Addicted to eating chili peppers? In fact, this is a kind of benign self-abuse.

Original title: Addicted to eating chili peppers? In fact, this is a kind of benign self-abuse
"Sichuan people are not afraid of spicy, Hunan people are afraid of not spicy, Guizhou people are not afraid of spicy", this sentence can be said to spread widely, many people like to eat chili peppers, and even eat can not be separated from it. So why are people addicted to chili peppers? What should I pay attention to when eating chili peppers?
Pepper's ingredients contain capsaicin, in our mouth and skin, there are some specific neuroresorchems, combined with capsaicin will produce "hot" and "pain" signals, so that the human body will feel the feeling of high temperature burning, in fact, is a pain. So why do some people face this pain like addiction, no spicy?
like to eat chili peppers, when they first try to eat chili peppers, they do not feel very comfortable. But slowly it was discovered that when the brain felt pain, the body experienced a series of stress reactions, such as secreting endorphins, a substance similar to morphine, in an attempt to analgesic by producing pleasure. In this way, after the initial pain, but let people have a sense of pleasure, it is this combination of pain and pleasure, so that many people's diet is not spicy.
Rozin, a psychology professor at the University of Pennsylvania, has come up with a term to describe this behavior, called benign self-abuse, a state of enjoyment through self-abuse. When people perform some negative behavior, their bodies and brains feel threatened, but then they find that there is no danger, resulting in a "spirit-in-the-spirit" pleasure. In short, it is through physical discomfort to obtain spiritual pleasure, and then let people have a sense of relief.
why does benign self-abuse bring such pleasure? That's because humans have evolved a brain mechanism that rewards curiosity and exploration, and discovering new things can be exciting. If we eat something that looks dangerous and end up safe and sound, the fear of the previous one translates into excitement when we find something new. Therefore, benign self-abuse is also known as "happy reversal".
Many people rely on chili peppers to appetize, but too much capsaicin will stimulate the gastrointestinal mucosa, so that it is highly congestive, creeping faster, will destroy the feeling of nerve endings, long-term will make the stomach mucosa damage, causing chronic inflammation, serious gastrointestinal bleeding, induced ulcers, and excessive consumption of chili peppers will also damage the intestines, causing diarrhea. In addition, people with digestive tract diseases, eating chili peppers may also appear stomach pain, burning, dry stool and other problems. It is recommended that according to their own conditions, moderate intake of chili peppers, not easy to eat too much.
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