A Life Without Pleasure: The Pain of Anhedonia

13 Things to Remember When Life Gets Rough

Down on your luck? Don't worry. Things will change. Just keep these 13 things in mind and you'll be back on your feet in no time.

Choose Happiness Over Pleasure

It may seem a strange thing to say, but often in your life you will have to choose happiness over pleasure as a decision in the will. If you wish to be truly happy, then, you must moderate and con­trol your thirst for pleasure.

How to regain pleasure in just about anything

Are you bored of eating, drinking, and doing the same old things? There might be an easy way to enhance your enjoyment, a new study argues.

Confusing Pleasure and Joy—What is Joy?

Trying to understand the difference between pleasure and joy leads to a very difficult question to answer. What is joy?

How Your Brain Experiences Pleasure

When you experience pleasure, whether it be from eating, gambling, physical intimacy or using substances like cocaine, your brain's reward center and frontal cortex are impacted in ways that may lead to overuse and then addiction.

Why even casual drinkers are embracing the pleasures of sobriety

The new sobriety movement frames giving up alcohol not as a last resort, but as a positive lifestyle choice.

How "Musterbation" May Be Diminishing Your Sexual Pleasure

Sexual self-doubt can stem from false beliefs about how sex "should" be.

How I Do It: 'My partner prioritises my pleasure over his

'Sometimes when we’re both a bit stressed out, sex helps us relax'.

Depression: Ketamine prevents loss of pleasure in primates

Why do people with depression lose pleasure in daily activities? And why does ketamine help treat depression in some? A new study offers some answers.

Brain Cells Decide on Their Own When To Release “Feel Good” Pleasure Hormone

In addition to smoothing out wrinkles, researchers have found that the drug Botox can reveal the inner workings of the brain. A new study used it to show that feedback from individual nerve cells controls the release of dopamine, a chemical messenger involved in motivation, memory, and movement.

We All Deserve to Feel Good. Can You Solve the Pleasure Gap?

"Dopamine Nation": Why pain is crucial in an era of easy pleasures

"Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence" explores how easy access to high-dopamine stimuli has transformed modern life.

Sex, Pleasure, Orgasm: How Much Is Mind, How Much Is Body?

Guilty pleasures: Which bad habits can you get away with?

Eat less and better, exercise more, stay off the booze, don't skimp on sleep, and live as virtuously and sustainably as possible. It's become a mantra for a good life – though most of us have trouble sticking to it<br>But does that extra piece of charcuterie, that missed gym date (and the little white lie about it) or that cheap flight seeking sun and sangria mean you're a sinner? New Scientist investigates which guilty pleasures you can get away with... and which…

Why Forgiving Someone Else Is Really About You : Life Kit

Deciding to forgive is a big step. After all, you're the one who's been harmed! But it turns out that forgiving someone actually has benefits for your mental health. The practice of radical forgiveness can help you process hurt and anger — and ultimately find peace.

How being overwhelmed benefits us [spoiler alert]

Handle your chronic overwhelm state and watch your life blossom.

Feeling “Meh” About Your Sex Life? This One Surprising Trick Can Help

Asking your partner whether they think their work stress affected their headspace while doing the deed probably isn't your idea of sexy pillow talk. But checking in after sex — whether that's half an hour after you've rolled off each other or the…

How Meditation Can Boost Your Social Life

As a lifelong loner, I love the quiet meditation part of the service at my Zen Buddhist temple. But the part afterward when we mingle over tea and cookies in

How To Set Boundaries With Family — And Stick To Them : Life Kit

Maintaining healthy boundaries is a way of taking care of your closest relationships, but setting those boundaries can be hard. The process starts with asking yourself what you need.

Training on how to use life-saving medicine for opiod overdose

BELEN — “It’s not for ‘those people, over there.’ People say they don’t know anyone who takes opiods. You do.