subject: Reward Deficiency Syndrome Negative Impact On Oneself [print this page] RDS or Reward Deficiency Syndrome is when a person who has a defective gene lacks sufficient dopamine receptors in the brain that generates "neurochemical reward cascade" or "brain reward cascade" thus creating the Reward Deficiency Syndrome. Dopamine receptor assists in the neurological processes such as motivation, pleasure, cognition, memory, learning, and motor control. If the brain reward cascade is working properly there will be a reaction from the "neuropeptides" which leads to the feelings of wellbeing, gratification, enjoyment, clarity and fulfillment. When there is a blockage on the brain reward cascade there will be a dysfunction on positive feelings and emotions.
As humans we are in need or compulsive with rewards, a person's practice or behavior is a result of those rewards that we get from other people, our own behavior as well as our action. If a person has a reward deficiency syndrome it drives a person to explore things, thus experimenting to unusual, extreme behavior. With that experimentation on things that is where a person finds the gratification or contentment regardless of how extreme it is. Addiction and RDS is closely related to one another since persons who has RDS has a tendency to experiment and try things to look for a certain personal satisfaction sometimes they find that gratification to things that are unnatural or even illegal such as drugs, alcohol or even sex and pornography. Much like drug addiction a person who suffers RDS can be addicted to sex. The term "sexual addiction" is a behaviour of an individual who has intense or extreme sexual drive and oftentimes obsession to sex. The thought of sex dominates the person's mind which makes it hard for a person to have a healthy interpersonal relationship. A person addicted to sex thinks distortedly or even accusing their problems on other individuals. They have the tendency to deny that they have sexual difficulties and refuse to consult others with this. Sex addicts engage themselves in different several of sexual activities even taking the risk just to gratify their wants despite the dangerous and negative connotation that they might get. Sex obsession could also affect inter personal abilities with other people and also puts them at risk for emotional or even physical risk. And because of the technology people who are suffering with RDS uses the web for pornographic materials that help them look for the sexual pleasures that they are looking for. Regardless of how a person manifests RDS there are still steps to recovery. Try to find help maybe from a friend, a family or even a personal help such as a psychiatrist. You can also be open and try to communicate with other people maybe on your home or even at your workplace these individuals can help you to accept the individual who you are.
Reward Deficiency Syndrome can be a cause for the dysfunction of feelings and emotion thus searching and experimenting on things to look for the self fulfillment. An individual experiencing RDS can be addicted to drugs, gambling, alcohol or even sex because those individual find those things to be the answer for their personal gratification. But with the help of other maybe from a family member, a close friend or even a personal help such as a counselor you can achieve happiness without being addicted to a certain thing which in the future will help you to a much healthier life.
