Haz Arayışıyla Tükenen Mutluluk | Çağlayan Sempozyumu | Prof. Dr. Mehmet Ateş

We live in an age where people can access pleasure very easily and quickly. Despite this, people in our time cannot access peace and happiness to the same extent. In his presentation at the Çağlayan Symposium, Prof. Dr. Mehmet Ateş addressed the biological and psychological reasons for this contradiction. Why can't we recognize the concepts of pleasure and happiness? Did you know that the brain centers for pleasure and pain are the same? What does dopamine really do? Why isn't it a "happiness hormone" as is commonly believed? Where is the critical threshold where addiction begins? Why does serotonin offer a more balanced and sustainable mood than dopamine? * Why can't the pursuit of pleasure fill the void created by a lack of meaning? Emphasizing that where there are no limits, addiction begins, not freedom, Prof. Dr. Mehmet Ateş stated that the concept of "limit" is a test for humans with their limitless desires. Ateş noted that the motivation to buy happiness is imposed on people today, and that this leads to more consumption of pleasure instead of true happiness. Ateş, emphasizing that true happiness is found not outside but within one's inner world, explained that recovery from addiction is only possible through a process of reconstruction. In his presentation, Prof. Dr. Ateş also addressed the recovery process step by step, and offered important advice on how to approach children, young people, or the person involved. #ÇağlayanSymposium #ÇağlayanMagazine #SilentScream #ProfDrMehmetAteş #MehmetAteş #Addiction #Pleasure #Happiness #Dopamine #Serotonin #Psychology #Neuroscience #SearchForMeaning #Willpower