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dopamine fasting is a lifestyle trend popular in The World of tech-center Silicon Valley , which includes the cutting of nearly all stimulation for 24 Hours .

you can not eat or drink anything except water, or you can use The Internet , your phone, your computer or your TV (or other screens, or technology) during this time. You can also listen to music or radio, have sex, or masturbate, and you will be asked to read and talk to a minimum.

the name refers to the dopamine, a chemical in our brain. Scientists do not agree on how exactly it works, but it is activated when. to say

Fans of "fasting", we are all so overloaded by the media and the distractions, the hits we constantly get dopamine, so we have a deaf ear turned to you. You think that by taking a break from us could be if we begin to do this regularly things. Others say, however, that it is.

So, what you can do to dopamine quickly? You can go for a walk, meditate, think, and write a diary.

I tried it 22:00 on the 16 December until 22:00 on the next day - After a medical check from our BBC in-house team. You need to see your doctor before you try something like that.

Here is what happened.

22:00 Monday: The Hobnobs are hidden

I have messages from my group chats so when I go away to a deserted island for a month, turned away and hid my phone.

Coincidentally, I seem to have Rick Astley 's Never Gonna Give you Up stuck in my head, of all songs, if I hold, not something to drown it out.

My preparation has involved eating loads of food I get to eat for 24 Hours , and go down the pub, not to drink alcohol, because I don't want to eat the feeling with a hangover at the height of the situation. The Hobnobs are hidden, so that the sight of it bothers me in The Morning .

I Am fascinated to see how I feel at the end of this 24-Hours - and a little embarrassed at the fact that I was nervous. I'm not sure that he wants to achieve something, especially I, so maybe a little peace of mind. If I had a life-changing realization that a bonus. I have practiced meditation, and the head of state, so I type in ll for you to go in The Morning . Now, though, I'm going to go on The Wall to stare at you for a minute, you ready for bed and sleep.

11:50 Tuesday: The First rumblings

It is the next day. After a somewhat Sleepless Night (although I couldn't tell how long I was awake, because I had no way to tell the time without my phone), I emerged from a pile under my covers and I'm down the stairs.

I live with my parents and I were sitting in a room away from my father, so that he can watch TV. All I can hear in this room is a Ticking Clock , which is annoying. But it's good, I can use it to tell the time, now I'm awake. And each tick means I Am One Second closer to be able to eat a meal. Yes, The Hunger has already kicked in After 13 Hours .

I'm going to have a shower and wash my hair soon, what will probably be the highlight of my day. So far, no enlightenment. Only a growling stomach.

13:30: Chillin' killin'

I just think of a time on the Couch, about. Not necessarily in a bad way, but. It is sat, all quiet and have literally nothing to do. I know that my phone was here, I would have just spent the last hour or so mad on Twitter and scroll through the "Winter Wonderland with this <3" posts on Instagram.

I feel like I've settled into The Day a bit. Now I understand why some older people I know, have your chair in front of The Window , people watching are going to be a source of entertainment.

14:25: 54 balls

The stomach growls louder and louder and louder. Just counted how many balls I can see on my Christmas tree. I think it is the 54.

you Think about pasta. Constantly. 16:02: no phone, no problem

think, After a long NAP, I woke up, in particular pasta. The excitement I feel about the food at 22:00, when my 24 Hours is done, is how I felt about Christmas when I was a child. While no food is the hardest thing to do is what so far, I'm surprised at how little I miss it with my phone.

On a normal day, I'm a lot More Than seems healthy. But, today, I have the feeling that it takes me a lot to know what is going on online - it actually feels so refreshing, not the slightest clue what happens outside of My House . In this sense, I Am to go for a walk around my area.

16:45: Gettin' hangry

During my walk, a funny thing happened. Instead of looking at my phone or listen to music, I started to play a game of Rate The Christmas lights with me. I've decided that more is more when It Comes to outdoor lights in December.

The fun, the hike was to remember a little clouded by the fact that I wanted to remember, who plays Paulette, The Salon -lady in Legally Blonde - and I had to Google it, no possibility of it.

I have not eaten a single thing for almost 19 Hours , and my stomach is in despair. I feel tired and weak After a half-hour walk. I could try meditation in a minute to distract me from hunger-induced bad mood.

17:05: Pigeon steps

I thought it would get me a dove of steps 51, from one end of The Living room to The Other . It took 32.

19:30: I think I'm delusional

In the last 2. 5 Hours I have all the seven minutes, 25 seconds of Dave ' s How I met My Ex, sung a few songs, to meditate, to me, attempted, written in the smallest font that I can only and gave a head stand for a few minutes. I couldn't tell you how many minutes, though, because I don't have a stopwatch.

When a game shows today, in this part, a mounting, The Level of boredom I have unlocked. This is unlike anything I have ever experienced. I'm literally talking to myself in my head. "Sooo. what should I do next? Lol. Rubbish weather today, am I right?"

21:00: looking wistfully at a pesto-glass

I lined up all the ingredients for the pasta I eat about 10 o'clock in the evening, and stared at it longingly. This Day was really difficult, hunger and boredom got were overwhelming. The idea of a "detox" day sounds a lot sexier than it actually is. I punish the feeling, I Am my body.

I feel calm and a bit arrogant (not the applied technology, the for 23 Hours ), but I'm not sure if I have gained much from The Experience . The General feeling of peace was marred by the constant flow of The Hunger . I hate myself for writing in a sentence, the the detailed. I hate myself for using words like "verbose".

22:15: 'Alexa, play Freedom by George Michael '

The fast is finally over. I feel like Mo Farah , when he finished the race and the cameras film throw him, while the people who feed him, shout him a glass of water, the British flag and his name. The moment I go, The First pasta-whirlpool swallowed down as one of the highlights in my 21 years on this earth.

I have on my phone and found a solid 378 WhatsApp messages, which feels a bit much to be fair. I can't be bothered to read everything now. I just searched for the name of The Actress who played Paulette in Legally Blonde - it was Jennifer Coolidge . It felt like scratching an itch.

11:00 a. m. of The Morning After

It is The Day After my fast. I woke up and my daily routine: brush teeth, eat Breakfast, shower, get ready, travel, and work can begin. I still spent my usual amount of time scrolling through my phone This Morning and noticed that all of my behavior or habits have changed. I guess, however, every last bite of food that I eat today.

The idea is that all the stimulation, everything that could me a "dopamine hit", was my brain a break, focused more on the next day. And it is true that he me leave feeling mentally "reset".

As someone who often throughout The Day , it gave me to reflect on some of the rooms, how I would feel. But any sense of inner peace that I had, perhaps, been destroyed by the constant, gnawing hunger.

don't recommend So, it was an interesting experience, I guess I'm a dopamine fasting To My buddies this year.

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