BDSM Lexicon · Experience & emotions

Dopamine addiction

Dopamine addiction refers to the constant pursuit of stimuli that provide a short-lived feeling of pleasure, excitement, or reward. Within BDSM, this can manifest itself in the desire to repeatedly seek out intense experiences, pain, power, or submission, because these feelings cause a temporary spike in dopamine.

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Related terms

• Adrenaline
• Fear
• Dopamine
• Endorphin
• Surrender

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