Dopamine Expert Dr. Anna Lembke: Short Form Videos Are Frying Your Brain! This Is a Dopamine Disaster! (Video)
In this 5 January 2025 published video, host Steven Bartlett talks with Dopamine expert Dr. Anna Lembke who reveals how addiction is hijacking your brain, why dopamine addiction is rising fast, the danger of social media, porn, AI, GLP-1 drugs, and how to regain control fast!
Dr. Lembke is Professor of Psychiatry and Medical Director of Addiction Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine. She has spent over 25 years treating patients with substance and behavioral addictions and is the bestselling author of “Dopamine Nation”.
She explains:
- Why endless pleasure quietly trains your brain to feel worse, not better
- How digital habits replace real connection with instant validation
- Why dopamine spikes always come with a hidden crash
- How easy comfort erodes discipline, motivation, and intimacy
- The practical reset that restores balance and control
https://youtu.be/2ZKLaUbB33o
- 00:00 Intro
- 02:52 Dopamine and Overabundance
- 04:09 How to Shake Bad Habits
- 06:03 Why Are Harmful Substances Addictive?
- 07:02 The Dangers of AI Simulating Human Connection
- 12:41 Sex Addiction
- 19:16 Elon Musk’s Age of Abundance
- 22:10 We’re Entertaining Ourselves to Death
- 23:22 How Our Brain Processes Pleasure and Pain
- 28:38 Why Do We Fall Off Our Good Habits?
- 30:27 When Are We Most Susceptible to Self-Destructive Behaviours
- 31:40 Who Is More Vulnerable to Addiction?
- 32:46 Link Between Addiction and People With ADHD
- 34:13 Link Between Childhood Trauma and Addiction
- 35:44 Parents Soothing Child’s Emotions With Technology
- 37:11 Could AI Replace Parenting
- 39:52 Are You Hopeful People Will See the Downsides of AI?
- 43:10 Social Media Trials
- 44:58 Ads
- 45:54 The Science Behind How to Get Rid of Bad Habits
- 53:18 Is Addictive Personality a Real Thing?
- 54:07 4-Week Resolutions
- 56:11 Psychological Strategies for Adopting Good Habits
- 58:47 How to Trick Your Brain to Enjoy Doing Hard Things
- 01:01:53 How to Avoid Relapse
- 01:04:10 Is It Possible to Become Addicted to Good Things Too?
- 01:04:58 Daily Routines to Kick the Habit
- 01:06:57 The “Count Back” Trick to Start New Habits
- 01:10:13 Ads
- 01:12:10 Brains of Addicted vs. Non-Addicted People
- 01:17:26 Shocking Dopamine Research
- 01:19:06 Impact of Dopamine Addiction on Personal Relationships
- 01:22:36 Dopamine Agonist Drugs
- 01:26:11 Dopamine Release Associated With Learning and Impediments
- 01:31:57 Radical Honesty
- 01:36:50 What Is Agency and Why Does It Matter
- 01:38:42 The Biggest Problem With New Year’s Resolutions
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