Euphoria ( /juːˈfɔːriə/ ( listen)) is the experience (or affect) of pleasure or excitement and intense feelings of well-being and happiness. Certain natural rewards and social activities, such as aerobic exercise, laughter, listening to or making music and dancing, can induce a state of euphoria.

Euphoria: A feeling of well-being or elation. Euphoria is that excitement you get from getting a perfect score on a test, or attention from someone you have a crush on. It can come from a roller coaster ride or as the rush from a physical activity like downhill skiing, especially the first time.

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Zendaya portrays Rue, a recovering addict who falls in love with the new girl at school, Jules (Hunter Schafer). The series premiered last summer and was expected to return for a second season this year, until COVID-19 shut down production.

Euphoria is an overwhelming feeling of happiness, joy, and well-being. People experiencing euphoria may feel carefree, safe, and free of stress. This emotion can be either a normal reaction to happy events or a symptom of substance abuse and certain mental health conditions.

Acute doses of caffeine produce mild, subjective psychostimulant effects, which may promote its use. For example, doses ranging from 30 to 200 mg increase reports of positive mood,16–19 alertness,17,20 and feelings of euphoria.

In the manic phase of bipolar disorder, it’s common to experience feelings of heightened energy, creativity, and euphoria. If you’re experiencing a manic episode, you may talk a mile a minute, sleep very little, and be hyperactive. You may also feel like you’re all-powerful, invincible, or destined for greatness.

Adrenaline. This is the most common reason why one gets a sudden burst of energy. Technically, adrenaline, also known as Epinephrine acts by linking to adrenergic receptors. Epinephrine is an agonist and is nonselective.

Anhedonia is the inability to feel pleasure.

Bipolar disorder. If you have bipolar disorder, your emotions range from extremely happy to extremely sad. But changes in mood associated with bipolar disorder generally only occur a few times a year, even in rapid-cycling bipolar disorder.

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) People who have PTSD may experience an adrenaline rush when thinking about their stress or trauma from the past. This is sometimes known as hyperarousal.

Derealization is a mental state where you feel detached from your surroundings. People and objects around you may seem unreal. Even so, you’re aware that this altered state isn’t normal.

Certain physical symptoms associated with anxiety can cause weird feelings in the head as well. Symptoms that affect the body’s circulatory system, like heart palpitations and temporary spikes in blood pressure, can cause feelings in the head like: dizziness.

Head rushes are caused by a rapid drop in your blood pressure when you stand up….The following conditions may potentially lead to head rushes:

• aging.
• dehydration.
• anemia (low red blood cell count)
• blood loss.
• pregnancy.
• heart valve problems.
• diabetes.
• thyroid conditions.

It’s not uncommon to experience an occasional “head rush” — brief dizziness or lightheadedness — upon standing up. But if these symptoms occur regularly, you could have postural hypotension. Also known as orthostatic hypotension, the condition is a form of low blood pressure.

Anxiety is all in the head. Here’s why: We all experience some anxiety at different periods in time. It’s the brain’s way of getting us ready to face or escape danger, or deal with stressful situations.

The 5 Worst Foods for Your Anxiety

1. Alcohol. Believe it or not, that beverage you’re drinking to quell your social anxiety is actually making it worse.
2. Caffeine. First, they want to take away your booze and now coffee?
3. Aged, fermented, and cultured foods.
4. Sneaky added sugar.
5. Conventional nondairy creamer.

Here are eight simple and effective ways to battle anxiety without medication.

1. Shout it out. Talking to a trusted friend is one way to cope with anxiety.
2. Get moving.
3. Break up with caffeine.
4. Give yourself a bedtime.
5. Feel OK saying no.
6. Don’t skip meals.
7. Give yourself an exit strategy.
8. Live in the moment.

Panic attacks will not make you go crazy. Panic attacks will not cause heart attacks. They are just a sudden burst of intense energy that can feel extremely uncomfortable.

It’s rare, but the feeling of “going crazy” could truly stem from a developing mental illness. “They are temporarily, at least, losing their ability to make sense of things. They’re feeling overwhelmed,” Livingston says.

Symptoms

• Feeling sad or down.
• Confused thinking or reduced ability to concentrate.
• Excessive fears or worries, or extreme feelings of guilt.
• Extreme mood changes of highs and lows.
• Withdrawal from friends and activities.
• Significant tiredness, low energy or problems sleeping.

What Psychological Factors Contribute to Mental Illness?

• Severe psychological trauma suffered as a child, such as emotional, physical, or sexual abuse.
• An important early loss, such as the loss of a parent.
• Neglect.
• Poor ability to relate to others.

Psychosis could be triggered by a number of things, such as: Physical illness or injury. You may see or hear things if you have a high fever, head injury, or lead or mercury poisoning. If you have Alzheimer’s disease or Parkinson’s disease you may also experience hallucinations or delusions.

Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are two mental illnesses associated with psychosis, but severe anxiety can trigger it as well. Some people who suffer from severe anxiety and have panic attacks or anxiety attacks as a result experience symptoms of psychosis.

Just about any ordinary person can slip into madness, believes APA President Philip G. Zimbardo, PhD. In fact, all it may take to trigger the process is a special kind of blow to one’s self-image to push someone over the edge of sanity.

When someone is gaslighting you, you often second-guess yourself, your memories, and your perceptions. After communicating with the person gaslighting you, you are left feeling dazed and wondering what is wrong with you. 1 Tactics like these can confuse you and cause you to question your sanity.

The INSIDER Summary: People can toy with other people’s memories and make them feel like they’re going crazy. It’s called gaslighting, and it’s super manipulative. Look out for lies, isolation, projection, and having them say “you’re crazy.”

Furthermore, insane thoughts usually come into being after 20 years of sanity for men and a few years longer for women. Because the initial schizophrenic thoughts are benign, they are simply taken for granted as real.

The lack of human contact, and the sensory deprivation that often go with solitary confinement, can have a severe negative impact on a prisoner’s mental state that may lead to certain mental illnesses such as depression, permanent or semi-permanent changes to brain physiology, an existential crisis, and death.