Nervous Habits - Episode 61: Electroconvulsive Shock Therapy, Cauterization, and Ice Cold Showers: The Pursuit of Pain with Professor of Psychiatry Dr. Anna Lembke

Nervous Habits with Ricky Rosen

Nervous Habits host Ricky Rosen is joined by professor of psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine and chief of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic, Dr. Anna Lembke. Dr. Lembke and I explore issues including…

—Why moderate exposure to pain can inadvertently lead to pleasure…

—How electroconvulsive shock therapy works to “reset” the brain…

—How euphoric recall reinforces chemical dependency, and finally…

—Why it might be better to tolerate pain or discomfort rather than popping a pill.