Coding Releases Endorphins

[shanenin]

writing code seems to release endorphins. I seem to feel good when writing it. It seems to be somewhat a biochemical reaction. When writing code I feel mentally satisfied.

I thought maybe you other coders feel the same way :-)

[Hai-Etlik]

http://everything2.com/index.pl?node=hack%20mode

[shanenin]

thanks for the link :-)

[uberpenguin]

Nah, it's just trace amounts of adrenaline being produced from a residual and suppressed version of the "fight or flight" mechanism. What your body is really telling you is "run."

-uberpenguin

[shanenin]

Nah, it's just trace amounts of adrenaline being produced from a residual and suppressed version of the "fight or flight" mechanism.  What your body is really telling you is "run."

-uberpenguin

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that just backs up my theory. I think adreneline causes a release of endorphins. I noticed when you inject a large quantiy(300 - 500 miligrams) of methamphetamine. You would get an intense relaxed and euphoric feeling, almost sleepy(this was just temporary). methamphetamine casues a mass release of adrenaline, which the body then releases endorphins(my gut feeling) to counter the effects of the adrenaline.

In a normal flight of fight response your body needs to kill all pain, so you are able to run or fight, so it releases the best pain killer around, endorphins :-)