Tips: Dr. Mike Dow's Drug-Free Mood Boosters
Dr. Mike Dow, a psychotherapist and addiction recovery expert, explains on "Anderson," that he helps addicts overcome their addictions by replacing the addiction with other items, or actions that will help achieve the same emotion their addiction brings them.
Dr. Mike understands that it's important to boost a recovering addict's mood without introducing their addiction into the situation, which can be accomplished by raising a person's dopamine and serotonin levels.
For tips on how to raise the dopamine and serotonin level in your life, or in the life of an addict you love, read through for some of Dr. Mike's serotonin and dopamine-boosting activities.
Increase Serotonin: Breathe Deeply for Five Minutes
Increase Serotonin: Cuddle with Your Significant Other or Pet
Increase Serotonin: Do Your Errands on Foot or on Your Bike
Increase Serotonin: Join a Support Group
Increase Serotonin: Listen to Classical or Peaceful Music
Increase Serotonin: Look into Someone's Eyes When You're Talking to Them
Increase Serotonin: Stop and Admire the View
Increase Serotonin: Tell a Friend How Much He or She Means to You
Increase Serotonin: Turn Off Your Phone for One Hour
Increase Serotonin: Walk or Run for a Cause
Increase Dopamine: Ask a Special Someone on a Date
Increase Dopamine: Cook Something You've Never Made Before
Increase Dopamine: Get Eight Hours of Sleep Tonight
Increase Dopamine: Go to a Bootcamp-Style Fitness Class
Increase Dopamine: Hit the Playground with the Kids
Increase Dopamine: Join Toastmasters, a Public Speaking Group
Increase Dopamine: Rearrange Your Furniture
Increase Dopamine: Submit Your Short Story to a Magazine
Increase Dopamine: Take the Stairs
Increase Dopamine: Write down Five Things You'd Like to Do This Year
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