“The lure of the screen is so high
If you take it away the mind will cry!
The social media is so cool and free!
Till I realise that the ones who is trapped is me!”
In a book called Dopamine Detox by Thibaut Meurisse, the author talks about..yes! The trending topic of the day! Dopamine Detox!
This is the apparent secret behind your social media addiction!
read on!
Dopamine is a type of neurotransmitter or a nerve messenger (not nervous in any way!) in the brain. It is naturally produced by the body and it affects many behavioral and physical functions, including mainly learning, motivation, sleep, mood and attention.
An excess or deficiency in dopamine production can cause mental health conditions. Exposure to overwhelming levels of stimuli can prompt such disorders, leading to dependencies on certain substances or activities!
Like everything else in life, a balance is very important!
Many of the new age ‘Gurus’ have ‘identified’ dopamine as the root cause of all addiction so have suggested what is known as DOPAMINE DETOX!
The goal here is to rid everyone of their dependence on certain stimuli, such as phone alerts, texts, and social media notifications.
The general concept behind “detox” is for people to let themselves feel lonely or bored, or to try simpler activities instead of reaching for quick “hits” of dopamine.
Ideally, people will start to notice how certain stimuli might distract them.
The modern compulsive behaviours are things like excess or binge or emotional eating, excessive internet usage and gaming, gambling and shopping, porn and masturbation, thrill and novelty seeking and recreational drugs
It has been postulated that social media addiction is as close to nicotine addiction and a little less than cocaine addiction!
By fasting from these activities that trigger the brain’s neurotransmitters, people become less dependent on the emotional “hits” that dopamine provides, which can sometimes lead to dependence or addiction.
The chief notion here is that even if you give in to the need and allow social media or other distractions, you do not get a feeling of satisfaction! You actually feel more depressed and then you do not have time for other activities!
The constant procrastination which is the biggest evil in the world today is the end result of dopamine addiction! It could be that unfinished book or that unfinished poem!
If you set a time for everything then it is under your control and you will definitely have time for may be a blog or a sketch or may be a poem everyday (wink wink!)!
Now today was the Vamana Jayanthi/onam celebration all over and we were going from one Sadya to another! It was a gastronomic delight to say the least! Need to do some fasting of the food kind after all that feast!
With all the fest and fervour of Onam we also must remember that it is the birthday of celebrated engineer Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya and also celebrated as engineers day! Since I am surrounded by family and friends who are engineers I congratulate and wish them from my side!
Happy Onam!
Happy engineers day!
Shubh Ratri!
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