Healthy Sources of Dopamine apart from food? Any tips?

Hello!
Little about me. I'm a student figuring out who I am. I am also not a scientist (but I'm learning to be one).

Based on a wikipedia article about dopamine, I believe that there is some misconceptions about dopamine.
If you're talking about dopamine as the reward chemical, that's not really what dopamine does but I'll go with it (evidence of not really what dopamine is). My guess is that even though we crave for rewards, no one needs rewards to survive. That's only brain conditioning or basically your brain telling you to go fetch and rewarding you with "good boy". Instead, people need to satisfy the craving (satisfying the brain wanting you to fetch) to survive otherwise we'll just be lazy. So my solution for you is to look into yourself and see what your body is yearning for. That's the healthy source of dopamine. Of course, you can always not do this yearning and soon the brain will change so that the yearning becomes less powerful (assuming the yearning is not for stuff like food). Again, this is my guess.

I'm sorry if I sound weird. I'm trying something new. Anyways, I hope you have a great day.

 

Also, solution for scrolling syndrome that worked for me.

I only know how to solve this except for a iphone. So, you need to really consider what things you need to block from your life, then block them from your life. Set a passcode and give it to someone you can trust.
For computer, download cold turkey blocker, make sure it's the real website, add all the websites to your blocked list and set it to 3 months in the future. The best part is that you can add websites you want to block as you go.

 

I can say if you have any hobby. Do it. If you love to play PC games or cooking dish then do it for sometime. Again, Don’t overdo it.

 

Sports you can practice at home like martial arts, games (like chess and word puzzles and shit), DIY. My two cents..

 

Imo, new hobbies or having good laughs with friends are very healthy dopamine boosters but its not always easy to fulfill those 2

 

Try a side hustle or building a business. It's always great to be earning some extra money and everytime you make a sale you definitely get a hit of dopamine and satisfaction. Some ideas could be: starting a blog, selling on amazon (fba), or starting a proper business in one of your interests!

 

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