1636 || dopamine detoxes are useless

1636 || dopamine detoxes are useless

Why would you want to disconnect from your joy, when trying to restore your sense of joy?


You can't go on a T-break for pleasure. Instead, focus on the modifying the way you get your pleasure, instead of eliminating the pleasure itself.


Dopamine is just one neurotransmitter responsible for our sense of pleasure + joy. We can't and shouldn't want to detox our dopamine levels. Dopamine is essential to motivating us to do everything from moving our bodies, to sleeping properly. This is why people with dopamine issues, depression, ADHD, etc. often struggle with physical and executive functioning.


The problem isn't the dopamine, it's typically the source.


Read The Cleveland clinic's Dopamine Detox Article.

Read NPR's article on Dopamine Detoxing.

Read The Cleveland Clinic's description of Anhedonia.

Read the Anhedonia Coping Tips from UCI Health.


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