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> anger and other undesirable effects. "other" could mean these from the linked article: > The growing literature on androgenic anabolic steroid (AAS) usage s
by anon1m0us 7y ago
> anger and other undesirable effects.
"other" could mean these from the linked article:
> The growing literature on androgenic anabolic steroid (AAS) usage suggests that some users can develop bouts of aggression known as steroid rage, mood disturbance, hypomania, irritability, and depressive episodes (9–15).
Whenever I think about ourselves, I think from an evolutionary perspective. All of the mentioned effects exist in species other than humans. I can list several reasons why the behaviors could be considered desirable.
Also note, the article says the only significantly increased emotion was anger hostility. Why does anger exist?
- Gibbon1 7y agoI have no dog in this hunt, but body builders tend to claim that conversion of testosterone to estrogen and resulting high levels of that are what causes mood issues. Which is why they all take aromatase inhibitors.
- goblin89 7y agoWhy does anger exist? Personally I can’t see how anger can be anything else but a manifestation of certain underlying fear as a defensive response. (That said, those emotions seem to be conventionally recognized as mostly unrelated.)
- taneq 7y agoI'd like to see Yoda cite his sources on that "fear leads to anger" thing. This whole construction that it's impossible to react negatively to something without being motivated by fear is, IMO, unsubstantiated at best. It's entirely possible to dislike something or be irritated by it without fearing it.
- goblin89 7y agoLike I wrote—it is my personal (and layperson’s to boot) view, I can only cite sources that treat them as unrelated emotions. I distinguish between fear as in immediate flight response, and fear as in deeper insecurity or non-obvious harm avoidance, including things like social status preservation. I would not bundle reflecting negatively among all that, though.