What is changing in the brain when something amazing happens to you for the first and you feel great. But the next time it happens you don’t get as excited as before and then after the 100th time it has no effect on your happiness?

Question

I know it’s the same as getting bored / loosing interest. But is it like a sort of dopamine resistance??

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Answer 1

The difference between something new/enjoyable and something not-new/enjoyable is … the new.

The brain craves novelty, that is.. new experiences. Some people crave it more than others. Sometimes the excitement and the enjoyment are related to the new-ness, not the activity itself.

I’ve got friends who work in neuroscience studying this stuff and how it relates to drugs like cocaine and meth. It’s pretty crazy stuff.