tertiary · Stressed

Pastries & Donuts

Part of the Mood & Food Wheel

What is Pastries & Donuts?

The fat-sugar combination triggers dopamine in a fast, reliable way when the brain is depleted. A short-term nervous system patch.

When you might feel pastries & donuts

Pastries & Donuts is a specific form of sugar craving, which itself is a type of stressed. You might experience this feeling in situations where stressed is present, particularly when the circumstances align with the nuances that define pastries & donuts.

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