Chewing, sniffing and other annoying noises
Can you explain why some people are excessively irritated by noises such as chewing, sniffing etc while others are not. This is known as misophonia when the symptoms are really severe - it goes beyond an annoyance - it induces the fight or flight response and can ruin relationships.
Protocols to Recover Weakened a Endogenous Cannibinoid System caused by chronic high dopamine stimulation
Hello Dr. Andrew Huberman, I want to preface this by mentioning I’m very fascinated by the vast amount of knowledgeable scientific literature you present to the public in a very pleasing matter, as do most people; I was taken away by your episode regarding your episode on The Effects of Cannabis on the Brain & Body so much so that I halted my Cannabis use entirely as a 19-year-old chronic user of Cannabis for roughly five years straight due to the profound impact you’ve highlighted to have on the developmental brain among many conclusive peer-reviewed studies. I also have had trouble in the past with excessive video game consumption, among other things, which I will not get into for the sake of keeping the discussion as focused as possible. I also watched your entire episode with Dr. Anna Lembke on Understanding & Treating Addiction, as well as reading her book, Dopamine Nation, which has all been very informative and includes your podcasts on dopamine as well as regarding motivation. Having all that being said, as someone who has chronically abused their endocannabinoid system in a multitude of different ways, including poor eating, sleeping, substance, libido, and overall habits, I think many other individuals can relate to this in one way or another, I was wondering what are some of the best ways to recover such compromised dopamine to get my life and routine back on track? I have found an immense amount of benefit to having access to be able to get value out of every one of your podcasts that I have watched, which I’m ever gratefully fortunate for. To conclude my question, I got the idea to ask you this question from episode # 92 on The Effects of Cannabis on the Brain & Body for the vastly profound impact that episode has had on my life since I first watched it two months ago. In this episode(timestamp 2:33:00), you mention that you plan on doing an episode on prefrontal cortex recovery to reverse the effects of cannabis and other drug use in the adolescent brain. I know how very busy you are, and I apologize for extending this inquiry than it might be required; I think myself, as well as many others, would highly benefit from recovery in regards to chronic, high dopaminergic activity abuse, and I would be everlastingly grateful to hear what your thoughts/recommendations on protocols would be on such a topic in an AMA if not an entire episode as mentioned in the episode in the reference provided. 🙏