Why can you get addicted to video games or social media in general?
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Because certain actions in the game, like winning, release dopamine in your brain. Dopamine is one of two main chemicals that make you happy, and your body really loves the stuff, so if you play a game over and over, and just keep winning your body will keep releasing it, and over time it’ll become an addiction, since each “hit” of dopamine increases the amount needed to feel nearly as good.
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