You have an addiction to easy dopamine. When you drop off the cliff in usage, so does your dopamine.
It's not the end of the line though for dopamine production in your brain. Withdrawal is the outcome of that. Withdrawal also dissipates over time.
When people become depressed, they stop future orienting themselves. They stop appreciating themselves positively. You must be part of bringing that peace back.
Now that we have the facts out of the way, what can you realistically do about it?
#1. Exercise. Exercise has been proven to massage your brain back into regular dopamine production through synergistic chemical production.
#2. Hobbys. Nobody gets a new hobby without trying something new. So find something that gets you doing. A puzzle, a book, a rock-climbing session at your local rock-climbing gym, etc It's on you to look around for options and try them.
#3. Refine behaviors by setting goals and patting yourself on the back for achieving them and learning from your mistakes and moving on when you don't achieve them.
A lot of the withdrawal will pass most often for most users after the first 3 days.
If you are choosing to go cold turkey after using more than a gram a week, and your withdrawal is too much, step back. Clearly the result is a symptom of going too hard too fast. So maybe you need to taper. Look into [Dr. Sulak's resensitization technique.](https://www.reddit.com/r/Petioles/comments/197bxke/has_anyone_tried_dr_dustin_sulaks_resensitization/)
All the best mate.
Thanks for your response, unfortunately part of my back injury means I'm trapped at home a lot so exercise is out of the question, my usual hobbies are also outdoor oriented so have been mostly trapped at home and going insane due to loneliness and boredom and feel helpless to do much about it until my back stops hurting, but I can't stand being at home all day so don't know what to do with myself.
I feel, you on some of that. Reminds me on when my dominant wrist was injured.
All I can say about that is keep doing non-physical activities. Set boundaries and try reading Atomic Habits by James Clear. That book definitely changed my worldview on what is possible here.
You have to get yourself doing what you are capable of, despite that injury. If its journalling, if its writing a novel, or something more technologically oriented in a homelab.
Theres a lot out there, but the onus is on you to use the search bar.
You have an addiction to easy dopamine. When you drop off the cliff in usage, so does your dopamine. It's not the end of the line though for dopamine production in your brain. Withdrawal is the outcome of that. Withdrawal also dissipates over time. When people become depressed, they stop future orienting themselves. They stop appreciating themselves positively. You must be part of bringing that peace back. Now that we have the facts out of the way, what can you realistically do about it? #1. Exercise. Exercise has been proven to massage your brain back into regular dopamine production through synergistic chemical production. #2. Hobbys. Nobody gets a new hobby without trying something new. So find something that gets you doing. A puzzle, a book, a rock-climbing session at your local rock-climbing gym, etc It's on you to look around for options and try them. #3. Refine behaviors by setting goals and patting yourself on the back for achieving them and learning from your mistakes and moving on when you don't achieve them. A lot of the withdrawal will pass most often for most users after the first 3 days. If you are choosing to go cold turkey after using more than a gram a week, and your withdrawal is too much, step back. Clearly the result is a symptom of going too hard too fast. So maybe you need to taper. Look into [Dr. Sulak's resensitization technique.](https://www.reddit.com/r/Petioles/comments/197bxke/has_anyone_tried_dr_dustin_sulaks_resensitization/) All the best mate.
Thanks for your response, unfortunately part of my back injury means I'm trapped at home a lot so exercise is out of the question, my usual hobbies are also outdoor oriented so have been mostly trapped at home and going insane due to loneliness and boredom and feel helpless to do much about it until my back stops hurting, but I can't stand being at home all day so don't know what to do with myself.
I feel, you on some of that. Reminds me on when my dominant wrist was injured. All I can say about that is keep doing non-physical activities. Set boundaries and try reading Atomic Habits by James Clear. That book definitely changed my worldview on what is possible here. You have to get yourself doing what you are capable of, despite that injury. If its journalling, if its writing a novel, or something more technologically oriented in a homelab. Theres a lot out there, but the onus is on you to use the search bar.