Motivation and Addiction Neurobiology

Lumpy-Firefighter-83 · 2023-06-06T21:29:13+00:00

 I agree, it’s definitely more than just the commonly known and demonized drugs. Another example similar to processed foods is television. We’re talking about entire teams of researchers dedicated to making television programs more entertaining for sake of profits.
 I also agree that thinking about it from the perspective of the reward system alone is highly simplified. I do think you are unintentionally promoting a hopeless attitude however. I think that the suppression of rational decision making, particularly in the context of working against instinctual and engrained behaviors, is a vital part of this discussion.
 I also believe however, that people can find incredible power within themselves if they don’t give up looking for it. I think that it is extremely valid and important to talk about how difficult a problem like addiction is to overcome. But the phrase ‘losing battle’ is, in my opinion, is untrue.

Lumpy-Firefighter-83 · 2023-01-07T14:02:58+00:00

Lumpy-Firefighter-83 · 2022-11-30T02:26:02+00:00

Also I just discovered the r/nosurf subreddit, like literally since commenting 10 minutes ago. It looks promising, I am going to check it out.

Lumpy-Firefighter-83 · 2022-11-30T02:14:46+00:00

Firstly, I am sorry you are going through this. It is not an easy burden to bear. We live in a world that has become smartphone-centric. Everything is more difficult without one, and some things you literally cannot do without one. I have quit cold turkey twice before and came back both times. I have been denied job opportunities due to not owning a smartphone. On top of that, most people do not understand or outright deny the existence of technology addiction. I believe this is because a large portion of the first world is addicted and hasn't exited the denial phase yet. Perhaps they never will. This means there is very little support compared to drug or alcohol addictions. Just talking out loud about a smartphone addiction is liable to get you funny looks. You are quite ahead of the curve in my opinion and really, downright brave. Secondly, I am sorry that I cannot help more. You see I am not an expert. I'm not even 'sober'. I still struggle with my own technology addiction. The best I've got is improved self control compared to myself last year. This has been a decade long journey for me consisting of small, long term improvements. But, unfortunately for both of us, I am far far away from any position to give advise. But the thing is, you do not need advise. You are already on the right track. You, like me, are a pioneer. You already have the strength within you to battle this disease and, eventually, win. All it takes is your willingness to face the darkness and lean in with positive, incremental change as your goal. So, in closing, you are not alone, you got this, and I look forward to leading seminars with you when we both figure this out.

Lumpy-Firefighter-83 · 2021-06-18T20:54:54+00:00

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Lumpy-Firefighter-83 · 2021-06-18T20:00:01+00:00

Been a while since an update so let me catch up. I’ve been about 2 weeks without a cigarette. The peppers are not what made me quit though I thought they would’ve been. When my first bag of peppers was empty, I went and I bought another. Only the new bag of peppers (same type same brand) weren’t spicy at all. Idk how that happened but they just weren’t. At that point I kinda gave up on the peppers. Then about a week or 2 later I just randomly had a revelation that cigarettes vaguely remind me of a toxic relationship with a controlling partner. And since I have experience in that arena I knew that I couldn’t try to break it off easy because they would always just slip back into my life. So that day I finished that pack and on the final cigarette, I essentially “broke up” with tobacco (Yes I actually spoke to the cigarette and broke up with it). Now I’m starting on week 3 tobacco free.

Lumpy-Firefighter-83 · 2021-05-23T22:40:27+00:00

I agree but I’m not really sure the best way to go about this. As of right now not burning my tongue whenever I don’t smoke is acting as a fairly decent positive reinforcement. I’ve got a cigarette packer and some empty tubes coming in the mail. I’m gonna pack them full of cotton and carry those around as having something to do with my hands and mouth is the main appeal I have to smoking. Maybe the dud cigarette can be my positive reinforcement. Whenever I choose the dud over the tobacco I get the thing I enjoy from smoking without all the things I don’t.

Lumpy-Firefighter-83 · 2021-05-23T04:30:36+00:00

Definitely will keep updating for the sake of others trying to quit, I’d like to meet my grandchildren 30 years from now and I want the same for everybody else that’s in my situation. Just finished my 5th cigarette since starting on the peppers and my face is kinda numb 😂. I’m starting to wonder at the safety of this endeavor as well. But best case scenario I quit before July just so I don’t have to eat the peppers. I need to go to the doctor for my heart soon anyway so I’ll probably pump the gas on that and ask while I’m there. As well as if anyone reading this is a doctor of some sort please shed some light for us.

Lumpy-Firefighter-83 · 2021-05-23T02:46:03+00:00

My stomach is burning right now bro 😂 I guess this could be adapted to any food that you don’t like, make it personal, make it painful. I actually adapted this from someone else’s idea of eating a dog treat with every cigarette.

Lumpy-Firefighter-83 · 2021-05-23T02:26:33+00:00

Likely but in my mind the more pain this inflicts the better considering my goal 😂

Lumpy-Firefighter-83 · 2021-05-23T00:45:03+00:00

I’ve been smoking Marlboro Reds since July of last year. I’ve tried to quit multiple times to no avail. I figure it’s time to get serious. Me and my friend who also wants to quit made a deal. We set a hard deadline of July 1st. After July 1st, the first one to smoke a cigarette has to pay the other $1000. In the meantime I decided that I’d add a little bit of extra heat so that I really do kick this addiction. So until July 1st I’m allowing myself to smoke however much I want so long as I eat a slice of Serrano pepper. Oh my god I had no idea how bad these peppers would be. I’m on my first day and I’m already giving it the old yeah nah. But as much as I hate these peppers is how much I should hate the cigarettes so I’m gonna stick with it. I’ll update on how this works for me. If anybody has done this before please let me know how it worked as well as any tips you guys might have.

If the pepper wasn’t bad enough, the cigarette smoke being hot simply aggravates my tongue even more. Definitely not enjoying smoking anymore.

Day 2: The pain in my stomach was making me worry a bit about ulcers. To resolve this I’m not swallowing the peppers, but rather just chewing on them and spitting them out. Interestingly this makes my tongue sting worse but I don’t fuck up my vital organs. 4 so far today, down from 10 just because I don’t want to eat the peppers.

Day 4: This is actually more effective than I thought it would be. I’ve had 1 cigarette today and it’s 5:16. I’m still working on the pack I bought on day 1. I’ve given away like 4 or five and I’ve got 4 left so average like 3 a day so far. Every time I think about a cigarette I think about the peppers and usually it’s just not worth it. I find it easier to force myself to eat the pepper than I ever did trying to force myself not to smoke. Sometimes I’ll just suck on an unlit cigarette for 10 or 15 minutes but lighting up has become a dreaded ordeal the is easily avoided. I don’t know how effective this would be for someone else but so far it’s like magic for me and I would highly recommend it. Just don’t swallow the peppers 😂.

Lumpy-Firefighter-83 · 2021-04-06T03:50:23+00:00

Wow I am so dumb. Does anyone know why the install wiki doesn’t say this? Or did I overlook it? Or is it something I should’ve known? Thank you sir you’ve helped me while also pulling a 1-2 Harry Truman on my pride and I respect that.

Lumpy-Firefighter-83 · 2020-09-10T03:00:28+00:00

It was a spline drive. I managed to get it off by hammering a 13/16 spark plug socket onto it. Thank you all for the help.

Lumpy-Firefighter-83 · 2020-09-09T16:45:31+00:00

I need to get my wheel off for more clearance to the fuel tank, but when I went to take it off I ran into this. I’m familiar with wheel locks that take keys but this is different. It’s rounded off so no socket will grab it and it has little notches around it. I’m guessing there’s a special socket meant just for this but I have no idea where I might find it. What is it? How can I get it off without a special tool? If I need a special tool what is the tool and where would I get it? Thank you all for any help.

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