I Got The Serotonin Smiles

Sometimes we wake up in the morning and we want to do everything (that day). We are excited about being alive, we sing in the shower, there is a bounce in our step. In today's terminology we would probably say this is a case of cheerfulness. In tomorrow's terms, we might say that our dopamine and serotonin levels are well-balanced. In principle, I think it makes no difference which terminology we choose: in either case we are identifying a mood with a description. However, something seems different, and that difference is precisely what strikes fear about psychology and studying the mind. Ask yourself: if I know why I'm in the mood I'm in, does that change anything about it?