What is going on in my brain? What is the chemical mechanism? Why cant I just tell my brain to stop craving the substance? Why is the addiction removing all of my inhibitions?
This is hell.
In: Biology
Addictios suck… The problem lies within your brain releasing dopamine (a reward hormone) each time you feel that high after going after your addictiin. This does not necessarily need to be a substance. A certain activity can also lead to addiction (sport, sex, or even pain).
A possible way to break the cicle is to trick your brain to reward itself by NOT falling to your addiction and to slowly re-programm it to release dopamine after not giving in.
Extreme example: Instead of smoking a cigarette, go for a run. Even if it is only a short run around the block. Be prou of yourself and nexr time you run the sam run but a little bit faster. Then, you run two times around the block, and so on. Your brain will learn to release dopamine after a successfull run. And don’t be hard on yourself if on a day you run less or slower. Be proud to yourself that you went running instead of smoking a cigarette. Even that will release a bit of dopamine.
Latest Answers