Urges = low dopamine levels?

Potentially, a lot of people pmo when stressed, stress lowers dopamine by raising cortisol

 

Agree sort of like how with alcoholics they say at a certain point you are craving a drink only to off set the depression youve created by drinking previously. The vicious cycle -- thats where cold turkey comes in and is the best approach.

 

This is the way it works with me. Agree or disagree.

Say I go for a run. I get back quite winded and all sweaty. And even though I am quite tired and winded, I feel fresh and am in a pretty good mood.
I take off my t-shirt that is all wet and I feel terrible with the sweat all over myself, but then I step into the shower cabin and it feels nice. I get myself clean and if feels fantastic.
After shower I am fresh, cooled down, and not as tired as 5 minutes ago.
What tends to happen now is that I tend to get horny. The whole run put me in such a good mood that I really feel like doing something.

Did the run lower my levels of dopamine? I don't think so. The run made me tired, yes, but I am still in a very fine mood which means that the run gave me endorphins and dopamine rush. How else would I get so happy?

So I don't know. For me it seems to be the trigger when I am relaxed/have some time on my hands/I am in a good mood. Or all of them.
Stress or any kind of negativity is like a mood killer for me.

 

Logically speaking- yes. And it's a good insight meaning that if you just try to get more natural dopamine (which is hard) you'll be fine. This is why nofap always goes well with other good habits...Probably?