Episode
#392 - Anna Lembke - How To Reset Your Brain's Dopamine Balance
1:08:26
Published: Mon Nov 01 2021
Description
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 - https://modernwisdom.locals.com/ Get 50% discount on all products site-wide from MyProtein at https://bit.ly/proteinwisdom (use code: MODERNWISDOM) Get 20% discount on Reebok’s entire range including the amazing Nano X1 at https://geni.us/modernwisdom (use code MW20) Extra Stuff: Buy Dopamine Nation - https://amzn.to/3pL2Uw8 Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch. Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the MW YouTube Channel or message me... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ModernWisdomPodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/
Chapters
This episode talks about the importance of finding the right training shoes and properly detoxing excessive dopamine in the brain to reset one's balance.
00:00 - 04:14 (04:14)
Summary
This episode talks about the importance of finding the right training shoes and properly detoxing excessive dopamine in the brain to reset one's balance. It also includes an advertisement for a discount on various fitness products.
Episode#392 - Anna Lembke - How To Reset Your Brain's Dopamine Balance
PodcastModern Wisdom
Studies suggest that people with depression may have lower baseline dopamine levels and are less sensitive to rewards, which can make them more vulnerable to addiction as they seek out rewards to feel normal.
04:28 - 14:35 (10:07)
Summary
Studies suggest that people with depression may have lower baseline dopamine levels and are less sensitive to rewards, which can make them more vulnerable to addiction as they seek out rewards to feel normal. Chronic drug use can result in a dopamine-deficit state, causing people to feel restless and anxious and increasing their motivation to use drugs again.
Episode#392 - Anna Lembke - How To Reset Your Brain's Dopamine Balance
PodcastModern Wisdom
In a world where sex is one of the last remaining physical connections we can have, sex addiction and pornography are becoming increasingly problematic.
14:35 - 23:09 (08:33)
Summary
In a world where sex is one of the last remaining physical connections we can have, sex addiction and pornography are becoming increasingly problematic. Individuals can develop a tolerance to the reinforcing effects of orgasms, leading to a vulnerability that can drive addiction.
Episode#392 - Anna Lembke - How To Reset Your Brain's Dopamine Balance
PodcastModern Wisdom
This podcast discusses how dopamine affects our reward pathway when people agree with us, like us, or when we share the same reactions.
23:09 - 32:16 (09:07)
Summary
This podcast discusses how dopamine affects our reward pathway when people agree with us, like us, or when we share the same reactions. The episode also mentions how a dopamine release may be the reason for the popularity of watching others play video games.
Episode#392 - Anna Lembke - How To Reset Your Brain's Dopamine Balance
PodcastModern Wisdom
Various factors such as biological predisposition, early life trauma, epigenetics, and cross addiction can contribute to an individual's addiction risk.
32:16 - 42:26 (10:09)
Summary
Various factors such as biological predisposition, early life trauma, epigenetics, and cross addiction can contribute to an individual's addiction risk. Dopamine fast interventions can only work effectively for those who are mildly or moderately addicted.
Episode#392 - Anna Lembke - How To Reset Your Brain's Dopamine Balance
PodcastModern Wisdom
Building a deeper sense of purpose can lead to a continuous sense of pleasure throughout your life, without necessarily experiencing pleasure in the moment.
42:26 - 51:15 (08:48)
Summary
Building a deeper sense of purpose can lead to a continuous sense of pleasure throughout your life, without necessarily experiencing pleasure in the moment. This is an alternative to hormesis, which involves pressing on the pain side of the balance to reset the hedonic set point to the side of pleasure.
Episode#392 - Anna Lembke - How To Reset Your Brain's Dopamine Balance
PodcastModern Wisdom
It is important to maintain a balance and use moderation while using drugs to avoid getting into the addiction cycle of being in a negative state and feeling the need to keep using just to feel normal.
51:15 - 57:03 (05:48)
Summary
It is important to maintain a balance and use moderation while using drugs to avoid getting into the addiction cycle of being in a negative state and feeling the need to keep using just to feel normal. We should try to pay attention to our immediate environments and tolerate the distress of being in the world rather than trying to escape into a fantasy world.
Episode#392 - Anna Lembke - How To Reset Your Brain's Dopamine Balance
PodcastModern Wisdom
Monitoring children's online activities and whereabouts can reduce the risk of social media and other addictions; while the recovery from brain injuries is characterized by building new neural pathways around the damaged areas.
57:03 - 1:06:37 (09:34)
Summary
Monitoring children's online activities and whereabouts can reduce the risk of social media and other addictions; while the recovery from brain injuries is characterized by building new neural pathways around the damaged areas.
Episode#392 - Anna Lembke - How To Reset Your Brain's Dopamine Balance
PodcastModern Wisdom
The speaker talks about how their daily routine has changed by trying to pulse different amounts of pleasure and pain throughout the day.
1:06:37 - 1:08:23 (01:46)
Summary
The speaker talks about how their daily routine has changed by trying to pulse different amounts of pleasure and pain throughout the day. They also mention the benefits of having great conversations through shows like the one the host has.