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AMA #5: Intrusive Thoughts, CGMs, Behavioral Change, Naps & NSDR — Whalespan

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AMA #5: Intrusive Thoughts, CGMs, Behavioral Change, Naps & NSDR

Andrew Huberman23m · 2023-03-24

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✓Well SupportedJournaling extensively about a disturbing intrusive thought and its surrounding details can reduce its emotional load and frequency.✓Well SupportedThirteen minutes of daily mindfulness meditation focusing on breathing can improve memory tasks.◐Partially SupportedMindfulness meditation, even in short 5-10 minute sessions, can improve focus.◐Partially SupportedRapid eye movement (REM) sleep, which increases later in the night, is associated with emotionally laden dreams and the removal of emotional load.Partially Supported

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Trauma is defined as a fear experience embedded in the nervous system, leading to maladaptive fear responses.

◐Partially SupportedTrue Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is characterized by compulsive behaviors that do not reduce obsessions.

◐Partially SupportedA 30-day dopamine system reset can be effective for addictions.

◐Partially SupportedTransforming intrusive thoughts or trauma involves changing a disturbing story into a known, old, and boring story with depleted emotional load.

◐Partially SupportedSensations are neural processes that convert external stimuli into electrical and chemical signals within the nervous system.

✕Not SupportedAbstaining from food for 30 days is unhealthy.

◐Partially SupportedPerceptions are the brain's interpretation of sensory signals, influenced by attention, leading to conscious awareness.

◐Partially SupportedLiving in a dopamine-rich world can lead to dopamine depletion, associated with depression and addiction.

◐Partially SupportedTo manage intrusive thoughts, anchor thoughts to external stimuli and engage in distracting activities.

◐Partially SupportedWriting intrusive thoughts in complete sentences multiple times can serve as self-administered trauma therapy.

◐Partially SupportedIf intrusive thoughts are indicative of OCD, seeking a psychiatrist is recommended.

◐Partially SupportedColloquial use of 'OCD' is not indicative of clinical disorder if behaviors achieve lasting calm.

◐Partially SupportedDisturbing intrusive thoughts are akin to trauma and require a different approach than non-disturbing intrusive thoughts.

◐Partially SupportedEngaging in exercise that provides significant, lasting relief and reduces the need for further engagement is not indicative of a true disorder like OCD.

◐Partially SupportedFocusing attention on single things through mindfulness meditation can help with repetitive, non-disturbing intrusive thoughts.

◐Partially SupportedAbstaining from a drug of choice for 30 days can reset the dopamine reward pathway.

◐Partially SupportedZero-cost resources for improving sleep quality are available at hubermanlab.com.

◐Partially SupportedEmotions involve the mind and body and are associated with neuromodulators like dopamine and serotonin.