DOPAMINE with answers

How does DOPAMINE make us feel?
1. focused
  1. alert
    1. determined
      1. inspired
2. energised
  1. hopeful
  2. inspired
How do we feel when our dopamine is low?
1. bored
  1. lazy
    1. apathetic
2. we feel like giving up
3. hopeless
4. overwhelmed
How can we release DOPAMINE in healthy ways?
1. give ourselves achievable goals
2. exercise - especially exercise with a focus
3. write a list of tasks and tick of the list as you complete them
4. sleep
5. water
6. find your MISSION
7. Brain talk: "I CAN DO IT!'
  1. " I AM GOING TO DO THIS AND THIS AND THIS TODAY"
Animal example
1. the rat who couldn't be bothered eating
The dark side of DOPAMINE
1. ADDICTION!
2. dopamine makes us focus on somethings and block out other things
3. If we forget about OXYTOCIN we become workaholics
How can understanding our DOPAMINE help us in life?
1. What is your dopamine hooked onto?
2. How is your OXYTOCIN DOPAMINE balance?
Activities
1. brisk walk
2. Attention video
3. throw catch games

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	Created by Charlotte Ellery over 8 years ago

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