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We stay in a world that is created to promote our emotions. Every advertisement, foodstuff as well as social networks blog post is geared to offer us a brief thrill of enjoyment which is followed by an emptiness and a yearning for a lot more. Large companies have the ability to take advantage of our cravings and make trillions of dollars off of keeping us addicted. If you don't have a plan for on your own, you will certainly be at the mercy of firms who will play on your impulses to regulate you like a creature. You will certainly compromise your free will, searching for happiness in a labyrinth that's developed to maintain you lost. Research studies reveal that generally, people use their smartphones for concerning 3 hrs per day [1,2] That's 1,095 hrs each year. Thankfully there is a means to reclaim control over your impulses and also take your power back through a technique called dopamine fasting.
Dopamine fasting is the idea that if you prevent dopamine stimulating tasks for extensive time periods, you will certainly be able to 'reset your brain' as well as release habit forming actions that negatively influence your life. It's frequently misinterpreted as minimizing dopamine, yet that's not true. Dopamine is necessary to function as a healthy human being.
Dopamine Fasting exploded in interest in October 2018 as well as got much more rate of interest a year later on after Dr. Cameron Sepah published a write-up on Medium entitled 'The Clear-cut Overview to Dopamine Fasting 2.0: The Warm Silicon Valley Pattern.
Dopamine fasting 2.0 is better specified. It's based upon Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment. It's about decreasing spontaneous habits, not reducing dopamine itself. And also it does not motivate you to act like a full-blown monk who abstains from all types of pleasure.
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“If you don’t have a plan, you become a part of someone else’s plan” -Terrence Mkenna
The irony of being addicted to the internet but needing the internet to give you idea’s on how to break the addiction.
I’ve been fasting from FB and IG for the past 10 days and it feels great. I have definitely upped my YouTube time significantly, which isn’t all bad, but I’m going to ditch it for the next 10 days as well to see what comes of the total time sucking fast.
Thanks for the great summary and timely delivery.
Good luck! 🙌
@alrighty ru thanks!
It’s been great being off YouTube, too.
I have allowed myself to come search for a specific topic and watch a video on it and then leave YT, which has been great. Realizing that the endless feeds on YT, FB and IG are really the mechanisms that keep us on them forever is a big key to a healthy interaction with them.
I really don’t miss FB as much as I expectef, which is really fascinating.
1. Identify the behavior
2. Identify the reward you’re craving
3. Identify the trigger
(Location, time, emotional state, other people, immediately preceding action)
4. Make a plan
watched a social media detox video and decided to uninstall twitter and instagram, and that day I did so much more home work than I had done in almost two months. I felt like I was back in touch with “reality” and that I’m actually “living” and not just mindlessly pressing through instagram stories or laugh at jokes on twitter, it felt great, just having music and doing work productively for once without distractions were amazing, but the feeling of “craving” social media was still there too. I was wondering if my friends had texted me or,if I had missed out on a new trend,what happened in my friends’ lives… Overall,I related to this video wayyyyy too much. I’d get on instagram,talk and see posts for hours and hours and HOURS without stopping,and I stop at midnight,and realise I’d done nothing the whole day and cry from disatisfaction/unproductiveness. I just hope that I’ll be able to balance everything out in 2021.
Just the advice the world needs right now, thank you ❤️
I found it nearly impossible to resist cravings if I try to reduce the habit gradually or even if I try to tackle one habit at a time. For me the momentum is critical. One bad habit triggers another. On the other hand, if I stay on track with good habits the cravings are small or nonexistent. Thus, for me the solution is to develop behavioral systems that are sustainable on a daily basis. Or in other words have positive daily routines. They keep me quite happy actually. But I noticed that if I fall off the routine then suddenly I get into a negative habit routine and by the end of the night I am empty, depleted and hating my life. The good news though is that I usually get right in track with my positive routine the very next morning.
I do behavior analysis for a living and this is so spot on. You used different verbiage but this was on point!
It’s crazy how we’re reading the comments while watching the video for more entertainment.
I’ve found the single best piece of advice I’ve ever got is “Action comes before motivation” it can be applied in literally any scenario. Even watching this video is making it more complex than it needs to be. Just fucking doing the task you need to do is the best thing and after about 1 minute into the task you will have the motivation to finish the task. The myth that motivation comes before the action needs to be stopped.
I do a Daniel fast for 3 weeks and I feel soooo good when I do it. Just cutting out pleasurable foods and social media and focusing on God and spirituality really connects my mind body and soul. I need to do this again. I did it in January and have been putting off the next one cuz it is hard.
I’ve been doing this for a few years now and it has increased my motivation! Definitely do what he says lol it’s worth it!! And you can do it if you put your mind to it!!
I have ADHD and these habits are particularly difficult to break. I get addicted to things easily and my brain is constantly on a dopamine hunt. I use my phone for so many hours in the day, and it’s shocking that the numbers get there, because I work full time and I also have a toddler. I’m trying to be more mindful because I realise how damaging that can be.
If I put my phone down, I’ll end up getting an unhealthy snack, or a cup of coffee, or a beer, or something else that is stimulating in the moment.
I feel like when it comes to dopamine, I’m constantly consuming but never full. Due to current insurance issues, I am unmedicated so that makes a big difference too.
I definitely could benefit from doing this but this would be an almighty challenge. But worth it, to be a healthier, happier person, and a better parent to my child.
I don’t think porn addiction is talked about enough, I’m glad that was mentioned
Hi. I do neuroscience and I’m sure you know this but ADHD is associated with low dopamine production, hence the need to constantly seek more. ADHD medication blocks the reuptake of dopamine, so when dopamine is released it remains longer in the synapses. Sorry to hear you can’t get treatment. I would instead suggest taking a probiotic called L. Plantarum. Worth having a google, it has been shown to significantly increase dopamine production in animal models in multiple studies. Its also cheap and you can just get it Amazon. It really helped my focus and wakefulness. Good luck
This is EXACTLY what I’ve been thinking about!! I urge surfing seemed to make sense in my head but impractical. I’m glad there’s research proving it now maybe I’ll try it. The other thing I want to start is a diet and yoga or something to help increase discipline, or in other words being able to say no to my urges. Thanks for the video! Definitely sharing with friends!
@Jen Siobhan hi! Thank you so much! I’m definitely going to look into this!
Jesus is the only way the truth and the life. He died on the cross and rose on the third day so that you may be forgiven of your sins. Turn from all sin and follow Him. You will be set free and have everlasting life in Heaven. Repent while you still can!
This truly works. You feel amazing afterward. Perfectly content lacking nothing.
Been off FB and social media for almost 2 yrs. Feeling so much more mentally and emotionally balanced and felt it instantly. Just do it!
@CatrionaThePoet hey I also have adhd and am spiraling in deteriorating habits … So if you took that probiotic I’d like to know if it worked bcz I want to improve focus and like ability to stay on a task for longer bcz it seems like I’m totally handicapped for that currently bcz of no medications…
was awesome. plus we have the same last name
Don’t need to I have ADHD our brains dopamine fast for us whether we want them to or not. Also why I find doing things that don’t interesting so painful and boring…
These animations are always beautiful! Thank you for all the hard work that goes into your videos.
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adding: urge surfing, being mindful a few minutes
“Things that used to excite you no longer do.” 2:06
Hearing that hurt, but I felt relieve at the same time.
There are a a couple of things I loved to do and now rarely have the motivation for.
I feared having lost my passion. But if this is just a dopamine problem, less YouTube might fix it.
(Also confirmed by Dopamine Nation, a psychology book I recently listed to.)
I’m doing the same thing! Thank you for your comment. It inspired and encouraged me. God Bless💞
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@Hans Duwlette Yeah I realize how fucked up what I just said. But we do need a reset.
@John Pilapil You need to reset your own outlook on life, no offence, but it starts with mindset, then everything else follows.
@Hans Duwlette non taken 🙂 and you got a point. I hope everyone on this planet resets their outlook too. 🙂
I am gonna start doing it, I’m tired of instant gratification getting in the way of the life I want. It’s what God wants
@Evangelesong I was scrolling to see if any one beat me to it 🤣
JUST DO IT!!!
ugh i have never related to something more than this
Now you use YouTube to get your social media dopamine fix.
You don’t have to do it for so long, I have fasted for short periods and God poured grace upon me to a point I can’t describe. I learned that the hard way because I’m such an all or nothing person
@Umair1 what are you trying to say?
Felt great uninstalling Instagram… FB was also a doom scroll of anxiety…
You completely missed the point of the video
@Umair1 It tells me that we aren’t like mindless animals
Yes when I was younger and let’s say needed to clean my room I would always think “but I don’t feel like cleaning my room“ then one day as an adult it hit me. How you FEEL has nothing to do with this! The room needs to be cleaned, so clean it, this has nothing to do with how you feel!! It helps me anyway. And now so does Action comes before motivation. So thanks. 🙏
@After Skool what if you got addicted at a really young age?
Peace and blessings dear. Wishing you a life of freedom
@THE GENUIS TESLA that is so sweet, thank you. Blessings to you too.
@aeoli garlic 😂🤣💪
I did it for a 13 months no screen(t.v,social media) of any kind, only ate what I caught and harvested, was hard as hell, the addiction to media was the hardest. By the end of it I was healthy, fit easily stimulated even from a simple conversation, the woman I got with felt like a first and was intimate unlike prior it was bland and just another copy and paste I’ve had before. Everything got better than I relapsed and it all slowly went back to how it was prior.
But the problem is, what do you do to end the things you dont want to do even tho you find them good?
This is scary
Ram Dass said “I can use illusions to get rid of illusions as long as I realize it’s all an illusion”
Felt that
I’m asking for a friend
Me too.. i feel more confident in myself
@Garenthal Ain’t no way.
“We”? Nope. I only watched the video, then scrolled down to find more information.
Do you try to fill the whole day with positive routine?
@Leo Darnell yes. But if I have fallen off track and I can’t seem to get back on, I will build on my routine gradually. It is a lot of self-discovery through trial and error, but what I have found works for me is 1) I build a positive daily routine in a chronological order. It never works if I do whatever the hell I want all day and then try to work on a new habit at the end of the day. My routine may consist only of a few hours worth of habits but that absolutely has to be the first thing in the morning because discipline wears out throughout the day (and that includes getting up early. This single habit is a foundation for all my other habits) 2) I noticed discipline also wears out throughout the week, so I will dedicate full day/days to just go with the flow and let the muscle of discipline rest and recover 3) I don’t pack my schedule. I give myself a lot of room (often twice as long as I need) to do the routine. I am a proponent of less is more. And I build in things that I enjoy doing into my routine but know for a fact they won’t derail me for the rest of the day. For example, going to a coffee shop does not derail me. Browsing social media does.
Pray for willingness
Codependency is usually the underlying addiction for all other addictions. But not always.
And crazier how im commenting back
@SkiMaskTroopa both entertainment and information, think abt rhis when u play a game u learn more abt it thus making it more of an entertaining game
Entertainment? I’m trying to learn more lolol.
I got off fb too
Almost fell into tik tok
I got my Instagram but that’s it
Just goes to show the internet isnt inherently bad. Like most things it can merely be abused or over used by an individual. Above all dont focus too much on how negative your behaviours are and how guilty this makes you feel. This is where many addicts fail. Strong emotions of guilt and negativity are part of the problem. Let the bad habits fizzle out by losely grasping them. Instead of focusing on the act you want to avoid this is the same as thinking about the bad habit you want to simply visualise and organise what you actually want to do instead.
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