It feels good to feel good. But will fasting dopamine — the body’s so-called “feel-good” hormone — make a person feel even better or is the current take a bunch of bunk? — via TheGrowthOp dopaminefasting
“While dopamine does rise in response to rewards or pleasurable activities, it doesn’t actually decrease when you avoid overstimulating activities, so a dopamine ‘fast’ doesn’t actually lower your dopamine levels,” the Harvard Health blog explains.
In people struggling with an addiction, Piper told the publication, “the turbulence of dopamine swings related to addiction effectively drowns out signals from other realms of life.” Retraining an addicted person’s dopamine system takes time, likely many months of staying away from the drug or stimuli, the article adds.Article contentDr.