A review by koreanlinda
Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence by Anna Lembke

hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

This book helped me learn the basics about how addiction works in the human brain and in people's daily lives. The author Dr. Lembke does a great job of integrating research findings and client cases to show us the way out of common addiction in modern days. Although the book is not focused on my phone/video addiction, most of the information was relevant and helpful. 

Of course, understanding the issue and executing the treatment, especially on your own, are different, but I believe understanding is a good start toward the treatment. I tried a period of abstinence, the A in the acronym DOPAMINE, but it didn't work out. However, since Dr. Lembke also explained different ways to practice self-binding (physical, chronological, and categorical), I plan to try another way, specifically setting a time limit on phone use. I look forward to learning more about addiction, mine and that of others, and living a life with more freedom from devices. 

Review by Linda (Any Pronouns) in October 2024
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