Effects of too much dopamine on the brain

So I'm looking here at, this is not a coincidence. I'm picking up on something and I'm like, who in the world has Huntington's? Anyways, I don't know anybody who has Huntington's. I don't have Huntington's. Anyways, so now this would be then, I guess, part two of the effects of dopamine on the body, right? So now what I wanted to ask was,

what happens if you have balanced levels of dopamine, which for the most part, I went over in the last video, not video, recording. Anyways, but now I ask, what if there's too much dopamine, okay? And also I wanted to ask one more thing. So I'm gonna probably look at this backwards

Getting too much dopamine in the brain can occur through a variety of factors, behaviors, and conditions. It's usually associated with overstimulation of the brain's reward system, which can lead to negative consequences. Here are some of the ways the dopamine levels can become too high. Substance abuse, cocaine, methamphetamine, MDMA, ecstasy cause a surge in dopamine release.

So these drugs either increase dopamine production or prevent its reuptake, leading to an overwhelming amount of dopamine in the brain. The intense feelings of pleasure or euphoria they induce can result in addiction as the brain becomes reliant in artificial dopamine surges, nicotine, so smoking and alcohol.

while alcohol primarily affects GABA and glutamate systems it also increases dopamine levels temporarily contributing to the pleasurable effects that lead to binge drinking and potential alcohol codependency the other thing that the person might be into is gambling so there will be an overstimulation of the reward system by gambling high stakes gambling and this is what came to my mind too when i thought about the scrolling again scrolling on youtube because um

that report uh it was probably back in 2005 something like real old um but they had done this study and it was exactly of that of like how um scrolling ends up like uh stimulating sectors of the mind in the regard that you feel like pleasurable that you know anyways

So high stakes gambling activates the brain's reward circuits and can lead to excessive dopamine release, creating a cycle of addiction. The intermittent wins trigger a dopamine rush, leading to riskier behavior and increasing the desire for more rewards. And this is one thing that it'll go into the person that has high dopamine levels after this. Like, you know, people don't take into account the effects of drug use. So they might,

use drugs go out on the weekends hang out drink party why because they go through surges and then they go through pitfalls of dopamine meaning you go through high levels of stress empty levels of dopamine lots of sex drugs and rock and roll so then you end up going upwards and taking in

as much dopamine as you can because you're going through these empty crevices and these real high up levels of dopamine in the body. So because of that, you get into riskier and riskier and more toxic and toxic behavior. Now, depending who you ask, you'll look at it and say, oh, it's because emotionally you need to go ahead and deal with your inner wounding and your childhood trauma. Yes,

to a certain extent that might be a factor. However, you know, the drugs, the alcohol, you know, all of the risky behavior is actually a very logical reasoning to it. And it's a health issue. So, you know, again, it's like we went into studying the mind. I'm not a doctor. This is my opinion. But we went and a lot of times we went into studying the mind, how the psyche works. And we'll maybe attach certain

things that we do to things that have to do with the psyche and our past and although yes this is a component of it whether we do the action it's like what came first the chicken or the egg whether we do the action and it affects our bodies chemically or whether it starts chemically and in the mind and then it it reflects outwards it ends up being irrelevant it just it's

they're both two components that they work together your body is a whole unit you know so there's gamblings there's video games social media which I went over food overeating particularly high sugar high fat foods anything to cause a dopamine release which is why we well me I like cookies so

you go and you go for a goodie or whatever makes you feel better. And it's all for that dopamine rush. And although we underestimate things like this, when we do multiple things, which is we're reaching out for the goodie, you're going for drugs, you're hanging out with friends on the weekend, you're drinking, you're partying, you have high levels of stress, you're going and having risky situations, you're taking risks, you're gambling for fun.

this now is a sign of the person not having homeostasis and the body not producing the dopamine that it needs because it doesn't have balance. So your inner world is now reflecting your outer world. And to top it off, this affects you emotionally. So beyond that, certain medications like Adderall or Ritalin

Oh, so I'll go back into that. Parkinson's medication, lovodopa, dopamine agonist, mental health disorders, bipolar, manic phase. The person might go through manic episodes, which is contributing to elevated mood, high energy, impulsive behavior, risky actions, or schizophrenia, which you had gone over before.

but it also says how this person might deal with schizophrenia, but also certain symptoms like hallucinations and delusions. So there's also, it affects through causing chronic stress. When the body's under prolonged stress, it can lead to an imbalance in the neurotransmitter levels, including dopamine. Stress can result in the overproduction of dopamine in some cases, which may affect the brain's reward system.

now when you would see this happen is that the person is going through a high stress and what they do is they'll either take cocaine or take drugs in order to energize themselves keep themselves awake things like that and then increase their dopamine levels so what happens is because you're not allowing you're not healthily right you're not finding your own center your own balance so that you can produce your own dopamine what happens is that you're always going to go outside of yourself

to find the solution, whether it be in drugs, medicine, or addiction, or risky behavior, or pleasure seeking, or toxic behavior, anything that's going to get a rise in your dopamine. Again, though, and I was saying that in the last recording, the reason is because your nervous system is very, your nervous system and many, many things in your body, including how your mind works,

how your movements are is very dependent on dopamine your cardiovascular is dependent on dopamine your circulation is dependent on dopamine so when you're running low on dopamine because you're either in high levels of stress constantly you don't sleep constantly like your consistencies and your pattern is not you taking care and loving yourself you basically beat your body down

Your dopamine levels are low, so you're always going to go outside of yourself because you're not producing it. So you're going to have to go outside of yourself and cause this dopamine to always go up. And that's what causes people to go in this, you know, up and down, up and down constantly because the body has not found any homeostasis to stay balanced in that in order to find peace, right? So people with PTSD may experience dysregulation.

of their dopamine system, leading to heightened states of arousal, impulsive behaviors, and risk-taking actions. And there's many people that deal with PTSD for many different reasons. So I won't go particularly into that because when you're talking about trauma, there's a variety of different traumas, whether it's trauma because of war or if it's trauma because you do have childhood trauma.

um, you know, things like that, or you might have trauma from, you know, uh, from many different reasons. You know, you might've gone through an event where they tried to kill you or things like that. You know, if you, if you go through stressful situations, um, in that sense. So, um, genetic predisposition, some individuals are genetically predisposed to having higher baseline dopamine levels or more sensitive dopamine receptors. This

can make them more susceptible to overstimulation or addiction and uh the one thing that i was going over in the last recording too was the dysautonomia because it's something that i have so it's kind of why i look into all of these in order to find um not just balance for myself which i i don't tend to you know but i am a passionate person um but

me isolating myself and finding balance and getting my health in order has, has definitely helped me. But, um, I can see how, you know, whether you're dealing with different, um, you know, if you go into really high levels of anxiety, uh, as like spaces with a lot of stress that cause anxiety, I mean, um, there's a lot of overstimulation, um,

people with dysautonomia, it's linked a lot to autism from, you know, or a lot of people with autism have dysautonomia, which is a neurological disorder in where the body already has troubles finding its balance. And that's kind of why I've looked into all of these things, because I was like, okay, dysautonomia already caused the dysregulation neurologically, because it's a neurological disorder. So how do you get to the point where you

improve that, you know, uh, as either on the spectrum, autistic or neurodivergent. Um, how do you then further, you know, do that? Because even a person that's like, you know, uh, if you're neurodivergent or you're on the spectrum, usually you kind of enjoy or like things a certain way. Um, and life offers a variety. Things change consistently.

The one thing we can truly depend on is that change, you know, things will always change. So that being the case, if we're stable and we have our homeostasis, you know, if we find our inner balance, then at that point, at that point, anything could happen around us and it won't throw us off nor put us in situations where we're going to need to step outside of ourselves and either, you know,

go into toxic behaviors reach out for drugs reach out for um things that will increase our dopamine levels because we would have already again found that within ourselves so receptor sensitivity some people may have dopamine receptors or more active receptors which means that their brain can respond to lower amounts of dopamine with more pronounced effects this heightened sensitivity

can make them more prone to the consequences of dopamine surges. So consequences of access dopamine is addiction, mental health issues, it could cause psychosis, mania, schizophrenic-like disorders, the risky behaviors, which is impulsive risky decisions, might include excessive spending, gambling, dangerous physical activities, motor dysfunction. So it also causes, and this is where I go

Who has Huntington's? Because I keep running into this and for some reason I keep looking into this. I have no idea why. So in conditions like Huntington's disease or tardive dyskinesia, a side effect of some antipsychotic drugs, excessive dopamine activity can cause involuntary movement or tics. So for the person that has Huntington's, but again, we are talking about neurological disorders just because it does affect the neurotransmitters.

in specific because it causes motor dysfunction. It specifically ends up irritating Huntington's disease, which as I said in some clips ago, that Huntington's disease, the more stress there is, the more that the body gets affected physically and it progresses the disease faster. So because of that,

being able to find balance in the body, it really would differ to slow down that progression of that disease in particular. So how to avoid getting too much dopamine? Moderation and rewarding activities, which is avoid overindulgence in activities like gambling, social media, or gaming. Balance is key in maintaining a healthy relationship with these stimuli. So this is interesting because again,

you're looking for quick gratification. And imagine you're looking for everything for quick gratification, but what happens when you find gratification in one thing, but do that for a couple of years, you're going to get to a point where you don't find gratification in anything because you've gone through everything and gotten gratified. Now, the one thing that I want to ask, because this is what I'm perceiving, is that there is a way of finding balance, but it is in a lot

It is in a way that I don't think a lot of people will say like, oh, that's not something that causes a rise in dopamine levels necessarily. You know, for the person that's constantly, but what do they tell you? Go outside to nature, go hike, go walk around, go stand in the sunshine. So I'm going to look into that, but I'm pretty sure that this is part of what could help, you know, because it's not enough to say, I got rid of all these behaviors. Now what? I'm going to sit around bored. So especially if the person is like,

by that time it's like you turn the wheel so many times it's a running wheel so what do you do when you sit down you're going to feel bored or you're going to feel not entertained because you're already used to the stimuli on a constant basis but it does it does you know make you ask the question that once you've been stimulated and overstimulated over a million times

how far do you go into things in life you know whether it's debauchery or like how far do you go into at that point your sins or your addictions to the point that you're looking for the next thing that's going to create that rise because the last thing isn't going to create that dopamine level rise and that's why i was saying about people like even when they get addicted to pornography or sex or whatever it is anything

but the pornography you might be looking at one thing and then that doesn't satisfy anymore you're looking to the next thing and the next thing and the next thing and this is how you end up in these vicious patterns toxic patterns things that you go i want to change my mind but how you know so how do you break that pattern or how do you break a generational curse we think that it's just a generational curse you know i'm or i'm cursed or whatever it be

you really cannot get to a point of changing these behaviors because it's not something that you just change at the psyche. It's not something that you just change in the mind. Yes, you have to make the decision because everything starts in the mind. But from the idea of saying, I need to work on my health and I need to better myself, then this is where that needs to take place in the mind and then move forward towards really addressing it. But with the knowledge of

That's the starting point of where this starts of taking care of the body and realizing that we're always trying to look for the next thing to raise our dopamine levels. And in recognizing that, as simple as that sounds, we have to recognize it because, you know, it's the basics of we sometimes don't connect. We think it's just in our mind.

that we have to deal with it and it's like no it's in your health it's in what you eat it's in how you move it's in where you exercise these things are important for you and then disassociating yourself from things taking breaks you know um we're constantly also wanting if you have low self-esteem you know you're constantly wanting to be um praised right because why you have low self-esteem so what are you going to do are you going to be surrounded by people who um

don't admire you and put you down no you're gonna have low self-esteem you need the dopamine levels as well so even in this you go does it affect your relationships yes you know you're going to not have a you're not going to be balanced inside you need to learn to love yourself this is again it becomes very important to have self-love because what you'll attract and what you'll allow in your life will be the people that then give you the dopamine rush as well

so see where you end up dependent see people when they say i want to be in control and i'm like then be in control of yourself if you have people that you have to allow to give you your dopamine feeds instead of it coming from you because you know your self-worth you're going to get surrounded by people that will not have the best interest in you okay

They're going to feed your ego. They're going to blow smoke up your ass, but they're not going to look after you. And why? Because it's not an act of love. It's an act of giving you what you want, which is giving you dopamine. So it's giving you a satisfaction, a sense of reward, making you feel better for the moment. But at the longevity of it, there's not something constructive there for you to build on.

and that's where people don't realize that even in things like that because it's something that you deal with on the inside this is how it affects your extensions and how it affects your outsides so does it affect your relationships yes you know because you might turn down the person that's truthful with you that truly loves you and you end up going for people that are what giving you a dopamine rush making you feel better whether it's the person that

makes you feel better because they look better or they make you look good or they add to you or whatever it is. We end up in predicaments and in situations, whether it be relationship, friendship, whatever. We end up in these type of predicaments too because it's whoever feeds our dopamine rush. So are you making your decisions or is this making your decision? And if at our core, we're dealing with low self-esteem,

in our private rooms, within our inner chambers, if we're dealing with these type of things and dealing with drug addiction, this is already something that is not bringing us balance. And I'm talking about at that point at a mental level. It's not bringing us balance because we can say we're in control, but we're not. We're not because we're going outside of ourselves all of the time. And what happens is,

when you have to reach outside of yourself to allow people to give you these things to give you that feeling and it's not something that surges from you and you've learned to appreciate and know who you are and taken the time to work on your own health because you care you're not going to now attract people in that same likeness because again you're needing that dopamine rush you're needing someone to

give you that so you're liable now of people controlling you based on that alone you can be easily swayed because they kissed your ass but they're not being truthful with you but they kissed your ass so they made you feel better at the moment but they're not telling you the truth and the reality is that when you have people that love you and are around you they're not always going to kiss your ass they're going to look out for you

They're going to love you. And this brings confusion. You know, this brings a lot of confusion. And why? Because you can't recognize love. You cannot recognize the thing that you have important to yourself. So it's very important to sit with oneself and figure those points out. Because especially if you're the type of person that says, I want to be in control, then it is important to control yourself. It is important to control yourself.

Because in that, if you're not in control, someone else is. If you're not in control, many others are. If you're not in control of that portion, which is your reward system, you're going to be doing things just for the feeling of the person giving you the good feeling of getting the reward. So you're always going to be at the begging mercy of that feeling. You see what I mean?

and when it comes to even activities like that when i was talking about um i was talking about um quantum reflection you it will be very hard to recognize whether a person is mirroring you and you and that you're experiencing quantum reflection that this person is just going off of your energy why because of this because they're just trying to give you your dopamine feed to make you feel better you're just getting a reward it doesn't matter and

triggering that so what they're going to do they're going to blow smoke up your ass they're going to try to please you they're going to try to mirror you you won't be able to tell the difference at all at that point because that's something that you're vulnerable to your vulnerability in that will show and then add drugs add alcohol add all these other types of addictions and things that again you're seeking outside of yourself it puts you in vulnerable positions and more importantly positions where you're not in control

You're not in control of your decision-making. You're not in control of what it is. Life in itself, look, there's people out here that will sabotage you left and right. And life in itself has its trials and tribulations. But what happens is when we sabotage ourselves, okay, we sabotage ourselves by not recognizing that we're not producing these things within ourselves because we haven't developed that love of self.

and we haven't self-reflected so we end up surrendering all of our control over to these addictions we end up surrendering our control over to the people that make us quote-unquote feel better whether it be because of sex or because of what they tell us or because they admire us or because they celebrate us or whatever you know but at the end of the day you're you're going to be caught off guard because you're not in a position that you're recognizing what's in front of you

You're not recognizing if this person's being sincere with you. You're not recognizing if that's a true friend. You're not recognizing these things because you have to always step outside of you. And, you know, I believe that at that point, even if it's whether you're asking for advice and things like that, what does that result in? It results in you not trusting yourself because you have to go outside of yourself every single time.

so even if it's that you're going out and getting advice from people you're doing it in a way where it's not that you're getting a second or third opinion it's that these addictions or these things that we have attached to us they end up really eating at our self-esteem inadvertently you know we don't think so but what are we trying to do we're just trying to make ourselves happy so there there's our inner selves that need to be dealt with right so if not

ironically the person that is expressing this overhaul of i'm in control is usually the person who is least in control and then if you're going outside of yourself getting advice what advice do you take you know you're gonna follow paths of whatever advice that the next person over gives you so

a lot of it has to do with this healthy lifestyle choices regular physical exercise a balanced diet, quality sleep help to regulate the dopamine levels how hard would it be to one, if you are in an addiction of any sort how hard would it be to get out of an addiction and take control that's true control, so taking control and taking the reins back over different areas of your life how hard would it be

if it's that your dopamine levels are not at all regulated, meaning you don't get enough sleep, you don't take care of yourself, you don't try to exercise a little bit, not even drastic changes, just try to bring balance to your life, right? So not making those efforts, what are the chances of you getting to a point where you find balance at all? It'll be very hard.

It'll be very hard to get out of any addiction, out of any pattern of behavior, because you haven't even given yourself the supply. You haven't started the wheel to give yourself the supply to say, okay, let me rest. Let me try to take care of myself. Let me prioritize myself. This alone is showing yourself love. You prioritizing yourself and your rest and however that looks. Me, I sleep at all hours, but I rest. You get what I mean?

it's showing yourself however that looks because every person is different showing yourself that love and care and priority you know um and it's funny because you'll see other people that they prioritize others like a nurse she'll prioritize other people but she won't prioritize herself so she might go and take care of everybody but it's like you really do have to step outside of yourself and say wait a minute i have to prioritize myself because this could lead to a lot of um

very explainable things, but yet they will turn our lives upside down, whether it be because of our risky behaviors, because we made, you know, sudden decisions and we're like, why did we do that? You know, whether it be things like that or the fact of even the mental disorders, you know, saying if the person already has mental health issues, let's say, but you throw yourself into mania or psychosis or schizophrenia and you go into these situations

you know, horrible episodes because there hasn't been balance. There's been more imbalance. And then you add alcohol and drugs to that. And while people don't take that aspect serious of saying, oh, well, it doesn't affect me. It does. It does because the body gets affected. You know, I think sometimes we underappreciate or because we do undervalue ourselves sometimes, even if it's in secret, it's like, oh, well, I'm just here to do X, Y, Z.

and it's like yes you're here to do xyz but you're also here to learn to care and love for yourself because that is the vehicle in which you drive in this world so there is no other vehicle once you leave that body it's over you know what i mean it's it's the only car you got so there has to be some appreciation for even if it's that you're mobile and that you're moving and that you know or if you're not you know but we're alive you know the the

whatever factor an area you can appreciate and learn to really appreciate the body that you're in and that you're navigating in this world with um so i find it kind of um ironic that for some reason it ends up not ironic but it's just that i keep feeling to look into things and i'm like who in the world has i'm like who in the world has huntingtons um

because i keep finding it like i keep finding everything for it to like fix it i don't know i don't i'm not saying fix it but you know because you can't say things like that but you know um but anyways it's not just that it's parkinson's it's the tremors involuntary movements you know um tachycardia hypertension um

Yeah, there's just even when here it's saying the hormonal dysregulation, dopamine imbalances can influence other hormones affecting mood, metabolism and growth. So just everything, you know, when you're thinking about metabolism and weight gain and everything, hallucinations, delusions, paranoia.

psychosis and hallucinations high dopamine levels are associated with conditions like schizophrenia overstimulation of dopamine receptors can lead to hallucinations you know these are things to really um you know really look into because again we're so into and i'm going to ask about nature because i'm sure i'm

because this has to do with exercise, obviously, but I'm thinking about also the fact of the sunshine.

So the sun plays a significant role in regulating dopamine levels and overall mood. Exposure to natural sunlight can have various positive effects on the brain, including boosting dopamine, thanks to the impact on both neurotransmitter production and body's internal rhythms. And when it talks about the body's internal rhythm, this is about regulating your circadian rhythm, which is your body's natural clock.

And when you can regulate that clock, it regulates your sleep pattern. It actually helps to regulate the dysautonomia if it's that the person deals with that dysautonomia. So increased dopamine release, sunlight simulates the production of dopamine in the brain. When sunlight hits the skin and eyes, it triggers the release of neurotransmitters, including dopamine.

dopamine is part of the body's natural reward system and is linked to motivation pleasure and alertness sunlight boosts dopamine by increasing the availability of precursors like tyrosine and helping dopamine receptors function effectively circadian rhythms and dopamine the brain's internal clock circadian rhythm is influenced by light exposure particularly in the mornings

Light exposure at this time helps reset the circadian rhythm and increases dopamine production, which in turn boosts energy, alertness, and mood throughout the day. This process also helps regulate sleep-wake cycles, contributing to a more balanced dopamine system. So indirect effect on dopamine. Sunlight doesn't just affect dopamine directly. It also boosts serotonin levels in the brain. Serotonin, often known as the happy neurotransmitter, helps stabilize mood.

regulate sleep and maintain feelings of wellbeing. You know, and this also, everybody tells you just go out and get sunshine. And I'm like, but do that. It really makes a difference. You know, um, and funny that they say that it specifically goes in through the eyes because that's one of my main things that I'll like take off my glasses. Cause I have to go with my glasses. My eyes are a bit sensitive, but I'll go. And I feel like you've

You just put the sun on your face. There's times that I go out to the balcony and I just let the sun hit my face and I'm just out there with my eyes closed, like just letting the sun hit my face and looking out into the trees, you know, because it feels good. It feels good. And why? Because the body actually likes it. The body wants that. So there's different ways of having that. But when we're in such a fast paced environment in life,

We don't take the time to do these things. We go on vacation. We hang out with friends. We do all of these things. But we don't really take the time for ourselves, which is our body, our physical body, to really not just exercise, but do things like this for ourselves. And, you know, if you say, well, if it's that I'm not doing all this, what am I doing? This is what you should be doing. Getting sunshine, going out, going to the park, go for a jog, go for a run.

exercise, take care of your body, nurture yourself, eat something that you like to eat, but you know, eat healthy. Like the fact that it improves your mood, a lot of people, if it's that, because this affects your mood in a real big way, not just in the fact of depression, but something that I was going over in the other clip was the fact that it gives you feelings of feeling, um, nothing. Like you get into parts of feeling nothing because you're

again you're overstimulated so what happens with the rest of the time you're always going to be looking for the that dopamine hit right so in that pleasure system that pleasure reward so at that point you're looking you're just a pleasure seeker so you're going to seek for the next pleasure hit basically um and whatever that is what happens to the time in between no feeling no feeling because your your body has gotten accustomed to a pattern

where you don't feel anything until you do feel something. And then the time in between, you feel nothing. So it affects your mood. And that person tends to, I'm sure at some point, deal with depression because you're being robbed even of when it says the happy neurotransmitter is that you're literally depleted of this happy neurotransmitter, which is serotonin. You're depleted of serotonin.

You're depleted of serotonin. And when you've been doing that type of song and dance for years on end, you're very much depleted of serotonin. So that was on the last clip that I was going over. The person is basically just running on empty. So you're having to reach outside of yourself to raise those levels. But in the meantime, the time in between, you're vacant. You're not feeling much of anything. You're having to just go through the motions.

And that's where that sadness leads to, you know, that sadness of, well, I don't feel anything. And this at the core ends up becoming that it's a health issue. It's that you're not taking care of yourself. You're not loving yourself. So sunlight and vitamin D. When your skin is exposed to sunlight, it synthesizes into vitamin D, which, you know, for the most part, everybody knows that, right?

but low levels of vitamin d which a lot of people have low levels so on top of that you have low serotonin you have um low dopamine you have low serotonin you have low vitamin d how is that person not going to deal with depression and how is that person going to feel anything it's again depleting you of everything your happiness your everything you're totally depleted so that person ends up being in that flat feeling of no feelings

so there are no feelings until you go seek pleasure and it ends up being that at the core it is a health issue but health issue because you haven't loved yourself you haven't taken care of yourself or no one has taken care of you either way but we're in charge of ourselves so you have to do some you have to take care of yourself too

Receptors are more sensitive and responsive, improving dopamine's ability to regulate the mood, focus, and motivation when you have your vitamin D levels. Also, what the hospital recommends, I remember going to a holistic doctor, but on average, what the hospital and the doctors through insurance recommend is much, much lower than what it actually should be from a

boosting positive mood dopamine is strongly linked to feelings of pleasure and motivation

Sad. Literally.

Also cognitive function. So the positive mood effects of sunlight can also improve cognitive function like concentration, memory, decision making, and all of which are influenced by dopamine. In short, getting enough sunlight can improve not just your emotional state, but your ability to focus and engage with tasks, which I was going over the fact of how it affects patients with ADHD.

So enhancing the reward pathway, sunlight exposure can stimulate the brain's reward pathways, which are regulated by dopamine. These pathways help reinforce behaviors that make us feel good, like accomplished goals and engaging in enjoyable activities. So effects of sunlight, dopamine imbalance, lack of sunlight, especially in the winter can cause imbalance in dopamine levels.

Low energy motivation, optimal sun exposure is in the morning. So stimulating dopamine production directly through light exposure and through the regulation of circadian rhythms, boosting your serotonin levels, promoting vitamin D synthesis and supporting the brain's reward system. So see, you're still getting that pleasure basically

and happiness but now you're switching gears as far as how you're doing it or where you're getting it from and you're doing it in a natural healthy way and in this way you do have control you know and it's not to say that ever so often if it's that the person wants to go out with their friends and things like that it's not that you're not going to do that but for a time being to separate from those type of things in order to balance yourself out yeah I think that it's important

you know especially like it says dopamine levels keep to keep them in check to promote your overall mental health regulate your mood your energy your motivation you know sometimes we're just kind of burning rubber and going through life and we just have to do it you know um but we're not robots at some point that body um you know gives up on us at some point that body doesn't um

won't cooperate with us. At some point, that body needs help, it needs love, it needs attention. So this is something that's really important to look into and really realize that the, you know, what are we doing to ourselves? You know, how are we affecting ourselves? Where are we? And again, even on that type of thing where we go,

Oh, well, it's just me. It's not affecting anybody else, you know, and it's not affecting anything else. And it's like, but it is, you know, because if it's affecting your decision making, if it's affecting the type of people that you're with, if it's affecting, you know, your outreach as to what type of people you're connecting with, you know, and you're putting yourself in vulnerable positions because these are your vulnerabilities and you're wearing them on your sleeve, then you are in a position where you're not in control.

You might express, the person might express, yes, I'm in control of everything. But that hyper need to control is because there is no internal control. That is what that is. And those vulnerabilities, we may not see it as that. It may not appear like that to people, but the body again speaks and that's what it translates into.

So it's important to look at these things. And if it's truly a desire to say, I want to be in control, these are the things to be in control of. Because again, if you're not in control, who is? What is? And who are? Because it might be more than one person, you know what I mean? But you put yourself in situations where you will make yourself vulnerable to other people being in control of your life. And you're not controlling your life. Not if these things are.

you know, not if drugs, sex and rock and roll is controlling your life. And see, this is where I say, people say, I want free will. I'm like, what do you want your free will for? Like, yes, we all have our free will, but I'm saying, how are you going to exercise that free will? Is the free will this, the free will to rebel? No, the free will is for you to live freely, to be free, be free in the mind, be free to be healthy, to explore life, to be sober and

and to actually enjoy you know especially in life it's like you work so hard you do all these things it's like what do you do all of that for if it's not to have love to have the basics in life love peace joy you know to have these basics in life it's important it's very important so something to think about for sure