>Be me>Depressed>Anxious>Tired>Stressed>Discover domapine fasting>Seems like a good solution>Read about it more on reddit>Everyone says quit 1 or 2 things for a week otherwise you will binge and quit>They sound weak and gay>Decide to quit everything indefinitely>Delete social media>Install porn blocker>Sell PS5>Cancel streaming service subscriptions>Get library card>Throw away food with too much sugar>Throw away highly processed foods>Stop eating out entirely>Stop drinking alcohol>Stop smoking cigs (didn't do it much in the first place)>Stop listening to music or podcasts when idle>Sleep early>Wake early>Shop for bare necesseties>Make rooms minimalist (Clean and remove consumer slop from walls and shelves)>Work out regularly>Drink lots of water>Socialize outside>Take up actual creative hobbies (instrument, art, writing)>Most importantly build spiritualityOnly a month and a half in and I swear to God I had no idea it was possible to feel this good. I wish I had done this sooner. Sure sometimes cravings come but they are easy to curb if you can distract yourself. I legitimately feel happy for the first time in a long time. Just looking out the window now I feel like a child again. Just my 2 cents on dopamine fasting.>inb4 muh but ur getting dopamine on 4chinYeah I limited myself to browsing fit on breaks at work. Otherwise I don't use social media sites. Just wanted to share my experience with going monk mode for anyone on the fence. Just dive in. It sucks pretty bad for like a week or 2 but when you come out the other end life becomes much better.
>>77172898This only works if multiple people are doing this. With the way society is going currently, those who take this route will probably be ostracized and treated like a freak eventually, much like a modern-era woman finding out you don't have instagram in the dating scene.Also, you could of just stopped at>Throw away highly processed foods>Stop eating out entirely>Stop drinking alcohol>Stop smoking cigs (didn't do it much in the first place)and corrected your problems. Where do you think dopamine comes from? The brain makes it out of nothing? No, it's nutrition, and you're finally beginning to support it by not eating goyslop. Go get a genetics test and see if you have methylation issues of specific vitamins/nutrients dietarily and supplement accordingly. Can guarantee that and the above fixes would sort out any sort of "mental health" issue one has in this day and age.
>>77172915you are a fucking dumb bitch shut the fuck up
>only a month and a half inthat is an eternity for dopamine fasting. I try to just go for a weekend. But yeah its great. Unfortuantely I need to use my computer and I cannot escape it. If I was a need I would throw my PC into a dumpster and truly live.
>>77172898I'm not going to read whatever asspained NPC consumer cattle responses ittBut well done opYou are on the right pathI started with nofap years ago. Only recently have I ascended to removing all the shitty consumerist cattle slop from my life. Feels good man.
>>77172915>AHH noooo I need an Instagram so women think I'm normal and it might help me get laid!!!!I have no social media or social status and manage to fuck. How pathetic are you?
>>77172898Nice anon, will try that too
>>77173062Because that retard hasn’t seen a woman outside of a computer screen during his BBC gooning sesh. Not having social media isn’t this weird freak behavior that he thinks it is. Anyone who obsesses over social media presence is a vapid retard and should be avoided if you’re trying to date.
so what do you do in your free time other than read? What happens when you are bored of reading, what do you do?
>>77172898Working is the easiest way to dopamine fast.hobbies are fine, they can help. I do play keyboard and piano and feel an immense amount of joy after hard effort of learning a song.However nothing beats just hard work.If you do carpentry or something, the amount of immense satisfaction from putting in grueling 8 hours and having a portion of a project done on one of your days off basically is a dopamine hard reset.
>>77173113fap to niche hentai
>>77172898This is how I used to generally feel in the 80s and 90s before the internet took over. I noticed a definite mental health decline starting around the year 2000 when my internet usage became more regular. 97 thru 2000 was the early internet phase where I first started using the internet and only used it no more than 1 hour a day due to internet time restrictions caused by download caps, slow internet speeds, general lack of content compared with today's internet, and sharing landline usage with the rest of the house. Then internet speeds started to increase and costs came down, and it was all over for me when ADSL became mainstream where you could stay online 24/7. I never made the connection between internet use and mental health, I just blamed other things in my life which also probably contributed.t. Xoomer
>>77173385Around 2000 or so I noticed I had lost a "zest for life" and just attributed it to growing older because when you're young everything is new and exciting. But little did I realize internet porn was already taking a toll on my brain.
>>77172915this has to be the most retarded thing I've read in a while
this is all well and good but shows an extreme inability to adapt. like it or not all these shitty things are now part of our society and you will have a lot of trouble reproducing if you show that you can't function with them. this is the reason why women would see this and get turned off, they are the filter for our genes to make sure they're strong enough to exist in the brave new world we create for ourselves.
>>77172898Everything you listed, with the exception of socialise outside, sounds like a symptom of depression rather than the cure.
>>77173472get a load of this faggot (jew?)>you must go around all day with your face glued to your phone doomscrolling through completely useless information or you will never get laid>you must adapt to mind poison and brainrot because everyone else is doing it
>>77172898good job but minimalist furnishing is noob. look a little into proper interior decorating - learn spacing and height dynamics its worth it. not costly
>>77172898You sound like a boring insufferable turbo faggot weirdo retard who can't handle his shit. This is just as cringey as the post from the little bitch who had an emotional breakdown from exposure to the forest. Find a middle way you fucking luddites.
>>77173089It's gotten to the point where not having social media negatively affects your job prospects. HR is run by women & that shit gives serial killer vibes.
>>77173501Ironic because having social media as a man is way closer to actual serial killer child molester personality.I know a dude who tailer makes his social media to look as normal as possible just to bypass HR and he is legitimate psychotic.If a man cares about anything online more than real life, he isn't worth keeping as a friend.
>>77173491how many kids do you have?
>>77173501you're mind is so warped from being addicted to scrolling through pics of other people's lives that you think anyone who doesnt do it is a serial killer.Do you really think that's a normal, sane response?
>>771735162 with your wife2 with your sister4 more with your mom
>>77173521so, zero. thought so.
>>77173523I have never had a woman give a shit that I dont post pictures of my food or other shit nobody cares about on instagram, if that's what you're getting it.
>>77173528and yet none of them felt the desire to reproduce with you, weird.
>>77173532You're just making up things to have some sort of gotcha moment so you can sound cool on the internet.You actually think that you will never have kids unless you spend all day looking at your phone and posting bathroom mirror selfies.Do you even realize what you sound like?
>>77173553i don't think that and never said that. i have kids and zero social media. point is op is taking it way too far to the point he's showing a complete inability to adapt to modern society, which is a major red flag and will inhibit his ability to pass on his genes. sounds like you're in a similar boat considering how emotional you're getting reading my posts.
I think that’s great anon and you should do it if it makes you happy. All these retarded faggots saying you’re going to be seen as an outcast are just too uncomfortable risking temporary social isolation as if that means instant death.
>>77173556>i don't think that and never said that.yes you did. That's literally what we're arguing about.All of these people who were "able to adapt to modern society" are actually fucked in the head because our brains weren't designed to process this much information. That's why there's a generation of faggots with depression and anxiety who are too scared to even a answer their phone because they dont know how to have a conversation. Being addicted to scrolling is not an adaption to modern society and iis harmful to mental health by every metric.Sex, relationships,etc have all plunged in the last few years and its directly because of all this shit you call "adapting to modern society".
>>77173565and yet in spite of all that, tons of people are still having kids, weird.
Dopamine fasting is easy if you hate your addiction. Everyone is addicted to something and they cope like a stereotypical stoner acting like it's not a problem or have deluded themselves into thinking they can stop at any time, yet the idea of going without internet, games, tv, food, fapping etc all sounds like a illogical nightmare scenario to them. Cope harder addicts, find Jesus. It's not worth going to hell over social media and butt sex.
>>77172898I was commenting with a friend the dopamine addiction thing. Shit is scary, its like phones are a mind control tool or someshit, everyone is a zombie nowadays.>>77172915Women dont give a shit about your social media if they like you enough. They will insist on showing you off on their accounts tho. Gf is addicted to posting pics of us but shes mad that we dont get as many likes as the pictures of herself. Shes a woman so shes too dumb to understand the quality over quantity concept aka people who cares for her over people who wants to pump and dump her. Many such cases. Unironically, women most affected
>>77172898>Being healthy is healthy.Wow, we really needed that long blog post to know this.
>>77172898>talks about no porn and socializing>on 4chan(nel)very funny, sir
>>77172898>Most importantly build spiritualityso you're a natural submissive without the ability to self regulate
>>77173497Came to post this.>>77172898You're just neurotic, thats not dopamine fasting dipshit. If it were, you'd go back. You're probabaly some wigged out zoomie who can't handle watching the news without having a panic attack.
Don't do this, it will atrophy your brain's dopamine muscles.
>>77173217>dopamine fasting>umm but fapping doesn't count
>>77172898Have you tried orthodox Churchmaxxing?
>>77175965Cringe
>>77172898I do it the other way aroundinstead of quitting shit, I add shit eventually the stuff I add becomes more interesting that the stuff im trying to quit as a result a naturally spend less time on bullshitex:instead of quitting games, add more other interesting hobbiesinstead of qutting social media, start new projects instead of gooning, see hookers and go to salsa classes instead of arguing on 4chan, clean your room
>>77173472The Amish have over six kids per woman whereas industrialized societies all have sub-replacement fertility. The fittest reproductive strategy in the modern world is abandoning its excesses.
>>77173113Not him and not a dopamine faster, but if you're a functional adult you will have plenty to keep your mind busy.During the weekend you can go out and people watch, or actually do a hobby, take a class, work out, have a chat with someone, go to a museum. I don't think it is about not having fun at all. It is limiting the spikes that the modern world gets you addicted to. Unrestrained porn, hyper palatable fattening foods, likes, swipes, endless content (my biggest problem) etc. Also there is value in being bored.I think there's a middle ground between full monk and full gooner.
>>77175965Imagine not being catholic
>>77178745>Imagine not being pagan in 2026Grim
>>77175802What are the consequences of this?
Easy way to start doing this is to pretend its 2005. Set your smartphone to whatever battery saver setting kills every app except texts and phone calls. That way, all the modern internet shit doesn't follow you around all day. If you really want to play games, look at porn, argue with retards on the internet, etc., you can go-to your room and fire up your laptop, but at least those things won't be sitting in your pocket and hijacking your brain whenever you have three seconds of free time in an elevator.Otherwise,keep busy and operate in the physical world as much as possible. Sign up for classes, join clubs, get a part time job, volunteer places. Start hobby or home improvement projects where you physically produce a tangible, finished thing as an end state. If you want to drink, pop in to your local bar and chat with the regulars, hit the cafe for a coffee and a Danish if you're craving sweets. Just force yourself to get out and live until it becomes your default setting.
To be honest I can't decide between going full monk mode like OP and just completely finding inner peace and being alone or going full modern-world degen like Clav and just being incredibly unhealthy and slaying pussy or at least trying to on a nightly basis.
>>77172898>reddit retard>Sell PS5Imagine being retarded enough to buy one
>>77172898I would recommend all the people itt start with just staying off of electronics during meal times. This will give your endocrine system a break a few times per day.
>>77173924>he thinks the self isn't dependent on God, meant to be surrendered, and fully realized only in union with Himoooh boy
Do you fags really have no self control that you have to quit everything remotely enjoyable?I have creative hobbies like playing guitar, playing drums, reading and drawing, which I quite enjoy, but I still play videogames, listen to my favorite music while going out, watch TV and anime while having a meal, enjoy a few material goodies, have a few greasy/sugary treats from time to time and so on, and I feel pretty happy.I mean, if it makes you happy then more power to you. That should always be the goal.
>>77182158Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.
>>77172898Based, you're better than most.I encourage everyone to lower their dopamine intake or fast and no one ever listen because they're addicts, but maybe they'll remember it the day they want to change.
>>77173493>look a little into proper interior decoratingfucking gayest post of the year award
>>77183398He's kind of right. Mostly due to soulless IKEA furniture being more common than proper wooden, sturdy furniture from the old days.A Bilbo Baggings house is peak comfy.
>only a month and a half inthats the longest dopamine fast I have ever heard of in my life and you say "only" lol
>>77182158Its just another version of nofap. They think if they do (or in this case dont do) a checklist of things for a given time period it will magically fix their fucked up mental and personality disorders and they'll be able to look a girl in the eye and say hello.Never works though. Maybe next time.See you in November.
>>77182158>Do you fags really have no self control that you have to quit everything remotely enjoyable?Yes. I hate myself and my life and I purposely make myself more miserable as a self punishment for being a hedonistic little shit since an early age. Congrats on your humble brag post. Envying you right now
>>77173501Most zoomers don't use Facebook and most of the smarter millenials dont so idk what you're talking about.The idea of looking at people's profiles in 2026 is actually hilarious. That sounds extremely gay.
>>77173565Sex is down because everyone is fat.
>>77183417Until it becomes a lifestyle
>>77184659Are you telling me that guy has no dopamine? That looks like the best lifestyle ever. He's smiling, petting a wild cat while spending his day in a comfy robe gardening.
>>77184672I’m not telling you that at all. It’s not about having no dopamine, it’s about having normal dopamine. Getting motivation and pleasure without overstimulation.
>>77184724Ah, I see now. I apologize for misinterpreting your post.
>>77172915You don't have to throw away all the fun stuff, but caring what women want and think is the source of all our problems and anxiety. Who cares about some talking hole if you aren't marrying her when you can just rent one and skip the bs
>>77173568Yes, especially less developed countries. Notice the most “plugged in” countries, such as Japan, have extremely low fertility rates. That’s the adaptation. It’s having less kids. You are brain dead, you have one point you are trying to make over and over again and each time you post it it gets beaten deeper into the ground.
>>77172898probably placebo. if this worked then prisoners would be happy
>>77186191What a ridiculous comparison
>>77186191Those people are being psychologically manipulated on purpose althouhbeit. When i got out, the simples pleasures felt better than "higher" ones i experienced before going in.
>>77186191>if this worked then prisoners would be happyMany released prisoners commit crimes to go back to prison. This is especially true for certain populations, like blacks who get into body weight fitness in prison but then get addicted to fried food, beer, and drugs on the outside.
>>77172915This is all of your fears talking
>>77186149>literally committing civilizational suicide is just an adaptation bro
>>77186191Prison is terrible come on bro. But soldiers are a good comparison. Lots of people don't talk about this because it sounds bad and military people have a vested interest in PTSD talk because they use it to scam the government but...soldiers are fucking happy as fuck. Its like the only remaining instance where men can truly exist as evolution crafted us to exist. All bullshit of life is removed and we are no different from the wooly mammoth hunting parties of our ancestors.
>>77173565Fucking hell mate you don't know shit. What in the fuck. >our brains weren't designed to process this much informationThe human brain processes more data than you can imagine, it's perfectly capable of processing everything you call "this much information" and more. The issue with our modern digital landscape and educational system is not how much information we're fed, but how. The nervous system works in principle to optimize resources it needs for signalling, it tries to maintain homeostasis above all else. The physical and mental challenges it's adapted to (the circumstances of our ancestors) don't exist in our modern way of life. So when it's optimizing one aspect of its functioning, it will go at the cost of what is not being utilized. Our entire cognitive package is crucial to normal executive functioning, and the saying "a chain is only as strong as its weakest link" perfectly describes what is going wrong in our schooling system.>Sex, relationships,etc have all plunged in the last few years and its directly because of all this shit you call "adapting to modern society".If anything can be singled out as the cause of this, it's endocrine disrupting substances, things like Bisphenol A from microplastics that contaminates virtually all out food, 17α-ethinylestradiol that's secreted through urine by females taking birth control that ends up in the water supply, air pollution affecting testicular function. The sex hormones are crucial for reproductive function, which includes behaviour. The very desire to procreate is regulated by the androgens and estrogens, so if anything can be singled out that causes fertility rates to plunge, it's steroidogenic pullution.
>>77186231Hello recruiter, no I will not be dying for israel tyvm
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>>77172898I don’t stick to dopamine fasting too strictly, but I have a routine where I limit most distractions (my phone, news, social media, and entertainment, as well as music unless it serves as a tool) from the time I wake up until after lunch (then I have to go to work anyway), and after a few weeks, I no longer indulge in many of them at all. It's very interesting, because the "cravings" just went away, even though there were no restrictions during my leisure time.
Removed social media years ago, and recently I looking to consume way way less physical slop too.I'm still dopamine stacking when working (podcasts while reading/checking other stuff), some vidya once in a while, 4chin etcGood I always cook home and am a great home chef. So it's healthy because I'm actually working on it and it's great delayed gratification + I know what I feed myself.I can feel the benefits of wanting less stuff already. I'm trying to cut my phone use to less than 2h a day. Exercising 2/3 times a week minimum. I respect your approach OP while I do believe micro steps and nudges help create habits that can be kept consistently. It's a hard one. Good luck to all kings ITT
>>77173472Theories from the basement kek
For me the biggest hurdle seems to be my shitty remote job. All I do is write a prompt, then input it into Claudecode, then wait for several minutes until task is done while I just stare at monitor and click enter when I have to approve command execution. It's so boring and mind numbing, my mind wander off itself and in a whim I am back on my phone doomscrolling, ogling tinder girls and shit posting. Distracted all the time from the fact Claude stopped executing and I have to stare at my screen again, register it, click enter etc. But I don't know what the solution is yet, maybe I have to go back to pomodor. It's just like having my software being build over and over again instead of write->build->write loop, it's like having a break all the time .It's so terrible. Back when I had to write all the code myself or at least find a way how to appropriate pajeet script to my liking, I felt much sharper mentally and not like I am total brainrotted slave without own will
>>77186904Pick uo a language to learn. You can spend a lot of that work time doing anki flashcards between tasks
>>77172915queer
>>77188341I like this image, gave me a laugh
>>77173113not OP but you can still play a video game for a bit, or watch some TV, and still not have your brain fried because you can just not overdo it.Also, you can hang out with your friends, you can... you can do fucking anything, now that I think about it do you really need to be spoonfed about what a person may do for fun that isn't being on their computer or their phone? fuck's sake man>>77173125work makes me want to kill myself and when I get home I'm so burnt out that I have no drive nor passion to pursue anything of value and all I can do is rot in front of the TV until it's bedtime
>>77189206OP literally listed hobbies other than reading. Writing, playing an instrument, painting. That poster just comprehend any activity that doesn’t involve a screen as an activity.
>>77172898good for you dude. We've all been doing this 10+ years though
>>77189242speak for yourself dude.
>>77172898i swear you faggots will do anything to just not workout.>BUT MUH DOPAMINE FASTINGno newfag, read what the fuck you typed.You just stopped being a retarded little shit and actually started working out and taking care of your health.and you became less depressed and because of that started socializing and developing hobbies.newflashfriends and hobbies release a lot of dopamine.this has already been tested before and it's all genetic, dopamine levels end up roughly the same no matter what you're doing because your body is telling you to reach those levels at all cost.the only difference is you just took better care of your health.this is like people who say looksmaxing is a real thing, nigga people been modifying their bodies since before egypt was a country.
>>77172915>caring what other people thinkLolgay
