Why do people like to take risks?

That's a good question.

According to research at Vanderbilt Univeristy, the reason is that a risky activity is a good source of dopamine in the brain. "Feeling good" while doing risky things, it sounds crazy!

However, how many people dare to act illogically in their everyday life?

The woman who was talking about her adrenaline addiction and doing rap jumping, swimming with sharks... She admitted to avoiding such things when she was at work. However, she enjoys challenging herself.

Maybe that's another explanation. Maybe people tend to challenge themselves because they want to prove something, surpass themselves, gain mastery. But somehow, they don't want to do the same thing when they know that it includes their everyday activities.

So maybe it's a desire to escape from stressful circumstances in their lives, from problems that are too much difficult for them. Everyone can have such a temptation. And there are people who do it almost every time they encounter an obstacle. Then, they can drink too much, take harmful substances and do other things that are obviously destructive. Sometimes people are aware of dangers but they lose control anyway. Why?

I think it's a big risk to do something while losing control over ourselves.
By the way, is it possible to take risks and be in control at once...? And even if we can't control everything, is it worth denying our ability to take control when we know we can lose something very important?

I think we want to relieve tension linked with our everyday lives. And maybe for some people who do crazy and risky things it seems the only way to forget about their responsability for something or someone, including themselves...