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Anyone tried a "dopamine fast"?
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Date: July 7th, 2020 11:02 AM Author: '"''"'" I know it's internet broscience but I did a weak form of this yesterday (minimizing internet, no TV/vidya, drinking only water, very little food, walking outside without listening to music) and I noticed a pronounced change in my mood. Was much more productive with household chores in the evening, much less anxious in general, and felt more connected to my own brain.
Thinking of ramping it up on a weekend day when I can really go whole hog. |
Date: July 7th, 2020 11:06 AM Author: "'''''"'""'''"'"' how was the fast itself? were you jonesin' for your phone? and are you supposed to just avoid anything that brings you joy? or just screens? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4578341&forum_id=2#40560784) |
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Date: July 7th, 2020 11:09 AM Author: '"''"'" There were times I was, and definitely jonesing for food (didn't eat until 6pm and even that was small). But the cravings went away, and it became easier and easier to resist temptation as the day wore on. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4578341&forum_id=2#40560795) |
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Date: July 7th, 2020 11:08 AM Author: tedbeckersted i normally (been slacking lately) don't look at screens an hour after waking and an hour before sleeping. Also, if i'm somewhere i always leave me phone in the car. it demonstrably helps my mood. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4578341&forum_id=2#40560791) |
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Date: July 7th, 2020 11:11 AM Author: "'''''"'""'''"'"' does a kindle count as a screen iyo? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4578341&forum_id=2#40560809) |
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Date: July 7th, 2020 11:21 AM Author: tedbeckersted gq. to me, yes. i think there is something to holding a book and reading in the traditional way that may differ substantively from kindle.
ultimately, it's all broscience and i could be completely full of shit. |
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Date: July 7th, 2020 11:08 AM Author: Redacted Most people here are dopamine starved, hence why they poa. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4578341&forum_id=2#40560792) |
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Date: July 7th, 2020 11:09 AM Author: '"''"'" that's because their receptors are fried from too much dopamine. it's not because they aren't getting enough pleasures in the world (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4578341&forum_id=2#40560802) |
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Date: July 7th, 2020 11:10 AM Author: Redacted LJL at these people having any pleasure in life. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4578341&forum_id=2#40560804) |
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Date: July 7th, 2020 11:11 AM Author: ;,;,;;;,;,;,,,;,;;;,;,,;;;;;,;, (ππΊπ©π»π€) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4578341&forum_id=2#40560812) |
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Date: July 7th, 2020 11:11 AM Author: '"''"'" you're an idiot, go find another thread to pollute (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4578341&forum_id=2#40560815) |
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Date: July 7th, 2020 11:12 AM Author: Redacted (example) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4578341&forum_id=2#40560818) |
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Date: July 7th, 2020 11:11 AM Author: ;,;,;;;,;,;,,,;,;;;,;,,;;;;;,;, (ππΊπ©π»π€) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4578341&forum_id=2#40560814) |
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Date: July 7th, 2020 11:10 AM Author: boomerboat Yeah Everytime I'm institutionalized I get like > 1-2 weeks no phone no caffeinated coffee and I don't watch the shared TV. It works, but once you come back you reset into the regular world of dopa in about a day.
Tldr it's very temporary and pretty much not worth it. Do what you like, you won't TRANSFORM for long. |
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Date: July 7th, 2020 11:11 AM Author: ...,,,.,,,,,,,...,.,.,,.....,,.,.,,.. No one ITT has any idea how dopamine works. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4578341&forum_id=2#40560810) |
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Date: July 7th, 2020 11:12 AM Author: "'''''"'""'''"'"' enlighten us, gayboy. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4578341&forum_id=2#40560817) |
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Date: July 7th, 2020 11:13 AM Author: ...,,,.,,,,,,,...,.,.,,.....,,.,.,,.. State your LSAT reading comprehension score before I engage you further. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4578341&forum_id=2#40560828) |
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Date: July 7th, 2020 11:20 AM Author: "'''''"'""'''"'"' 99th percentile, u? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4578341&forum_id=2#40560865) |
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Date: July 7th, 2020 11:13 AM Author: '"''"'" as stated in OP I'm aware it's broscience and I don't know what the actual mechanism is. But there's no denying taking these actions (especially the internet one) has a profound effect on one's mental state.
also the first several google results for "dopamine fast" are jews saying it's bad, which gives me pretty high confidence that it works |
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Date: July 7th, 2020 11:14 AM Author: ...,,,.,,,,,,,...,.,.,,.....,,.,.,,.. Doing anything that you expect to have a profound effect on your mental state will have such an effect the first few times you do it. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4578341&forum_id=2#40560831) |
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Date: July 7th, 2020 11:15 AM Author: '"''"'" ok so the placebo effect. you're wrong, and extremely jewish. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4578341&forum_id=2#40560837) |
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Date: July 7th, 2020 11:19 AM Author: ...,,,.,,,,,,,...,.,.,,.....,,.,.,,.. Do you know what causes that change in your mental state when you do something that you expect to have a profound, positive effect? I'll give you a hint--it starts with a "d". (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4578341&forum_id=2#40560859) |
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Date: July 7th, 2020 11:23 AM Author: '"''"'" yeah I'm calling bullshit on that one. if I'm intentionally abstaining from things that cause a dopamine rush (sugar, porn, masturbation, xo) I don't think that in and of itself is triggering dopamine release. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4578341&forum_id=2#40560885) |
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Date: July 7th, 2020 11:31 AM Author: ...,,,.,,,,,,,...,.,.,,.....,,.,.,,.. I think you're a little too deep in the bro science, friend. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4578341&forum_id=2#40560933) |
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Date: July 7th, 2020 11:34 AM Author: '"''"'" just so I have this straight, you're arguing that abstaining from, e.g., smartphones is beneficial because I believe it will be beneficial? and that our smartphones are not having a profound negative impact on our everyday states of mind? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4578341&forum_id=2#40560952) |
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Date: July 7th, 2020 11:52 AM Author: ...,,,.,,,,,,,...,.,.,,.....,,.,.,,.. Abstaining from smartphones might be beneficial. That immediate good feeling you got from abstaining for a few hours was thanks to dopamine. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4578341&forum_id=2#40561101) |
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Date: July 7th, 2020 12:03 PM Author: '"''"'" it felt categorically different from the "dopamine hits" I get when engaging in degenerate behavior, so I would imagine other neurotransmitters are at play here (maybe in concert with dopamine) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4578341&forum_id=2#40561189) |
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Date: July 7th, 2020 12:27 PM Author: ...,,,.,,,,,,,...,.,.,,.....,,.,.,,.. LMAO but why do you think your prior experiences were "dopamine hits," whatever on earth that means. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4578341&forum_id=2#40561365) |
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Date: July 7th, 2020 12:29 PM Author: '"''"'" Because I'm familiar with the dopamine reward pathway that drugs like cocaine and meth trigger (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4578341&forum_id=2#40561388) |
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Date: July 7th, 2020 11:24 AM Author: tedbeckersted tbf, "dopamine" in the casual sense doesn't mean dopamine in the medical sense. OP is talking about the general being fried/anxiety we get from screens and, specifically, the filth that comes out of them. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4578341&forum_id=2#40560892) |
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Date: July 7th, 2020 11:25 AM Author: '"''"'" cr (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4578341&forum_id=2#40560896) |
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Date: July 7th, 2020 12:28 PM Author: aggressive prole (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4578341&forum_id=2#40561374) |
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Date: July 7th, 2020 11:21 AM Author: .,,...,,.,...,,.,.,,,,.. ( ) my cell phone broke on saturday, haven't replaced it yet. in no rush to. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4578341&forum_id=2#40560874) |
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Date: July 7th, 2020 12:28 PM Author: aggressive prole Just get a flip phone (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4578341&forum_id=2#40561381) |
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Date: July 7th, 2020 12:31 PM Author: wow lmao (luis) camping (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4578341&forum_id=2#40561408) |
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Date: July 7th, 2020 12:31 PM Author: '"''"'" camping (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4578341&forum_id=2#40561411) |
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Date: July 7th, 2020 12:46 PM Author: wow lmao (luis) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4578341&forum_id=2#40561496) |
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Date: July 7th, 2020 12:49 PM Author: ,,,,,,,,,,.........,,,,,,,,,,......... Yes, but only from the waist down (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4578341&forum_id=2#40561505) |
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Date: July 7th, 2020 1:56 PM Author: ;,;,;;;,;,;,,,;,;;;,;,,;;;;;,;, (ππΊπ©π»π€) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4578341&forum_id=2#40561984) |
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Date: July 7th, 2020 9:09 PM Author: clown boner yes and it works (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4578341&forum_id=2#40564447) |