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Dr. Alok Kanojia

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Dhru Purohit Show
Why You Need a Dopamine Detox: The Science Based Way to Master Self Control & Break Addiction Patterns with Dr. Alok Kanojia

When you eat the potato chips, you need to be fully aware before you eat them, when you eat them, and after you eat them. So what is this desire for potato chips? Where does it come from? Where does the desire exist within you? Pay attention, really look at it. As you eat the first chip, what happens to the desire? How many chips does it take to end the desire?

Dhru Purohit Show
Why You Need a Dopamine Detox: The Science Based Way to Master Self Control & Break Addiction Patterns with Dr. Alok Kanojia

When you eat the potato chips, you need to be fully aware before you eat them, when you eat them, and after you eat them. So what is this desire for potato chips? Where does it come from? Where does the desire exist within you? Pay attention, really look at it. As you eat the first chip, what happens to the desire? How many chips does it take to end the desire?

Dhru Purohit Show
Why You Need a Dopamine Detox: The Science Based Way to Master Self Control & Break Addiction Patterns with Dr. Alok Kanojia

When you eat the potato chips, you need to be fully aware before you eat them, when you eat them, and after you eat them. So what is this desire for potato chips? Where does it come from? Where does the desire exist within you? Pay attention, really look at it. As you eat the first chip, what happens to the desire? How many chips does it take to end the desire?

Dhru Purohit Show
Why You Need a Dopamine Detox: The Science Based Way to Master Self Control & Break Addiction Patterns with Dr. Alok Kanojia

And after how long does the desire return? How long do you feel satisfied? What is the satisfaction of the first chip, the 30th chip, the 50th chip? And as this person engaged in this practice, now this person had some meditative training, which I think is kind of necessary before you do this, but it works really well. I've used this with my own addictive tendencies.

Dhru Purohit Show
Why You Need a Dopamine Detox: The Science Based Way to Master Self Control & Break Addiction Patterns with Dr. Alok Kanojia

And after how long does the desire return? How long do you feel satisfied? What is the satisfaction of the first chip, the 30th chip, the 50th chip? And as this person engaged in this practice, now this person had some meditative training, which I think is kind of necessary before you do this, but it works really well. I've used this with my own addictive tendencies.

Dhru Purohit Show
Why You Need a Dopamine Detox: The Science Based Way to Master Self Control & Break Addiction Patterns with Dr. Alok Kanojia

And after how long does the desire return? How long do you feel satisfied? What is the satisfaction of the first chip, the 30th chip, the 50th chip? And as this person engaged in this practice, now this person had some meditative training, which I think is kind of necessary before you do this, but it works really well. I've used this with my own addictive tendencies.

Dhru Purohit Show
Why You Need a Dopamine Detox: The Science Based Way to Master Self Control & Break Addiction Patterns with Dr. Alok Kanojia

you'll start to realize that your addictive behaviors don't actually satisfy anything. All they do is create more problems. And once that realization sets in that, and no matter how many potato chips I eat, I will always want more chips. This is an exercise in futility. I only buy myself temporary enjoyment And then I want more later. It's like it's never ending.

Dhru Purohit Show
Why You Need a Dopamine Detox: The Science Based Way to Master Self Control & Break Addiction Patterns with Dr. Alok Kanojia

you'll start to realize that your addictive behaviors don't actually satisfy anything. All they do is create more problems. And once that realization sets in that, and no matter how many potato chips I eat, I will always want more chips. This is an exercise in futility. I only buy myself temporary enjoyment And then I want more later. It's like it's never ending.

Dhru Purohit Show
Why You Need a Dopamine Detox: The Science Based Way to Master Self Control & Break Addiction Patterns with Dr. Alok Kanojia

you'll start to realize that your addictive behaviors don't actually satisfy anything. All they do is create more problems. And once that realization sets in that, and no matter how many potato chips I eat, I will always want more chips. This is an exercise in futility. I only buy myself temporary enjoyment And then I want more later. It's like it's never ending.

Dhru Purohit Show
Why You Need a Dopamine Detox: The Science Based Way to Master Self Control & Break Addiction Patterns with Dr. Alok Kanojia

Once that understanding really settles into your brain, once your frontal lobes understand what the real advantage and disadvantage are, then the addictive behavior will start to melt away.

Dhru Purohit Show
Why You Need a Dopamine Detox: The Science Based Way to Master Self Control & Break Addiction Patterns with Dr. Alok Kanojia

Once that understanding really settles into your brain, once your frontal lobes understand what the real advantage and disadvantage are, then the addictive behavior will start to melt away.

Dhru Purohit Show
Why You Need a Dopamine Detox: The Science Based Way to Master Self Control & Break Addiction Patterns with Dr. Alok Kanojia

Once that understanding really settles into your brain, once your frontal lobes understand what the real advantage and disadvantage are, then the addictive behavior will start to melt away.

Dhru Purohit Show
Why You Need a Dopamine Detox: The Science Based Way to Master Self Control & Break Addiction Patterns with Dr. Alok Kanojia

Yeah, so I don't think it's more useful or less useful. I think it's more accessible or less accessible. Let's understand the problem with the first method. The first method will help you resist, but it won't change the craving, right? We're basically setting up an environment To bypass ourselves, we're assuming that we're always going to lose, right? Does that kind of make sense?

Dhru Purohit Show
Why You Need a Dopamine Detox: The Science Based Way to Master Self Control & Break Addiction Patterns with Dr. Alok Kanojia

Yeah, so I don't think it's more useful or less useful. I think it's more accessible or less accessible. Let's understand the problem with the first method. The first method will help you resist, but it won't change the craving, right? We're basically setting up an environment To bypass ourselves, we're assuming that we're always going to lose, right? Does that kind of make sense?

Dhru Purohit Show
Why You Need a Dopamine Detox: The Science Based Way to Master Self Control & Break Addiction Patterns with Dr. Alok Kanojia

Yeah, so I don't think it's more useful or less useful. I think it's more accessible or less accessible. Let's understand the problem with the first method. The first method will help you resist, but it won't change the craving, right? We're basically setting up an environment To bypass ourselves, we're assuming that we're always going to lose, right? Does that kind of make sense?

Dhru Purohit Show
Why You Need a Dopamine Detox: The Science Based Way to Master Self Control & Break Addiction Patterns with Dr. Alok Kanojia

We're not actually conquering anything within us. We're just shaping an environment. It's like we're not learning how to swim. We're just putting on floaties and jumping in the water. We're having the external environment do the work for us. So that's a great place to start. And your instinct is right there.

Dhru Purohit Show
Why You Need a Dopamine Detox: The Science Based Way to Master Self Control & Break Addiction Patterns with Dr. Alok Kanojia

We're not actually conquering anything within us. We're just shaping an environment. It's like we're not learning how to swim. We're just putting on floaties and jumping in the water. We're having the external environment do the work for us. So that's a great place to start. And your instinct is right there.

Dhru Purohit Show
Why You Need a Dopamine Detox: The Science Based Way to Master Self Control & Break Addiction Patterns with Dr. Alok Kanojia

We're not actually conquering anything within us. We're just shaping an environment. It's like we're not learning how to swim. We're just putting on floaties and jumping in the water. We're having the external environment do the work for us. So that's a great place to start. And your instinct is right there.

Dhru Purohit Show
Why You Need a Dopamine Detox: The Science Based Way to Master Self Control & Break Addiction Patterns with Dr. Alok Kanojia

And when I'm working with an alcoholic or someone who's suicidal, one of the best evidence-based things that we can do is remove the suicidal means from the home. So get rid of your gun. So we absolutely need to do that. But even that's what I do with my patients the first day. Let's get the noose and the gun out of your house. Good job.

Dhru Purohit Show
Why You Need a Dopamine Detox: The Science Based Way to Master Self Control & Break Addiction Patterns with Dr. Alok Kanojia

And when I'm working with an alcoholic or someone who's suicidal, one of the best evidence-based things that we can do is remove the suicidal means from the home. So get rid of your gun. So we absolutely need to do that. But even that's what I do with my patients the first day. Let's get the noose and the gun out of your house. Good job.