Dopamine: The Hidden Driver of Mental Health - Dr Anna Lembke

[@jesseshaver2262]

Anne Lemke is great

[@ana-mariaalrasul9231]

The best!

[@kenziebaker4417]

A great QUACK

[@jesseshaver2262]

@@kenziebaker4417 how?

[@poplifemedia]

Thank you for this video!

[@SnakeJones09]

Well that was something to wake up too after a night of detox and withdrawal from Amphetamine addiction. I made it a month. And she is correct in all her directions. I did it. I have the experience now. Thank you

[@saswitchcraft7881]

Hey SnakeJones, I'm sorry to hear you were struggling with that, but I am happy to say you made it a month. I hope you keep going, keep trying. I wanna thank you for your comment and honesty. It might seem like BS, but listen, I'm 25. I'm struggling with alcohol and nicotine rn. Not as bad as others got it. But this video honestly enlightened me on some basic truths of neuroscience. I no longer see it as a competition, whether you're addicted to porn, social media, alcohol, nicotine, amphetamine, whatever, we're at least dealing with the same neuro circuitry even if there are some differences or some substances are more extreme and volatile than others. That's just my layman opinion. I'm just some guy, no scientist. This shit is hard. We weren't taught this when we were growing up. I was hooked on sugar 20 years ago as an innocent little elementary school kid, and didn't even realize until I was an adult. That's how it is rn for 99% of peeps. So we not only have a lot to learn together, but somehow we gotta figure out how to unlearn stuff together, too. I'm rooting for you in the sort of "praying for you" kinda way. Like, I get it, idk you. You dunno me. We probably never will, but I hope this message somehow, someway, becomes a voice that joins that chorus in your brain that says you can do this. It's tough, you might not be perfect, you might not always wanna do it, but you can always get right back on the wagon with the rest of us. *Always*. We're cheering for you, and we want what is best for you, and I believe - I don't have proof but this is what I choose to believe - you will always have that positive voice in you, no matter how drowned out it gets or whatever. It will never die, so there's always hope no matter how small or quiet it gets and shit. Keep it up Jones, brotha. If you ever run into tough patch, never ever be afraid to reach out in any way, either to me, or to the crazy weird void of the internet, or to a friend or a pastor or a therapist or family, whatever. And I encourage you to choose self-forgiveness over any guilt or loathing you experience. It's normal to feel guilt, to feel loathing; in a weird way, maybe even in a counter-intuitive way, I choose to believe - again with no proof, I just choose to think this - that that's the good chorus reminding you it's still there. We're still here man, take care.

[@SnakeJones09]

@@saswitchcraft7881 Son, it's been 3 ling years out here. Completely isolated in solitude. Since I had another addict to listen to. I turned 43 in the 12 of August. 1000 young men exactly like you filled a decade of Recovery service work before you. What you just did for me is the miracle of Recovery. When one addict helping another. It's all about you son. Has been since June 3rd 2011. I am a man. And you are becoming one. Be proud of what you just did. Of being a addict. Your experience is the thing of most value. And with it you can do so much. I am the last addict. I was trained well. Watch the addict. Observe them. And like I mentioned before 1000 young men before that taught me everything that put me with MDs and Medical Professionals addressing the Opiate Epidemic. Many died before they began to ask is addicts what to do. I have a 7th grade education, but my experience in Recovery and active addiction put me where we belong. In the ICU rooms, psych wards, law enforcement, and so much more. My story is just beginning. It's our story son. Thank you for re igniting that fire within me. I'm on Day two. Of my own Recovery Plan. And I have new tools to work with. Thank you Dr.Lembke

[@aprilhassell1747]

​@saswitchcraft7881 your comment helped me too. Im 2 weeks off concerta. Its an adhd medication. I want to manage my brain without drugs. Id love to stay connected to you. How could we stay connected? I stoppwd drinking alcohol when my son was born. I now believe its toxic and thats why i dont use it. I dobnt want to be addicted to anything. But right now its youtube and 📱 phone. Im trying to turn it off when i can. Or hid it away but i have a son whos three and im going through withdrawal. Thanks so much for your kind comment.

[@great-garden-watch]

Excellent doctor and Andrew Huberman and Rich Roll give us time with Dr Lembke for free.

[@perrybrownnc]

“I have to make sure I don't engage in conversations with people who don't abide by the rules of evidence.” - Dr. Carl Hart

[@aprilhassell1747]

True about motivation...when i came off adhd meds. I was useless...

[@perrybrownnc]

“I have to make sure I don't engage in conversations with people who don't abide by the rules of evidence.” - Dr. Carl Hart

[@godfreysampson6432]

Thanks for a very informative and well explained talk on how our brains are wired and how and why humans become addicted. I like the explanation on the gremlins and how they hop from pleasure to pain to restore the balance. Your advice on inviting pain in our lives - such as exercising and doing the essential activities that's unpleasant but rewarding afterwards I often implement but not on a consistent basis. I also like the idea of radical, honesty which help ramp up the body's dopamine production to restore homeostasis. I'm not addicted to any substances but certain behaviours such spending excessive time on social media which disrupts and prevent me from achieving my goals . It's now 19:45 - I was suppose to have tidied up and swept my room @ 9:00 this morning - I will do it right away.😀

[@user-user-user-user.]

Very helpful

[@iv556]

I guess simple way to put it - healthy dose of suffering with right mindset to prevail is hardwired in our brain to be basis for good mental health. Any deviation from such tends to lead to various paths of self harm and putting ourselves in the harms way...

[@iv556]

Great podcast! I hope someday there will be an episode that dissects how people are deliberately putting themselves into harms way. Could this be also related to dopamine? E.g. ordinary life seems unchallenging

[@user-rn8mq8cj7k]

Very nice video

[@user-ep9gd3oh8b]

Very enlightening, would you like some good advice on how to bypass or lessen physical withdrawals

[@neillamas8929]

I think a lot of what you say is accurate and interesting but there are some big holes that you fill with doubtful assumptions like why is it that being honest helps with being happy. I am not sure it's due to "working out the PFC muscle". Still i like the practical approach that, at least, yields some useful guidelines

[@clausdamsgaard]

Neuroleptic withdrawal: The part about motivation means, any kind of activity is a challenge. Nothing is actually possible. Everything is not fun. Joy is possibly something else than what the d2-receptor enables, but joy comes after as an emotional response? - Most likely the antipsychotics cause apathy and they hurt. Been shot full of Halidol you will know.

[@TheEldubz]

Kind of disheartening for people that have severe addictions to know there is a chance they will always be swayed towards pain, and may not experience pleasure anymore. I appreciate the honesty though.

[@RinTexas]

Don't worry. Your brain should re-normalize. Eat as healthy as you can(avocados, Omega -3s, organic eggs, green veggies, fresh fruits, No MacDonald's and as little sugar as possible) . Also give your brain a stimulation rest (no KZbin and videos for 3 solid months). The 3 month thing is temporary but the more rigid you are with yourself the better off you will be in the long run.

[@darkcnotion]

She actually says that with abstinence and brain plasticity eventually you reach homeostasis but that you should ban that drug of choice forever and avoid its triggers.

[@MrSanfran57]

After 39 years in the programs and 17 years sober, im still not buying into the current narritive of addiction being a disease.

[@RadioWhar]

thats a bold statement in a world where we have the science that shows otherwise

[@CairnsLobster]

i agree mrSanfran

[@iv556]

An anecdote from my own life. Fan of supplements I once started taking 500mg of L-tyrosine before bedtime. Didn´t know much about it and either that it is not recommended before bedtime. Nevertheless a period followed when it noticed that I had very up-regulated mood and forward pushing attitude. Since I noticed it, I started find additional information and the possible dopamine imbalance could follow. So I stopped. But really, I am not convinced that possible imbalance outweighs that sensation when you feel like ready to face anything. Could it be that it will raise dopamine baseline and it stays like that...

[@pida9669]

Check out the free book The Sudist Way, which parallels much of what Dr. Anna Lembke says, and digs deeply into the pleasure-pain balance and the origin of clinical anxiety, depression, and chronic pain conditions. Cheers...

[@RinTexas]

I appreciate Dr. Lembke’s views but I strongly disagree. Your brain has a built in Automatic Grain Control (AGC) circuit on your senses. It will increase the volume on your senses if the signal is too low and will decrease it if the signal is too high. So if you’re an recovering addict, your senses will be turned down really low because they have been over loaded. This will leave you felling depressed if you try to quit cold turkey. It will then take time for them to re-normalize.

[@eternal1099]

Everything you are saying is so true. However, stop and listen to how you contradict yourself. How does it not point to a designer or Creator, instead of randomness, or evolution?

[@Rofida-rh1wq]

Islam had said that before 1400 year , if you dont trust me , go and learn islam 😶✨

[@abcd1609]

What about other neurotransmitters ? Who will think about that ? 😡

[@saswitchcraft7881]

What do you mean? Are you referring to oxytocin, serotonin and such?