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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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?

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

That will, that's only, that's going to help some, but it doesn't really change you as a person. It doesn't really allow you to be conquered, but conquer the addiction and be free of it. And long-term, that's our goal.

That will, that's only, that's going to help some, but it doesn't really change you as a person. It doesn't really allow you to be conquered, but conquer the addiction and be free of it. And long-term, that's our goal.

That will, that's only, that's going to help some, but it doesn't really change you as a person. It doesn't really allow you to be conquered, but conquer the addiction and be free of it. And long-term, that's our goal.

Like long-term, it's not that we need to structure our environment so that you're like a robot who's like, you know, responding to this environmental stuff and you're not really in control. Long-term, what we want is I want you to be surrounded by potato chips. And I want you to be able to control yourself because you understand yourself.