05/09/2025
How Overusing Your Phone Affects Your Dopamine
Let’s talk brain chemistry — and why your phone might be messing with it.
🧠 1. What Is Dopamine?
Dopamine is a brain chemical that helps regulate:
✅ Motivation
✅ Reward and pleasure
✅ Habit formation
It’s released when you do things that feel good — like eating, exercising, or achieving a goal.
📲 2. Phones Give You Quick Dopamine Hits
Apps, social media, and notifications are designed to trigger dopamine:
✅ Likes, messages and new content feel like mini rewards
✅ The randomness keeps you scrolling — just like gambling
🔄 3. What Happens with Overuse?
Too much phone time can lead to:
✅ Tolerance — needing more to feel the same reward
✅ Low motivation for "normal" tasks like studying or working
✅ Shorter attention span and increased boredom
🧘♀️ 4. What Helps?
✅ Set time limits on apps
✅ Spend time off-screen (especially mornings and before bed)
✅ Boost dopamine naturally — through movement, social connection, and rest
✅ Be mindful: ask why you’re picking up your phone
Message me to find out what ways food can naturally boost your dopamine levels
