CAN’T switch off? Always checking your phone for messages, ‘likes’ and emails? Maybe you feel guilty when you feel bored? You ...

Dopamine and Digital Addiction: Insights from Dr. Anne Lembke ... This constant stimulation creates a feedback loop, making the brain crave more, leading to addictive behaviors.

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our brain releases small amounts of dopamine. These small amounts propel us to continue checking and interacting with our phones sometimes even unconsciously. This is a loop thathas us continually ...

"In the first two weeks, you'll crave it and you'll miss it, and your brain will tell you all the reasons why it's not a ...

IF you had told me during the depths of my worst drinking episodes that one day I would be able to enjoy half a glass of wine and tip the dregs down the sink, I would not have believed you. I knew ...

As the chief of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic ... the grip that your phone has on you isn't impossible. The "Dopamine Nation" author has found that patients who are ...

Most relevant to addiction, the flow of dopamine heightens what scientists ... involved in the kind of rumination that can lead to a loop of obsession. Brewer speaks in the soothing tones you ...

dopamine, which play a key role in mood regulation. This disruption can lead to heightened anxiety levels, especially as the effects of alcohol wear off. According to a Addiction Biology study ...

You didn’t need it, but you bought it anyway. That quick thrill of unboxing faded fast, replaced by the next urge to spend. Your home is overflowing with barely used gadgets, unworn clothes, and ...