Endorphins Protect Us From “Too Much Reality”
Losing (as opposed to winning) floods the brain with neurotoxic endorphins and enkephalins. Endorphins, enkephalins, and other opioid agonists can cause brain damage and rigidity of the neck and back muscles. Humans lose from time to time, so opioid agonists are a secondary reward (along with serotonin). Dopamine and the proper mixture of catecholamines are…