What is adrenaline? This is a hormone that is produced by the adrenal glands. It is also called a stimulator of emotions. Why? But because when the body releases adrenaline into the blood, then a person experiences a real storm of emotions. Why is this happening? In which cases? What is the effect of adrenaline in general on our body? These questions are very important and interesting. So I would like to talk more about this.
Hormone function
Adrenaline is a very powerful and important component of our body. Many people ask: why do we need such a hormonal shake-up and emotional explosion? Is logical. But first of all, the development of adrenaline is a vital process for a person to confront various difficulties. In case of stress, a hormone is released, and the emerging emotions keep the body in good shape. Like the man himself. Well, if something good happens, then the hormone seems to inspire. Adrenaline is a vital necessity. If it is not enough, then a person copes poorly with difficult life circumstances, he slows down the reaction to what happened, it is difficult for him to concentrate and begin to act. Often, he cannot make any decision. In other words, just give up. Often, many describe this as depression.
Adrenaline surge
But the case is familiar to all of us: now a real danger arises and suddenly ... No matter how deplorable a person was up to this point, he seemed to have a second wind! He is ready to synthesize thought, actively make decisions, act! And what is it called? That's right - adrenaline rush. What it is? We can say that an emergency situation in which the hypothalamus begins to function. It is located in the brain. And in such special cases, he sends a signal to the adrenal glands, which instantly, in the same second, begin to actively develop adrenaline, and to all parts of the body, through all the nerve endings! This is a physical impulse of incredible power. The so-called adrenaline surge. His person feels almost immediately, a maximum of five seconds after the start of the process. Here is the explanation for the suddenly opening second wind at the moment of something really dangerous or that requires instant action.
Physical processes
Adrenaline is a hormone that not only affects our emotions, but also activates a lot of physical and chemical processes in the body. After its release into the blood, a true storm begins inside us. Vessels instantly narrow, and the frequency of heart beats per minute increases almost several times. The pupils become wider, filling almost the entire iris. Skeletal muscles become larger and tense. And the smooth muscles of the intestines immediately relax.
Feelings
At the time of the release of this hormone into the blood, several processes simultaneously occur at once - it is not surprising that a person immediately begins to feel at least strange and unusual. Everyone feels different. Someone feels a strong ripple at the temples. For others , breathing quickens and the heart begins to pound in the chest. Still others feel a strange aftertaste in their mouths and feel active salivation. Some have sweating hands and knees begin to shake. Someone's dizzy. The rest and all taken together.
Many say that adrenaline is good. Is it true? Absolutely everything in this world in small quantities is medicine, and in large quantities is poison. So it is with a substance such as adrenaline. Hormone is not a joke. It can help maintain the body in good shape or kill. If its effect lasts too long and occurs often, the myocardium may increase. This is fraught with serious heart disease.
Protein metabolism is often increased. High levels of this hormone in the blood also provoke exhaustion. Because of this, activity and immunity are reduced. There may be insomnia, chronic dizziness, excessively rapid breathing, increased nervousness, unreasonable anxiety and anxiety. If there is too much adrenaline in the blood, then this will easily trigger panic attacks and fears. So the consequences can be irreversible. That is why you should not abuse the artificial introduction of adrenaline into your life.
Looking for the thrill
What is meant by the artificial introduction of adrenaline into your life? The question is interesting. So, there are adrenaline addicts in our world. Those people who are constantly looking for thrills, danger, always take risks. And no, these are not extreme sports lovers, racers, skydivers, etc. Of course, all this also causes the release of this hormone, but in this case the definition is completely different. A true adrenaline addict is a person who in ordinary life feels depressed and broken if he does not have constant risk and the ability to commit something dangerous, extreme. And that's bad. They believe that their life only makes adrenaline interesting. This feeling that they experience when the hormone is released into the blood, they can not exchange for anything. But every day they try something new, and sooner or later more or less adequate methods to bring risk into their existence end. But the adrenaline junkie won't stop. For him there is no word "impossible." He is not able to stop the law, moral principles, foundations of society. On the contrary, going against the rules is what he needs. Unfortunately, actions can do harm not so much to him as to others.
But if you want to fix an adrenaline addict, you need to prepare for difficulties. This is not a craving for alcohol, for smoking, for illegal substances. This is a need at the biochemical level, intertwined with mental factors. And to wean a person from need to always risk himself and is not only extremely difficult, sometimes even impossible.
Hormone deficiency
There are people who have too much adrenaline in their blood (it was mentioned above), and there are people suffering from its lack. Usually these are individuals with a monotonous, boring life, who practically do not show any activity (either emotional or physical). They are apathetic and indifferent, they have little joy in life. In 90% of cases, something led them to such a state - a hard life, some deplorable incidents. Unfortunately, such people often try to increase the level of adrenaline in the wrong ways: they start to get addicted to drugs, smoke a lot, and, at best, abuse coffee or alcohol. But this usually only leads to depression. Some drink special drugs. But since adrenaline is an “emotional” hormone, pills or injections will not help here. But real emotions can do it. So it’s better to solve the problem of adrenaline shortage in another way.