Adrenaline addiction just as the name suggests is primarily caused by what can only be referred to as an overuse of the adrenaline hormone. Adrenaline addiction experts concurs that excitement, and the adrenaline that brings it, is arguably the most misused "drug" today. What these experts are alluding to when they say that we misuse excitement is that we are always surrounded by things that appear to bring excess excitement such that the "excitement doses" that seems to satisfy our excitement levels are ever increasing, which according to them is quiet dangerous.
For instance, look at the case of the 26 years old Chinese man who was found dead in his house apparently after engaging in week-long online-gaming-marathon which unfortunately he passed out never to regain consciousness.
Majority of people do not realize that the effects of adrenaline are not found in doing an activity, but before doing it, which is when the adrenaline begins building up. It is this actual performance of an activity that the chemical is dissipated, and hence the nerve disappear immediately a person steps onstage or starts a performance. In the event that a rush of adrenaline is regular enough, i.e, daily, weekly, then your body can memorize the resultant feeling with its "clock", and even memorize the surroundings and any other reference courtesy of the five senses. This can be released a lot earlier than would be expected. For instance, a normally build up might occur within fifteen minutes before the actual occurrence of an activity. This might be uncontrollable initially, however with time of frequency the sign will become obvious.
Ultimately, one reaches a point where he or she can trigger this process by just thinking of the activity in whatever situation. It is at this point when the addiction becomes risky because at time it might be hard to estimate the risk that might follow a trigger of an adrenaline rush. Another dangers in overexpose one in intense exciting activities excessively is because too much of adrenaline, which is what such activities puts in our blood vessels, in the blood stream exposes such persons to increased blood pressure and cholesterol levels, and even heart attack in extreme cases.
To understand exactly what an adrenaline addict is, you first need to know the symptoms of adrenaline addiction. There are a number of things that can help you identify the kind of adrenaline addiction that you are suffering from. For instance, if you feel guilty every time you are idle then you need to realize that you might be a victim of workaholism which is one of the several way in which adrenaline addiction manifests itself. Workaholic can also be manifested in an obsession to always ensure that one is doing something.
Other signs of this disorder include; post-adrenaline depression, obsession over things that have been left undone, and restlessness, nervous habit, and pacing. Though adrenaline addiction just like any other addiction lead to craving, its withdrawal symptoms are less obvious which differentiates it from other addiction of natural substances.
Looking around there is no doubt that we are surrounded by gadget and activities that are meant to literary burn-out the pleasure centers in our brain. Otherwise what can be said of the video games and most remarkably the internet's; social sites, internet gaming, pornography, YouTube, email, and internet gambling. Other manifestation of adrenaline addiction can be found in cybersex, workaholic, thrill-seeking behaviors, and other later day obsessions.
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