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Using the text below, summarize what leads to a "dopamine deficit state" and its effects.


But, in modern life, we live in a world of abundance rather than scarcity, and Lembke says our brains weren't evolved for the "fire hose of dopamine" of sugar, social media, TV, sex, drugs or any number of dopamine-triggering stimuli so easily available. In short, Lembke says, almost every behavior has become "drugified."

When we're repeatedly exposed to our pleasure-producing stimuli, our brains adjust and, eventually, we need more and more just to feel "normal," or not in pain. That's called a "dopamine deficit state," and the cycle that leads us there can actually lead to depression, anxiety, irritability and insomnia.

"We're not able to take joy in more modest rewards," Lembke says. "Now, our drug of choice doesn't even get us high. It just makes us feel normal. And when we're not using, we're experiencing the universal symptoms of withdrawal from any addictive substance, which are anxiety, irritability, insomnia, dysphoria and craving."

Ultimately, Lembke says, this is a universal problem – not one limited to those of us struggling with the disease of addiction – that has come with living in modern life. And to restore our sanity, collectively we must rethink how to navigate a dopamine overloaded world.
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Activities and substances such as food, sex, and social media produce pleasure by triggering the release of dopamine. Overexposure to these stimuli leads to dependence, such that progressively more is needed to feel normal. In this state, the brain enters a "dopamine deficit," which comes with withdrawal side effects like depression, anxiety, irritability, and insomnia. A dopamine-deficient state leads to a reduced appreciation of modest rewards and an increased dependency on those stimuli to avoid the symptoms of withdrawal.