Thursday, February 2, 2012

I am a senior at Lehman college. My mayor is Therapeutic Recreation and my minor is Exercise Science. I look forward to learning about new concepts and different ways of looking at life. I am an open minded person who thrives on adrenalin and enjoys learning about new (to me) philosophical perspectives like Nihilism.
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  1. Prof. MurdacoFebruary 6, 2012 at 7:40 AM

    Hello Andrew, what makes a person an adrenaline junkie?

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    1. Andrew F.February 11, 2012 at 10:05 AM

      Hi Prof. Murdaco, An adrenaline junkie is a person addicted to the thrill of the adrenaline rush: the exciting, pleasurable effect produced when the adrenal glands dump a large dose of adrenaline into the bloodstream. The adrenaline rush usually occurs when the body senses danger, the "Fight or Flight" moment. Your heart rate increases, pleasure-giving endorphins are released and your breathing rate ramps up. The result of all this extra oxygen, energy and hormones is the adrenaline high, a euphoric feeling that can last for hours and you feel like you have done the impossible. I get it when I skydive or ride my bike on the racetrack. There is nothing like dragging you knee to make the bike turn at 70 mph (like the top picture)

      http://www.fitday.com/fitness-articles/fitness/body-building/what-is-an-adrenaline-junkie.html

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  2. JohannaFebruary 14, 2012 at 8:56 PM

    Skydiving must be extremely awesome, but I don't dare to do it (at least just not know). The adrenaline rush that I do enjoy is riding a daring roller coaster ride (the higher the better), and I must seat on first row.

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    1. Andrew F.February 16, 2012 at 7:35 AM

      Johanna thanks for the comment. Like you, I too enjoy riding roller coasters. Like the Nihilism movement in Germany, my thrill seeking evolved over time. It build up over time until one day I decide that it was ok to jump out of a perfectly good airplane at 18000 feet.

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  3. JessicaFebruary 16, 2012 at 7:32 AM

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  4. lobsangtseringsaxonFebruary 28, 2012 at 9:53 AM

    The last sentence in your response to the passage caught my attention. Although alchohol, smoking weed, marijuana may help you escape reality, I am not quite sure meditation and fasting does that.

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