Dopamine fasting is abstaining from impulsive and behavioral addictions to reset to a healthier lifestyle. Commonly targeted behaviors include smartphone and social media use, emotional eating, internet or gaming, gambling or shopping, and pornography or masturbation.
This concept is a form of detox that was first developed by California psychologist Dr. Cameron Sepah as a cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Dr. Peter Grinspoon describes Sepah’s work as ‘sensible, if not necessarily new or groundbreaking,’ and criticizes those who have adopted ‘ever more extreme, ascetic, and unhealthy’ versions of it. Grinspoon says that the intended goal for individuals fasting is to not completely eliminate such addictive behaviors but to learn how to maintain their impulsive behavior towards a healthy lifestyle.
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