How to Find Balance in the Age of Indulgence - Dr. Anna Lembke

Anna Lembke is professor of psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine and chief of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic. A clinician scholar, she has published more than a hundred peer-reviewed papers, book chapters, and commentaries. She sits on the board of several state and national addiction-focused organizations, has testified before various committees in the United States House of Representatives and Senate, keeps an active speaking calendar, and maintains a thriving clinical practice.
In 2016, she published Drug Dealer, MD - How Doctors Were Duped, Patients Got Hooked, and Why It’s So Hard to Stop (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016), which was highlighted in the New York Times as one of the top five books to read to understand the opioid epidemic (Zuger, 2018). Dr. Lembke recently appeared on the Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma, an unvarnished look at the impact of social media on our lives.
"Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence" (Dutton/Penguin Random House, August 2021), an instant New York Times Bestseller, explores how to moderate compulsive overconsumption in a dopamine-overloaded world.
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2:12 Big idea # 1: The Pleasure Pain Balance - In order to maintain homeostasis, every pleasure is countered by pain of equal magnitude. 5:06 Big Idea # 2: Dopamine Overload - Easy access to pleasure is is crippling our ability to enjoy life. 8:12 Big Idea # 3: Dopamine Fasting - Taking a break from dopamine will restore balance. To reset your dopamine brain, first abstain. 9:36 Big Idea # 4: Self Binding - Create boundaries to keep your indulgence under control. 12:05 Big Idea # 5: Pain as a Pathway to Pleasure - We can take advantage of the pleasure pain balance by pressing into pain. Pain is the price to pay for pleasure, BUT pleasure is also the REWARD for pain. Pursuing healthy methods of pain (like exercise) is better than any pill. I hope this video helps you in your daily life. It was an honor to collaborate with Dr. Anna Lembke. If you want to dive deeper into this subject, check out her book, "Dopamine Nation - Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence". And if you liked this video and want to help create more, please consider supporting After Skool on Patreon. Every little bit helps. Thank you www.patreon.com/AfterSkool

[@gregorykelly8000]

The planet has always been abundant in resources. She accidentally lied.

[@alienfeline1279]

Thank you for this video!!! It’s exactly what I needed to understand what’s happening to me and my family. Namaste 🙏🏼💗

[@TheDarkness1]

@@gregorykelly8000 Yes and this video is biased from a woman with an addictive mindset. Healthy minded people would not inflict pain to receive pleasure. Society inflicts pain through fear and eventually most give up, succumb, and accept that's the way it is. The outcome of the dog experiment was analyzed completely wrong on top of being cruel AF. I could have pleasure the rest of my life without ever feeling pain again if it were possible.

[@dcraexon134]

don’t stop believing, Journey . malware … take the money and run … ✈️

[@quinnmach535]

Does this mean for Big Idea #5 people who slit their wrists when depressed are doing it to feel good? and would this be a good thing to do to reduce feeling bad?

[@LacyJane]

Overconsumption is a huge source of depression because get on social media and experience the feeling of missing out. We think that life is in the big moments (the vacations, the material items, the relationships) and we forget that it’s also the sunsets and the stillness and the fulfillment in waking each day.

[@am4120]

That is so powerful and true!❤❤❤

[@patriziodinicola9362]

💞🌠💞

[@VeganSemihCyprus33]

This documentary was made to inform people about balance and harmony 👉 The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 💖🌻

[@sr9tc]

amen. everyone’s new need for validation and recognition on social media, i believe, is one of the root causes of our societal decline.

[@eyuelnegash2681]

That is true💚

[@putainparker]

Starting meditating, journaling, exercising and eating healthy really changed my level of happiness and consciousness within one year. I'm so glad that I started last year. You can do too!

[@SANTANA1deep]

Stay tuned in to your frequency. I wish you the best while you embark upon this journey!

[@putainparker]

@@SANTANA1deep thanks!

[@Westcoastrocksduh]

Me too. I meditate every day and started fecal retention which made me happier

[@Michelleobrienmultimedia]

Lets be friends ! 😂🤍

[@matthewroban8681]

@@Westcoastrocksduhfecal retention ??

[@jsnel9185]

Yoga is amazing for pressing the pain side for pleasure. Breathing to relax while your body is in uncomfortable positions and triggering a stress response, then using your breath to find calm and peace in a place that should be causing discomfort, is a very powerful way to train your mind to remain calm in situations that normally wig you out.

[@donjaun8435]

I never thought of it like this, thats a good way to look at it

[@s.c.arlette1278]

@@donjaun8435 woah! This understanding just blew my mind! Only ever "experiencing" yoga from a voyer point of view, my judgements and strictly optical "understanding" of it totally put me off. I think Ill give it a go now! Thanks for the insight!!

[@thisisnotoleg]

Fantastic wording, breathing into that discomfort, forward folds and half pigeons.

[@Garlicandonions]

Fr

[@kalebcotter197]

I'm joining my next yoga class

[@TW-rr6qb]

i deleted all social media about 3 years ago. It really did increase my happiness level exponentially, and i found joy in nature and doing things outside the home. I started to enjoy my alone time as well. Its a great idea to take breaks from phone or other screens OR anything that causes instant gratification. We are in the instant gratification nation.

[@hellogornto]

Thsts a. Fact. JACK..!!!

[@VeganSemihCyprus33]

This documentary was made to inform people about balance and harmony 👉 The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 💖🌻

[@hannahwillis9838]

Do you only go on KZbin for media? If so, how long do you spend? Just deleted some of my media, trying to get better with the addiction

[@TW-rr6qb]

@@hannahwillis9838 pretty much, yeah. i have found several channels that i trust, and stick with them. I put YT on and listen while doing other things. As long as im not just following other peoples lives! Also, i didnt do it all at once, it was gradual ie facebook, then IG, then snapchat etc. It was weird at first, but really wasnt as bad as i thought after getting used to not going to the apps on my phone.

[@TW-rr6qb]

@@VeganSemihCyprus33 sounds like something i would like! ill check it out. appreciate it!

[@Dajed259]

This whole channel has become incredibly profound and impactful in my life. Amongst several factors, these videos exactly highlight why I've left the tech industry making addictive websites and am now in school studying to be a therapist. Watching these videos have helped me feel less alone in my view on technology and modern western culture! I want to help support people in unplugging from their screens and plugging back into physical connection with our planet earth

[@AfterSkool]

Thank you for your comment and your contribution.

[@moontiger5272]

I was studing ict and came to the same conclusion. Now im going to be a vet, so i can help animals.

[@SANTANA1deep]

@@AfterSkool I wish for your beautiful team to stay protected at all times. You are tremendous bearer of the light within the darkest of times. Thank you for everything.

[@AfterSkool]

@@SANTANA1deep Thank you. Glad to be of service.

[@laceydelayne8708]

That's fucking awesome, Dan! We talk alot about these themes on the Rethinking Humanity Podcast!

[@marionholtzmann6872]

My brother’s son was addicted to his gaming and computer, back when he was a teenager, he actually spent a few months at a facility that dealt with this kind of addiction. He got so bad that he couldn’t even hold an in person conversation. Today he is a well adjusted young man who rarely is on the internet and his social media. Thank goodness his parents stepped in when needed and got him help.

[@donjaun8435]

This is amazing and a true story about how a simple altering of toxic things when we're young can change our lives forever.

[@SANTANA1deep]

Thank you for this story.

[@downbntout]

Where was this facility? The world needs many more such centers. Edit: asking bc someone I love needs help as do I

[@marionholtzmann6872]

@@downbntout This was in Hamburg Germany, I am unaware of any facilities here in the United States. I would try a behavioral specialist/psychologist to help you get off the web. It's addictive for sure. I myself am on daily, but I try not to go into the negative sites like Twitter too much. I usually listen to interesting videos about history, animal stories, people stories how they live around the world. Also I unplug each night, I turn off my phone and iPad, I mean power down. I use my laptop at night running soothing videos such as meditation or easy listening stuff that helps me sleep. I have PTSD and cannot sleep in total darkness or without sound.

[@just1stone689]

Despite its lighthearted presentation, this message is more profound than you might think. The inclusion of Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave” and The Hegelian Dialectic / “Problem - Reaction - Solution” hints at the traps and over reaching narratives that govern of our modern times.

[@saini7786]

My respect to Dr.Anna for providing us with such a wonderful presentation.

[@VeganSemihCyprus33]

This documentary was made to inform people about balance and harmony 👉 The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 💖🌻

[@Alex-sr3cm]

She delivers it in such a great way that I can't resist continuing to listen. Incredibly moving and insightful and I also believe now it's doable.

[@megafiremario12volt]

I’m so glad this video exists because I live my life exactly how it recommends but rarely find people talking about this. My friends and family ask me why I’m so happy all the time and now i’ll just send them this video. They think my lifestyle is boring and don’t wanna try it out, but the science is all right here. It’s annoying that the world is increasingly being dominated by pleasure but I believe people are catching on to the side effects of all this. Everything has a cost.

[@deedee7780]

I'd love to learn what your average day is like? I am not a reader, I am auditory, so I think I may have trouble just sitting and reading a book. Not sure what to occupy my time with. Suggestions?

[@conorrogerson1297]

@@deedee7780 do you use audiobooks or have tried them?

[@megafiremario12volt]

@@deedee7780 I wake up at 6 am Get ready for work, eat breakfast, and leave. I don’t scroll through my phone at all in the morning. Work 6 hours, work at 7 am and get off at 2 pm then I come home and eat lunch and watch 1 episode of a show while eating. After lunch I use the pomodoro timing 25 minute interval thing to do 25 minutes of editing photography or video projects I have, chores, and dog walking with 5 minute breaks in-between. Most days I just do like two 25 minutes sessions of creative work and housekeeping then workout for about an hour and 30 minutes. After that I eat dinner (no tv or phone), journal and plan my next day, then read and sleep at 11. *some key points: I don’t binge shows or game, and I don’t go on my phone that much unless im posting photos or videos. I post and get off. I also make it a rule not to worry about replying to messages until i’ve done my daily photo/video editing session so I don’t get distracted by my phone and lose creative flow. I also don’t talk to ppl on my phone 1 hour before bed time. Theres less dopamine in my life but it makes me happy cause science. **it helps a lot if you love the process of what you’re doing or working towards.

[@megafiremario12volt]

@@deedee7780 Its also less about replacing more activities with reading and more about finding a balance of things you enjoy that aren’t as dopamine filled. I don’t read that much during the day but i’d say timing how long you do things each day and setting limits helps to not go overboard especially with high dopamine activities

[@deedee7780]

@@conorrogerson1297 I think I tried listening to one a long time ago when they fist started but I just couldn't get into it. Maybe they've gotten better.

[@ADUAquascaping]

Playing music. Anyone who doesn't play a musical instrument with fullness of heart is really missing out on what reality has to offer. Playing music can be the most profound experience and form of meditation in my experience. I recommend everyone to learn a musical instrument

[@diro3745]

I concur

[@adamshredder3142]

Real shit

[@travelchimps6637]

i also use playing the piano to fight an addiction and the feeling u get when getting a couple of complicated crotchets right is indescribable.

[@syd_santon]

Sometimes I watch videos about dopamine feeling overwhelmed, but this one was different. Thank you! As a mother I really want to give my children the best life possible and build positive habits in the first 7 years of their lives. I know that I can’t do that unless I am also mindfully living it myself!

[@Samantha-hj9bl]

You'll be a great mom.. :)

[@SANTANA1deep]

I'm actually experiencing this myself, as a father. Luna will be one in less than a month. Time flies. 😩

[@APOLLINAIREBARTHOLOMIEU]

Psychedelics are just an exceptional mental health breakthrough. It's quite fascinating how effective they are against depression and anxiety. Saved my life.

[@steceymorgan814]

Can you help with the reliable source I would really appreciate it. Many people talk about mushrooms and psychedelics but nobody talks about where to get them. Very hard to get a reliable source here in Australia. Really need!

[@Jennifer-bw7ku]

Yes, dr.sporessss. I have the same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD and addiction and Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.

[@patriaciasmith3499]

I wish they were readily available in my place. Microdosing was my next plan of care for my husband. He is 59 & has so many mental health issues plus probable CTE & a TBI that left him in a coma 8 days. It's too late now I had to get a TPO as he's 6'6 300+ pound homicidal maniac. He's constantly talking about killing someone. He's violent. Anyone reading this Familiar w/ BPD know if it is common for an obsession with violence.

[@steceymorgan814]

Is he on instagram?

[@Jennifer-bw7ku]

Yes he is. dr.sporessss

[@MeiaLuaDeCompasso]

Really want to point out that martial arts has been the single greatest dopamine balance I have ever pursued. Capoeira specifically got me moving my body in ways I never thought possible, and the pains, joys, and freedoms granted by the beautiful art pushed my demeanor into the stratosphere. Muay Thai and Jiu Jitsu also get my recommendation, but capoeira is where my heart is personally.

[@bb3llalove]

PARANAUÊÊÊÊ PARANAAA!

[@ADUAquascaping]

For me it's playing music. Anyone who doesn't play a musical instrument with fullness of heart is really missing out on what reality has to offer. Playing music can be the most profound experience and form of meditation in my experience. I recommend everyone to learn a musical instrument

[@MeiaLuaDeCompasso]

@@ADUAquascaping 100%. I play guitar, also music performance is a huge part of capoeira, which is one of the many reasons I say it's the ultimate martial art.

[@ryangebo7220]

Agree. BJJ has been a big part of my life for many years, and I can personally attest to pain being a source of growth. Fighting adversity is always challenging, but is very much essential for a healthy lifestyle.

[@ADUAquascaping]

@@MeiaLuaDeCompasso that sounds awesome then! I will have to check it out

[@chloegower1584]

That was UNREAL. Chalk full of value… if only everyone could see this, it would change their life. I was praying today and asked God to give me a concise explanation for why I was struggling in an area of my life and this video perfectly explained it!

[@ActionJackson3785]

Human connection is what we need more of nowadays!

[@Stranger_Strange_Land]

My "drug" used to be reading (fantasy & scifi) novels. Once my head was in a book i could not escape and it changed my mood and attitude when i was interrupted for whatever reason. Now, it's definitely my phone. Watching videos on KZbin is depressing because it's either negative news/content or seeing someone live a more "productive" life than me. I've made the rule at home that once i enter my bedroom, no phone. I even bought an old school alarm. That way i have a room, at least, where i can separate myself from everything and use it for what my body and brain needs (sex and sleep).

[@kevingilhuys8166]

work,drugs,staying to myself and shopping became my identity wtf!!?? I've numbed myself into existing an invisible life what's wrong with me?? How did it happen and truly no one cares I'm not a bad person but feel less worthy then a dog sticking its spoiled head out of a Mercedes hope Noone feels this way but I bet they are many out there like me,Thanks for your videos I so long for deep human conversations that no one I talk too seems capable of doing,

[@anayoung319]

Just a thought …did you happen to feel invisible as a child? Were your emotional needs met with a genuine response and care? I grew up surrounded by alcoholics and consistent chaos. My mother was checked out most of the time. That left me in a state of continually finding ways to self soothe through stressful situations. Alcoholics are usually too wrapped up in their addiction to consider the feelings of those around them. Hence to balance the scales I became overly giving and caring about others but tend to choose those who do not treat me with the same regard unfortunately. Vicious cycle I’m healing from. I spend alot of time alone now with my dog as humans just seem to be too messy. Your sadly on point when you mentioned there’s probably many people who feel like you do. Everyone is just numbing the pain! Your not alone…

[@elysianfields1671]

Balance will soon be considered as a great mind asset in a time where everyone seems to be going from one extreme to the other without even knowing why or how.

[@noewantstosleep]

I’ve been trying to quit social media for a while now, and I’ve mostly stuck to this commitment with the exception of youtube [still working on it]. I’m also trying to quit added sugar and processed foods. For the past months I’ve been feeling a rise in anxiety, depression, insomnia, existentialism, etc…. And it makes sense: I’m going through withdrawals. I’m no longer distracted or indulging in constant pleasure, and damn is it hard! I’m really hoping to reach a state of homeostasis soon.

[@seand8415]

The number of people that I see on a daily basis literally addicted to what’s on their phone screen is sad. I’m thankful for my 72 months of incarceration. It taught me that I can live life minimally. I’m at peace, have a successful real estate business and I’m the happiest person that I know. I hope whoever reads this learns to live life more in the real world and less in the world that’s on their phone screen

[@scottjackson458]

I'm intrigued on how you achieved that. i love a good success story, great to see an underdog rise up. Could you give a brief explanation for some inspiration?

[@lumumbachooye8352]

Thank you.

[@andreawhitman6419]

❤

[@freedumbsquirts4809]

I've noticed that daily prayer has helped.

[@Miller2h41]

Joined a gym and I haven't been watching much TV lately and its great. Doing a lot of exercising such as running has been great.

[@leojiang6210]

These videos are so useful. Thank you for taking the time to illustrate, produce, and curate this knowledge.

[@marielalamo5311]

This is so important, thank you so much💖

[@tarokitano4021]

Perfect timing, as i have been on a NOFAP journey and am embracing change. Great video🌎

[@Nairod2]

o_o that explains why self harm alleviates depression temporarily, and I see a possible correlation with masochism... also why it feels so nice to do one more set even if you know tomorrow your knees will wobble.

[@VeganSemihCyprus33]

This documentary was made to inform people about balance and harmony 👉 The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 💖🌻

[@Nairod2]

​@@VeganSemihCyprus33 Harmony and balance, but people like you fail to realize that nature self harmonize because both polarities remain functional. Society been suppressing a polarity for a couple of millennia trough the imposition of restrictive moral codes that simply do not align with the way reality works. We preach love, connection, and understanding but that only extend to those who think like us. If you are a human is wrong to kill, unless you aren't a human. then its ok for us to take the life of any creature on the planet and disregard the function that beings perpetuates in the mechanism of the planet as a whole. We need harmony and balance but not trough human morality. In nature life consume it self to self regulate we need to allow that to happen to our own society. so it can self regulate rather than be an artificially controlled hierarchy that subsidizes incompetency and waste.

[@impalaO7]

This was phenomenally explained! Thank you!

[@jeffnemo7993]

Powerful to say the least , thank you 🙏🏼 This needs to be understood by All Of Humanity

[@michaelt6792]

Wow! I read her book Dopamine Nation and it was wonderful to see the core points of the book presented with your amazing animations. Honestly one of the most important books and concepts of our times. Thank you for this.

[@inphinitezero5499]

This is gold , this knowledge is necessary for our generation

[@fredricmanuel4787]

thank you for sharing

[@davidj8658]

What a wonderful, powerful, clear message.

[@typalfi7139]

Im glad this video was made and I hope theres more awareness to this subject. I myself and so many people are trapped in this horrible cycle of over nourishment & depression in our first world countries. Mental health is always looked over with these factors, as well which makes it all even more scary. I like to think what our first world nations are going through as being equivalent to algal blooms and the production of dead zones in a way. I am optimistic about humanity’s future, but we have a few big walls to get over. Thank you for this awesome video!

[@CommanderOfLight]

Came across this video while off grid camping (without phone reception) but I took a day to stay overnight in the nearest town. It's crazy that as I was watching this video I realized I was doing exactly what I was watching, not just that, but realizing I was actually way happier and felt better while I was alone at my camp site. Every thought and emotion was mine, with no outside stimulation. The feeling of connection to your truest self and the truth in general is heightened to a level that can't be described. Usually at this time I'd be watching the sky with my telescope for UFO's and found myself just binge watching videos here.

[@godhash]

Did you see any of UFO's? :o)))

[@nolanrheinish1904]

This is absolutely amazing!!! The ideas are expressed so clearly and visually that they can hardly be denied. Well done 👏🏼

[@elisteele574]

Unbelievably well said. Wonderful message.

[@staplewarrior4903]

I actually already implement the “pleasure reward for pain” idea in my life, or at least I think I do, because I still play video games, but I always save them for after I have done all my productive tasks for that day, such as working out, going on walks, reading, or doing school work if I have any, which seems to be working pretty well for me so far.

[@TheWisdom3]

Stopped smoking and started working out 2 years ago,. Its true, I feel much better, got physically in shape and am mentally much stronger. I enjoy more the little things and find it easier to adress other behaviours in my life. Not nearly there yet, but I strongly recommend working out.

[@davidniry2180]

We need more people like you. Thank you 🙏❤

[@TInyK12]

Eye opening revelations. Thank you Dr. Lembke.

[@mason2953]

This is the best youtube channel on the platform for the modern world. This is a service for the children that need this, and I believe that this channel should be most heavily popularized among children, because after being a stressed child with no motivation for 2 years, this gives me the most hope in my future than I felt even before 2 years ago. Thank you so much for being here and making this. I wish everyone at this channel to realize how much they can do globally, because in the middle of the road of media I found this, and everyone else who watches over-pleasuring media and needs this can walk down the same road I was walking a find this as well.

[@locustwalkman1894]

So beautiful and simple; I couldn’t help but laughing through tears, at the gremlins staring at the empty pleasure side of the scale.

[@joinHR]

Very well articulated ❤❤

[@raselhasan430]

Great lesson i've ever heard. Thanks Anna Lembke, for your beautiful presentation. I am truly honoured to see you on After Skool.

[@edwardlulofs444]

Very good and helpful. As a senior citizen I have spent a few years on this Earth. I have found this information to be true in my life. Thanks.

[@goo6]

i love the metaphors in this video, it helps illustrate the concepts very clearly.

[@abrarSalehS]

I am adding this video to the list of videos that are worth watching every once in a while.

[@user-vd3gw4rb3h]

My respect to Dr.Anna for providing us with such a wonderful presentation.. A very good message Let’s find the balance!.

[@lionking2733]

This is an awesome video. I recently quick smoking and it reminded why I am on the path. It helped me and I’m sure it will help many others. Thank you

[@Marolinism]

This is so eye-opening! We needed this!!!!

[@dj-jazzyjosie7675]

Thank You Anna Lembke! I believe you are one of those people who truly desire to help others. 🥰

[@mariomario-cm3fc]

Thank you ❤

[@joas162]

This was great, loved her book! I do think that our environment with easily accessible sources of dopamine is not the cause by itself. I think it interacts with our needs for meaning and connection. Combining her book with Johann Hari's 'Lost Connections' gives you a great vision of what changes we need in our society.

[@Alex-sr3cm]

Amazing video, it really put many things in perspective in a way I've never really scene. Especially the concept of pain and how it can be just as important as pleasure and we can help ourselves restore the balances we lose from overstimulation and indulgence. I look forward to applying this immediately and hopefully sustaining it to the best of my abilities. One day at a time I guess, like anything else... 🤷‍♂️

[@kahunaburgerr]

She's genuinely the sweetest, I loved listening to her!

[@mkezel2593]

This is a vital message for everyone at all ages today. Thank you fornsharong!

[@ebonypierce5976]

Thank you. My family and I have been struggling with this. I plan on showing this to my husband so we can come up with healthier lifestyle changes. Thanks again for creating these videos💖

[@creativitysubs9935]

I love how these videos always fail royally by showing the issue upside down. It's not about gaming. it's about low/no dopamine activities like doing chores or relaxing.

[@GotDangJosh]

I was born a too much individual. Balance is a consistent goal. My abstinence is often based on proximity. Distance is a great tool for me. Intermittent exposure to pain gremlins feels overwhelming, but I feel great in 37* snow melt rivers. Plus the visual concept of pain gremlins is exciting. I find success in the stories/patterns I tell myself. Now I can see PAIN GREMLINS on a see-saw. I can control the characters of my story. Neato stuff. Great tools. Thanks.

[@randecolley7054]

This is excellent!! Thank you for a short..but very whole..video! I can only hope that most people hear/watch/understand this simple works of informative how to live..reset our attentions to what really matters.

[@austinengeland5247]

what a beautiful message, I really resonate with the exercise part and seeking pain through disciplines like martial arts. These things helped me overcome a lot of addiction and depression problems I struggle with.

[@controversialspeculation]

A very good message🙏🏿 Let’s find the balance!

[@VeganSemihCyprus33]

This documentary was made to inform people about balance and harmony 👉 The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 💖🌻

[@creativitysubs9935]

These video doesn't advocate balance. real balance would be 5 hours indulgence, 5 hours productivity, 5 hours relaxing (on top of 8 hours sleep)

[@theJellyjoker]

"pain and pleasure are linked" and "pain can lead to pleasure" are things us masochists have know for years.

[@dcraexon134]

pit bulls

[@jacobcarter5923]

No that's not the same thing

[@lilitLun]

😂

[@VeganSemihCyprus33]

This documentary was made to inform people about balance and harmony 👉 The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 💖🌻

[@mariaabreu9085]

Excellent, brilliant 👏 simple, straight to the point; even children can understand it with those images!

[@hopewinters3484]

Thank you! I can’t wait to read your book! Life changing information 😊

[@salvatore.MJP7]

Very informative, thank you ❤️

[@zazabaldtv2313]

After a rough breakup I deleted social media at the top of summer 2019 prior to my junior year in college. Super hard at first, but about a month in I realized how much more in the moment I felt. It was amazing. I spent about 2 and half years off it. And since November '21 I've been on and off intermittently as I am now able to control myself and my mind with renewed and disciplined strength!

[@sandrapicton6349]

Well done!

[@aldra8507]

Do you delete KZbin too? How do you not get addicted to KZbin or Netflix?

[@zazabaldtv2313]

@@aldra8507 I’m a proud addict of KZbin university lol! But in all seriousness though YT I use to research and further my education so i use it as a tool. And 2) When I was a kid Netflix was better so it was easier to induldge, but now I’m more disciplined so I try to do other things with my time If I catch myself watching tv for to long

[@jennyofficial8189]

This was amazing, perspective-changing and empowering! Thank you for this

[@oliroberts4802]

For the creator and contributer to this magnificent piece, I say a heartfelt thank you. This specific video and it's knowledge, blended with our real-world experience, will be the basis of a conversation with our 15 year old son to guide him through the difficult process of understanding the effects of short term gratification offered by technology, into what we hope is a clear perspective on correct use thereof and a happy life. You folks are doing amazing work, and you're loved and appreciated for it!

[@Jenny_Lee_]

This was really great Dr Anna. And very helpful. Thank you so much.

[@VeganSemihCyprus33]

This documentary was made to inform people about balance and harmony 👉 The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 💖🌻

[@lumumbachooye8352]

This has been helpful.Thank you🤞♥️

[@Jacquesjot]

Best video I’ve seen so far about the topic!

[@QuetzalcoatlOdin]

you guys are awesome and you're not getting nearly enough credit for what you're doing. thank you very much

[@TheCeciliacalle]

One of the best books I’ve read, I recommend it to everyone, specially parents!. 🙏🏽

[@deedee7780]

What book?

[@MosesRabuka]

@@deedee7780 Dopamine Nation

[@deedee7780]

@@MosesRabuka I'll check it out. Thanks so much!! :)

[@glennminor9236]

Loved Anna's message of finding balance and of course all the highly entertaining illustration work. She put things in terms almost anyone could understand and hopefully many could accept. I know I do. Thank you for the insightful, meaningful, colorful and engaging content.

[@missm2184]

This laid it out for me to really understand me! and i will watch this over and over with my child, thankyou and god bless you

[@foxfurious6740]

Absolutely mind opening

[@Wargachuk]

Always love these! Thank you

[@VeganSemihCyprus33]

This documentary was made to inform people about balance and harmony 👉 The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 💖🌻

[@straifus3742]

Make it a great day everyone! 🙏❤️

[@VeganSemihCyprus33]

This documentary was made to inform people about balance and harmony 👉 The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 💖🌻

[@pdjspodcasts8119]

why is this the most informative video I've ever watched in my entire life

[@lizzyluck1111]

I’ve been off the Facebook for a month now. I feel great. I feel present.

[@adamlovesserotonin6559]

Absolutely love Dr. Anna Lembke. This one and Huberman was an absolute treat as I’ve been following them for awhile

[@VeganSemihCyprus33]

This documentary was made to inform people about balance and harmony 👉 The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 💖🌻

[@jonathangauthier3549]

I am a prime example of all the major NCDs you mentioned in this video: sedentary lifestyle, bad eating habits, addiction to television and a daily cannabis user. When I had gainful employment, I could sense a positive shift in my moods and a dip in my depression. As I was preoccupied and sober during those hours at work, my brain had a chance for those "goblins" to go away. However, working in factories, in telemarketing companies, and other soul-crushing industries made my depression worse (I've unfortunately worked in many fields). Not everyone has access to meaningful work, or the means to buy good quality food (as you were kind enough to mention), which leads to a feeling of desperation. That despair is preyed upon by unscrupulous individuals who promise you a different life, and chain you to a contract that essentially makes you their property. THAT is why people are depressed, and we chase any high we can to escape the melancholy lives that we're stuck living. It would take a true humanitarian miracle to get the impoverished masses out from under the greedy thumbs of their bosses, industrial standards, uncaring civil servants, heartless politicians, greedy senates, as well as the ever-increasing ways to get people addicted to these seemingly harmless means of escape. And even with that change, there will be skepticism and abuse of generosity which would only help to further increase the divide between the "HAVES" and the "HAVE NOTS". In short, there are certainly SOME things that the individual can do to improve their own lives, such as: eating healthier, exercising, and stepping away from electronic devices. But this is all mere victim-blaming if industries keep cutting costs by using inferior ingredients (and in disproportionately higher levels in lower-cost foods), withholding proper wages in order to bolster their own bank accounts, and creating addictive products to hook us. It's not prostitutes and junkies that need to be arrested, but the pimps and dealers. So with all due respect. Please use your education and clout to fight FOR the underdog rather than telling us to AVOID the big dogs?

[@luisignacioayala7850]

This is amazing, I really love how you emphasize on everything. This really is an eye opener

[@kyawsoethein6128]

Such a great animation and truly amazing concepts… Thank you, Dr Anna!

[@harmvirus7134]

This was very helpful thank you so much

[@VeganSemihCyprus33]

This documentary was made to inform people about balance and harmony 👉 The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 💖🌻

[@fahimmaldar]

Ive learnt more stuff from this acccount than I have from 2 decades of formal and life education. Kudos to the creator , you are doing an amazing work!

[@anthonyfontana4068]

Right. This is real school

[@pschultz3411]

WOW. What a powerful message - THANK YOU for sharing and continuing to push individuals (like myself) to pursue a Life worth Living. Thank you Thank you Thank you !

[@joshuadahn9031]

Wow that wraps it up perfectly! Awesome Speech and Drawings - thank you very much 🙏🏼

[@themushmonk]

Love the videos, thanks for all the hard work it takes to produce these. One of my favorite channels that combine all my favorite people!

[@hambonefakenamington69]

thank you for this

[@bleedsmetal]

Thank you

[@VavaVoom47]

THIS is the best video on the internet. Definitely check out her book “Dopamine Nation”

[@VeganSemihCyprus33]

This documentary was made to inform people about balance and harmony 👉 The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 💖🌻

[@hugocorreia3937]

Everything is subjective! What a great perspective on pain!

[@gloryrow100]

Thank you for doing clean work.

[@CJWolf-st1qi]

RIDICULOUSLY helpful! Thank you!

[@aidan4891]

I fucking love these videos man. I needed this one. Outstanding visuals to go with calming and easy to follow dialogue.

[@VeganSemihCyprus33]

This documentary was made to inform people about balance and harmony 👉 The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 💖🌻

[@dushisoundsmeditationmusic]

To the person reading this: THANK YOU for being here and adding value to our world 💖 Hope you have a blessed day filled with joy, happiness, health and love! 💖

[@creativitysubs9935]

To the person reading this: Actually do something with your life instead of watching videos. You can achieve great things. Rome wasn't built in a day. Starting is the hardest part.

[@gabrielorville5334]

This is the best I've heard.

[@claytonsmith3882]

This was simply fantastic.