Cognitive euphoria

Cognitive euphoria (semantically the opposite of cognitive dysphoria) is medically recognized as a cognitive and emotional state in which a person experiences intense feelings of well-being, elation, happiness, excitement, and joy.^[1] Although euphoria is an effect (i.e. a substance is euphorigenic),^[2]^[3] the term is also used colloquially to define a state of transcendent happiness combined with an intense sense of contentment.^[4] However, recent psychological research suggests euphoria can largely contribute to but should not be equated with happiness.^[5]

Cognitive euphoria is often accompanied by other coinciding effects such as physical euphoria and tactile enhancement. It is most commonly induced under the influence of moderate dosages of opioids, entactogens, stimulants, and GABAergic depressants. However, it can also occur to a lesser extent under the influence of hallucinogenic compounds such as psychedelics, dissociatives, and cannabinoids.

This effect seems to be mentioned within the following trip reports:

Wintry Void

on December 2016 - nervewing

Memantine 150 mg Oral

Ketamine Case Report #1

on 5/23/2018 - Gabriel

Ketamine 50mg Insufflated

An Interesting Night

on 08/2013 - nervewing

25C-NBOMe 1000 ug Sublingual, via tab

Psychedelic dissociation

on 26/03/2018 - Josie

DXM 531 mg Oral
Nitrous Oxide a couple of cannisters on the peak Inhaled

Extreme discomfort

on 16/03/2018 - Josie

LSA 376 / 11.9 g Morning Glory seeds Oral

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References

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Jônsson, L. E., Änggård, E., & Gunne, L. M. (1971). Blockade of intravenous amphetamine euphoria in man. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 12(6), 889-896. | https://doi.org/10.1002%2Fcpt1971126889
Synofzik, M., Schlaepfer, T. E., & Fins, J. J. (2012). How happy is too happy? Euphoria, neuroethics, and deep brain stimulation of the nucleus accumbens. AJOB Neuroscience, 3(1), 30-36. | https://doi.org/10.1080%2F21507740.2011.635633
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