to work full time. Doing regular excersises (But not as previous person). What do you think about his progress?
Ohhh noo... I don't want him or anything, but look who made themselves hurt there, and why 2 didn't. One the ither cuddle, and trauma bond.. we've both been shy twice, when we could have been reckless one night stands...and thats about how that looks. Now drug addiction ect.. I understand it a little better in terms of understanding reading the scientific proof
Love is just societal nonsense. In the words of Whitney houston- whats love gotta do with it!
Think of it as a relational need . There is an evolutionary need to connect - meet needs - the words used to describe this may be varied.
@@PsychiatrySimplified its not a need, its a want....loving yourself is free
One cannot develop a sense of self or self soothing without relations. It’s just not biologically possible - as the child’s survival depends on it.