Dopamine Detox Template

What is a Dopamine Detox?

Dopamine Detoxing or Dopamine Fasting refers to staying away from activities that produce dopamine spikes in our brain. Dopamine is a neurochemical that is produced in our brain that creates habits.

It is important to note that dopamine per se is not bad, it is only harmful when it is associated with bad habits since it reinforces them to the point that they become an integral part of your life.

So Dopamine Detoxing is fasting from any activities that produce short-term spikes in dopamine in our brain. These are activities that are associated with instant gratification, such as social media and binge eating. What we want to do through a Dopamine Detox is foster our ability for delayed gratification.

This tool introduces you to Dopamine Detoxes and explains why you might want to check them out, along with a few tips on how you can implement them in your life.

It also has a checklist of Activities for a Dopamine Detox ritual, classified into three levels, with Level One being the easiest, and Level Three being the hardest.