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== Destroying effects of compulsive pursuits ==

== Destroying effects of compulsive pursuits ==

An outcome not that different from the life- and relationship-destroying effects of many compulsive pursuits to which men are prey − [[chemical]], [[sexual]], and otherwise, can be illustrated by controlled [[experiment]] with ''lower animals''. The rats were given a to press that fed them simple water and cocaine. The rats press lever to the point of starvation, physical exhaustion, and death, ignoring huneger entirely. This demonstrates the incredible power of pleasure-related mechanisms in the brain. The brain has certain areas whose primary function is to create a feeling of "pleasure" only under specific circumstances. Although the mechanism whereby this occur is chemical, as a prime example, the pleasure areas of the brain are most intensely activated at the moment of sexual orgasm.<ref name="Satinover1996"/>

An outcome not that different from the life- and relationship-destroying effects of many compulsive pursuits to which men are prey − [[chemical]], [[sexual]], and otherwise, can be illustrated by controlled [[experiment]] with ''lower animals''. The rats were given a lever to press that fed them simple water and cocaine. The rats pressed the lever to the point of starvation, physical exhaustion, and death, ignoring hunger entirely. This demonstrates the incredible power of pleasure-related mechanisms in the brain. The brain has certain areas whose primary function is to create a feeling of "pleasure" only under specific circumstances. Although the mechanism whereby this occur is chemical, as a prime example, the pleasure areas of the brain are most intensely activated at the moment of sexual orgasm.<ref name="Satinover1996"/>

== The faded compulsions due to experience ==   

== The faded compulsions due to experience ==