"Ironically as they paddle more and more whitewater, their reward circuitry (for dopamine) dulls, which makes the easier runs less satisfying and drives them to still harder runs and bigger drops to compensate. They are essentially chasing the high of earlier, heavenly thrills on easier water. This is precisely what we see with chronic alcohol or substance abuse."
what a great sport
gqganey 1 year ago
Mental stuff, some wicked water you got there.
Cheeseworldsteve 1 year ago