How To Reset Your Brain's Dopamine Balance - Anna Lembke | Modern Wisdom Podcast 392
Vložit
- čas přidán 8. 06. 2024
- Anna Lembke is a psychiatrist who is Chief of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic at Stanford University and an author.
Dopamine is a key neurotransmitter in our reward pathway. It tells us when to feel pleasure and pain, it can cause depression and anxiety, and it's being hijacked by the modern world. Phones, video games, porn, food, our world is filled with cheap dopamine, which in turn is making us miserable.
Expect to learn how dopamine creates a see-saw balance of pleasure and pain, why cravings to use your phone are driven by dopamine, the truth about dopamine detoxing, how to reset your brain's dopamine balance, the most successful interventions for changing your relationship to dopamine long term and much more...
Sponsors:
Join the Modern Wisdom Community to connect with me & other listeners - modernwisdom.locals.com/
Get 50% discount on all products site-wide from MyProtein at bit.ly/proteinwisdom (use code: MODERNWISDOM)
Get 20% discount on Reebok’s entire range including the amazing Nano X1 at geni.us/modernwisdom (use code MW20)
Extra Stuff:
Buy Dopamine Nation - amzn.to/3pL2Uw8
Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → chriswillx.com/books/
To support me on Patreon (thank you): / modernwisdom
#dopamine #depression #detox
-
00:00 Intro
00:40 How Does Dopamine Work?
10:27 Why Men Feel Sad After Sex
20:20 Dopamine Detox Truths
24:48 How Social Media Impacts Dopamine Levels
31:40 Which People are More Likely to Become Addicted?
37:45 Preventing Addiction Through Purpose
43:55 Utilising Discomfort to Rebalance Dopamine
50:37 Anna’s Tips to Control Dopamine
1:02:49 Where to Find Anna
-
Join the Modern Wisdom Community on Locals - modernwisdom.locals.com/
Listen to all episodes on audio:
Apple Podcasts: apple.co/2MNqIgw
Spotify: spoti.fi/2LSimPn
-
Get in touch in the comments below or head to...
Instagram: / chriswillx
Twitter: / chriswillx
Email: chriswillx.com/contact/
Join the Modern Wisdom Community - modernwisdom.locals.com/. Here’s the timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:40 How Does Dopamine Work?
10:27 Why Men Feel Sad After Sex
20:20 Dopamine Detox Truths
24:48 How Social Media Impacts Dopamine Levels
31:40 Which People are More Likely to Become Addicted?
37:45 Preventing Addiction Through Purpose
43:55 Utilising Discomfort to Rebalance Dopamine
50:37 Anna’s Tips to Control Dopamine
1:02:49 Where to Find Anna
10:27 This is the perfect way to start No-Fap November!
32:25 Bro great question, I get why you do this for a living.
Ummm i dont feel sad after sex. i feel incredible! GRRRrR!
Articulate and thoughtful questions, prompts and insight :)
"This relentless pursuit of pleasure makes us miserable."
I paddled up and down a beautiful river the entire summer. Soaked up the vitamin D. Made food over the fire. Talked to strangers with authentic stories, never to meet them again. It was probably one of the happiest and most relaxing seasons of my entire life so far at the age of 37. No buttons to press. No updates to check. No chargers to find because I was on 3%. I just existed. It was incredible. We need less of more. And more of simple. Thanks for this one ☝️
Wonderful! Good for you!
That sounds lovely. What a wonderful, enriching experience.
That comment was written using....;)
In order to have the simple life, first we had to reach certain levels of technology in all domains. Now we can enjoy relaxation, but our ancestors could not afford such luxury. Don't forget that. Because if it happens to have an emergency need, it is good to have a "complex" health care system.
@@Polones12 Like your name :)
"When a person can’t find a deep of meaning, they distract themselves with pleasures" -Viktor Frankl, author of Man's Search for Meaning
This resume my whole life lmao
I love that book
I love the deep meaning of entertaining myself with pleasures.
Human brains will be these sad addicted digital slaves in the near future.
That quote is not a concise as the author or you think it is. I haven’t read the book, but not knowing what type of person he’s talking about, I can respond to that with “When man couldn’t find meaning, man invented religion.” Religion is the opposite of pleasure. If we’re just talking about some average dude who fails to understand what it is to be a responsible adult or has mental issues or had an unstable upbringing, then I can see how lots of these cases resort to “pleasure”….assuming pleasures here mean the kind that leads to addictive behavior. I’m not sure if deep meaning and these people belong in one paragraph though. They’re trying to make sense of their issues maybe, but not deep meaning. Please tell me you butchered that quote or add some context- because the book seems to be doing ok on Amazon it seems
I noticed this “hedonic set point” when I joined the National Guard. We would go to Fort Bragg for 15 days and be deprived of adequate sleep, light at night, good food. We were beset by mosquitoes and chiggers. It was strenuous and miserable. But when I returned to my normal life, I was ecstatic. A fast food burger was a source of ecstasy. An air conditioned room was supremely pleasurable. Now I’m retired, but I use things like backpacking trips to achieve the same effects.
A student told me that while in the service all their shoes were thrown into one pile, and they wore whatever they could find, same with toothbrushes, soap, female necessities, etc. And all that you've mentioned would make for a brutal experience with tremendous gratitude once those things were returned. Thank you for your service to our country!!
Thanks for paying your taxes so I could have the experience of serving my country. Seriously. I owe you.
You can tell when a person genuinely knows their shit. As an addict myself who’s been clean for 10 years, I can attest that this seems to be the way it works. I also like the fact that she explains things in layman’s terms.
Really selling the present moment there, “Being in the moment is hard and is all those awful things including being bored and being anxious and that’s kind of the point”. Really it’s the opposite, because once you get past the point of comparing it to your distractions or recalling the past it’s pretty elite
@@keeleythompson1644I found this to be insightful 👍
The new clever addiction that’s legal because the tech lords and government all benefit highly from it as it extracts human awareness from society.
I felt a small twinge when, at the end, they talked about rats being given a drug after a year of being clean, and immediately going back to square one.
If I can refrain from having a beer for a week or two, I can live without evening thinking of it for months and months, but after one delicious, cold beer, I want some more, and the next day, too.
I think it may be dramatic to call myself an addict for that, but I have no idea where the line between strong desire and addiction lies.
Anyway well done on the hard work it must have taken to get the 10-year-clean. Good luck with keeping that going.
I've heard some AAs disregard the scientific aspect of addiction, even rejecting it because it isn't part of unity service, recovery, and the Big Book. I don't agree because understanding the science helps understand that addiction isn't a moral issue. It isn't only a spiritual issue. It's complex in all aspects and yet simplistic with simple solutions if one is sincere to take that road. I think understanding the science behind addiction makes the road easier.
The social media segment is very important. People have developed an addiction to group outrage, offered through social media, to fuel their dopamine hits (and fuel their resulting depression). How can social media be altered to limit this damage to individuals and society? Part of me thinks social media is just a net negative, period.
Your good questions are why I subbed. You’re a very careful listener. Im just realizing this now. I’m 37. My quest for knowledge started when I was 17. I’ve been inspired to do a lot of things better by quality people. I’ve never been inspired to listen more carefully. That’s a first. Thanks Chris.
Great comment!
Well put! His great questions made me subscribe as well, but the inspirational aspect of it wasn't salient until I just read your comment...
As someone who is addicted to nicotine, self pleasure, my phone, and worst of all, thinking, this video is so very helpful.
Boy , you articulated that Nick!
Damn thinking is killing me.
I’ve been letting go for a few years now and it seems like I’m making terrible slow progress, oh well.
Quit the nicotine if ya can, I did it by making it a priority, I kept quitting and failing and one time I was able to keep going, but I did gain about 60 lbs to be honest. But really nick ur not that bad good luck man
@@JG-it9noseems. But what it seems like isn’t it always. Maybe you should write it all down. Make some poetry. How can this weakness be flipped into strength? And you want to moan about your life don’t even bother replying. Anyhow, write it out, hope it helpz
This year I went by the sea in Bulgaria with a couple of very fun friends. We almost didn't touch our phones and were constantly together, sharing stories, playing card games, relaxing, hitting the clubs and so on. Once the vacation was over we returned to our normal lives full of technology and social media and this was the time I realised how meaningless and stressful is this virtual life. For a couple of days, I was feeling horrible, I felt a huge dip in my mood and motivation and when I asked my friends if they felt the same they reported similar feelings. It was soo good to be free from technology even for a week and be with people that you like. People should strive to find alternative ways to connect to others and bring meaning to their lives outside the internet because the internet is taking more than it's giving us.
Thanks for sharing your story, I thought dopamine fast means not doing anything making us happy, you have cleared that.
We used to all live this every weekend with friends before smartphones
This is why so many people are depressed. Our modern society is built perfectly for depression.
What I learned from all of this. Is that of course, all things in moderation...and that includes pleasure.
Listening to this provided a great dopamine hit for my CZcams addiction. 😂
My dopamine fix is learning and listening to people who really know their stuff. This was a really enjoyable video, thankyou.
"Titillating ourselves to death" This is a brilliant and enlightening conversation.
Good on Anna for admitting her own addiction and how it effectes her
Agree. Fairly innocent one though, made me feel like such a degenerate about my drug of choice. Lol!
@@sithewiseguy it can be as deep and consuming as a porn addiction. Its often compared as women's version of mens porn addiction. I agree there are more obvious degrees to this, because naked pics are naked pics, whereas a novel can run the full spectrum. Yet it does hit the same brain receptors.
Reminds me of a girl I dated. The amount of romance novels was insane. At some point I’m going to read one just to see what they get off on.
@@sithewiseguy As a woman, it may seem harmless compare to porn that men get addicted to, but its still has harmful effects to the point it can alters women's perception of reality. In many smutty novels or fiction, young girls get groomed in thinking men who are nefarious could make for good romantic partners. Hence why the "bad boy troupe" is popular.
Another effect is taking it too far until one projects unrealistic expectations to real world people or get addicted to masturbation. I can't say for all women, but for me it really affected my mental wellbeing and productivity. Like the doc said, you keep trying to reach that high until you cannot normally function anymore.
@@anisahs2110 I don't get why girls won't just try and find a relationship.
Dang you know it’s true when you really don’t want it to be. I grew up very religious where everything pleasurable was a sin. I lost my faith, and got over religious guilt and thought I could do whatever I wanted. Turns out, not so much.
I think some on the religious side get caught up on reacting to the materialism and hedonism, solely focused on what not to do, rather than living for what we ought to do. When I speak to men in their journey of recovery I tell them this focus has to change once one's addiction is under reasonable control.
the older i get, the more i realize that the bible is right about a lot of things. Not in a real sense, but in a metaphorical one. And I'm an agnostic.
@@hosmerhomeboy For sure. I think myths embed cultural wisdom and values in a symbolic format. It's not a perfect 1:1 translation, but it's proved durable enough over the years.
@@hypergraphic I think you're right. I put an evolutionary lens on it, and it makes sense. Every successful civilization gas a few things in common. Mostly I think they curtail individual excesses, and provide a structure where men who aren't on the top still have an interest in propping up the system.
Thats why the growing secularism in our society is going to lead to higher rates or depression and collapse
This woman's research is invaluable to anyone wanting to understand their mood swings better.
Oh I am thrilled to have learned whenever I force myself to sit down and listen to one of my roommates boring stories it's actually doing me good! This whole time I thought it was killing me LOL. Seriously I was about to move out and now instead of seeking some greener pastures I'm going to plop my butt down in the Lumpy easy chair and soak up the banal
Well thanks Angel. I’m gonna move out.
Maybe try active listening and you'd get more out if it.
this is so funny, glad you found your way :)
Getting ready to watch this. I tell ya, with drugs, alcohol, tobacco,....now it looks like we have detox from our phones-high tech lifestyles. I don't know about anyone else, but it seems I've spent most of a lifetime trying to manage all of those things. Ugh
Me too, Johnna. In my case, a lifetime trying to manage all those things-and mostly failing… Ugh, indeed! I hope you’re Ok, and that you have found something in this video that resonates, and that helps.
i watched almost every single interview with this lady and i think this one is the best, it touch the most important points of the book. very direct and good questions!
3:00
Universal symptoms of withdrawal from any addictive substance:
Anxiety
Irritability
Imnsomnia
Depression
Craving
37:00
H.A.L.T
Hungry
Angry
Lonely
Tired
When you have all this emotions you are more likely to drink alcohol
I've always wondered why I can't seem to hold onto happiness. Walking home after a great evening with friends always made me somewhat sad and down. It's maybe not just this. But it's a relief to know there are other things at work too.
Anna is so helpful and easy to listen to!!
Her tips and tricks at the end were very useful for me. I also love that she isn't an abstinence only person. I recommend her talks to anyone and everyone. We all have some sort of addictive behaviors, right?
I've been meaning to thank you for sometime Chris. Your interview style and obvious preparation, listening skills and quick wit make you the most interesting and genuine interviewer online at the moment in my opinion.
I find this video on dopamine a good companion to the video on genetics. The interplay between nature, neuroplasticity and environment is covered well between the two and offers great practical help to, or views on, day to day life.
Thanks mate.
I never listen to 1 hour videos until this one. Totally worth it and I bought her book after. Excellent guest and excellent interview. First rate content. Nice job!
What a great episode! I've listened to it twice already and I keep returning to it as there is just so much to learn from Dr Lembke. Thank you so much!
These conversations are so incredibly helpful for me, as I'm struggling with mild addiction and ultimately dopamine spikes and lows. This information helps me to at least to understand whats happening. I am so grateful for Chris and great job interviewing man!
Same here I have numerous addictions.
practicing being in the moment!
I love this.
I'm going to start doing this everyday.
Thx so much!
I just want to fast and then become addicted to actually constructive work.
15 book covers. Did not see that coming.
I love this lady. So honest and empathetic. I ordered her book. Excellent
Chris Williamson is such an amazing interviewer! He’s a great listener! This is my first time watching him.
One of your best interviews, Chris, you're always fantastic. I thoroughly enjoyed this discussion, thank you both 💎
Now to turn it into gold in my own life🧠⭐️
Incredibly insightful and everything she says coincides with my perceptions. Thanks Chris and Ms. Lembke!
One of the best interviews of the podcast. I mean, all are great but this one is gold.
I really appreciate the extended discussion about the role dopamine plays in addiction. I agree the social media is in its own way an addictive behavior and that it’s a good thing from time to time limit or curtail the time spent on it
This book was great and really help me understand my own addictions and how to be compassionate and action-oriented in healing from them. Thanks for a good interview and thanks to Anna for helping me.
Another "food for thought"-podcast that I really enjoyed; what an interesting guest and topic. Learning the mechanism behind dopamine and how your body always works to maintain its balance, did explain a lot of daily feelings for me, so thanks for this eye opener. Love how you give your guest all the time she/he needs to explain their point and with it, the time your viewers get to really think about it and/or learn something from it.
This woman is on another level with knowledge like this😊
I really enjoy his interviews because he asks such intelligent and insightful questions
"Titillate ourselves to extinction"... What a wonderful image! Chuckling to oblivion 👏🏻👏🏻😊
"England will collapse giggling into the English Channel" - (from memory) Peter Cook, circa 1965
This gentleman asks the best questions
Best podcast I have listened ever … such a thought provoking video, thank u both of you.
what an excellent guest! i learned 3-4 things
Man, this was so great to help understand addictions and even the dopamine that comes from seemingly innocuous OCD tasks like check-marking items on a to-do list. Insightful interview which I appreciate. Thank you.
Thanks, Chris-this was compelling, informative and concretely useful. Fantastic interview.
This is why people with adhd are so prone to addiction.. Love this video
Great talk, and particularly insightful, thoughtful questions. A terrific interview.
Excellent interview and great questions! Thoroughly enjoyed it!
Wonderful interview. What awesome questions!! Thanks to u both. Quality work!
I think there should be a "reservation" in the UK maybe 50 square miles where no technology beyond 1970s can be allowed. No internet at all! This place could be the answer to the mental health crisis.
@@xdrowssap4456 it is possible. Enough people have to want it and vocalise it.
Really fascinating. Totally makes sense as a mom because as parents we need to determine these things and see them in our children and teach them to discern this.
Also, when you read the book of Ecclesiastes, the author explains this incredibly well.
This is an amazing conversation. I am going to read Dr. Lembke's articles. Thankn you!
So insightful, great video! Thank you both.
What a useful podcast! Thank you so much
Extremely underrated...you did it..it's worthy to watch this
Great interview with very valuable information. Thanks!
This video genuinely is going to change my life, thank you
Just Wow! Great conversation! Thank you both so much from Western Maine.
This was incredible. Thank you so much for this.
Amazing episode so informative top quality guest and amazing questions Chris
Doing pleasurable things makes you unhappy.
Sounds so counterintuitive, but the way she explains it, it makes so much sense.
This is the first time I have listened to a full interview of yours and I have to say you are exceptionally lucid. Your ability to understand and relay what you have understood is phenomenal. You can hear Anna’s amazement in your instant understanding.
I have watched lots of your 10 minute clips but you made a podcast subscriber. Thank you.
Thanks Henry, welcome aboard ⚓️
One of my favorite episodes.
Fantastic conversation!! This was immensely helpful for me 🤗 thank you!
Great Episode! Some very cerebral and potent questions, quickly becoming a master of your craft, so impressed and always entertained.
"Take me there Anna!" Loved it man, I think she did too 😀
Just when I needed this. Thank you. ❤️
I appreciate you providing me with this very interesting conversation, thanks 😊
Amazing guest, amazing questions.
Great Podcast and great conversation. Thank you Chris 💪🏻
Brilliant interview - I’m getting her book - thanks!
Thanks Chris, that was fascinating and I really love your interview style. Bravo!
Invigorating, insightful listen 👍🏻
Excellent conversation
I don't know where she learned all this invaluable information, I wish that more counselors knew all this stuff, it sure would help all the people struggling for years with addiction
So…pursue the difficult things, that being more growth and success and your brain will reward you anyway due to the pleasure pain balance. Amazing
Love you and your ideas, Anna
Euphoric Recall !! 🤯
Thank You !!!!!
This lady is amazing.
This woman is extremely knowledgeable
I always get a dopamine hit at the end when he says, "Thanks for chooning in".
Amazing podcast. I am blown away
I enjoyed this conversation. Thank you both
Great interview, thank you. Real modern wisdom.
Really great conversation. This reminded me to revisit my own experiments with dopamine fasting and get back on track with all the amazing things I was on about years ago. Thank you!
She’s very well spoken mashallah. She makes complicated information very easy to understand and I like that she speaks calmly, professionally and slowly. Lots of speakers on the podcast cuss a lot / speak too fast
Wow. Thank you for the quality of information. Very interesting.
Such a fascinating conversation. I found it highly informational and helpful in analyzing my ‘dopamine enhancing’ behaviors and evaluating my choices in life. Thank you so much.
Really Really great Podcast.
Very insightful and helpful discussion🎉🎉 Thank you very much, Chris and Anna.
Live, love and learn from each other and choose wisely.😊❤🎉
Great interview..Thank you for this
Good video, hard subject, several new contributions, keep on.
The shift from fear to love through changing identity through healthy mental programming and experiences that awaken the mind can help this in big amount.
This is super interesting, I'm going to watch this again when i get home from work to take notes.
🎉❤😮 Thanks so much, Chris, for all your podcasts and sharing interesting explorations into topics with your outstanding guests.
Your curiosity and compassion combine for fascinating conversations with your intelligent speakers.
I look forward to listening to you in the future 🎉❤😊
Christopher, you are helping me to become a better & more understanding Human .. Thank You Mate
Loved this! Very interesting Anna said: “well I’m not on social media”. Walking the talk. Leadership exemplified!!! 😊
I finally existed a whatsapp group that was too political. I was hanging on because they liked my pictures and videos. Their compliments were my daily dose of dopamine.
Such an important realization to be mindful of how to balance pain and pleasure. Guess thats where: "everything in moderation" comes from.
I think I am sooooo bloody addicted to listen to you two!!! :-P Thanks for the informations. Love it.
Great podcast. Came here because of a clip from the one with Huberman. I’m buying her book immediately and checking out her website. Thanks!
Beautiful podcast!