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TikTok Trends: Try the Dopamine Menu Trend now
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06/09/2024
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Hi, I'm health reporter Sarah McCann and today we're going to be talking about the new dopamine
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menu TikTok trend. Now normally I would be coming on here to debunk a health TikTok trend
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that could have dangerous consequences, however the dopamine menu TikTok trend is really wholesome
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and it's one I can definitely get behind. The concept of a dopamine menu was first made popular
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in 2020 by Jessica McCabe who runs the YouTube channel HowToADHD. Dopamine is a hormone and
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neurotransmitter that's often described as the happy hormone. A dopamine menu offers a
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structured way to build in little moments of joy in your day. This can be something really simple
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or something big and grand. Content creators on TikTok have really got behind the trend
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sharing videos on the platform of dopamine menus that they have created in order to help them from
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resorting to doom scrolling on social media. Creating your own dopamine menu couldn't be
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easier. To do this all you have to do is simply visualize or think of what a restaurant menu would
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look like. The starter section is where you would place simple things that can bring you quick
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moments of joy. This could be cuddling your pet or dancing to your favorite song in the kitchen.
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For me this is the biggest chunk so think about activities that would take up the most of your time
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from listening to a podcast, going for a walk, going for a swim, doing an exercise class. This would be
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the thing that would be the bulk of your dopamine menu. Sides are something that you can add to any
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daily activity such as listening to music while you're making the bed, listen to a podcast while
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you're doing the dishes, lighting a candle while you're folding laundry. There's lots of little
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ways that you can incorporate joy in everyday moments. The dessert section is where you can do
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things that make you feel really good but you don't get to do all the time. This could be having a
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dinner date, going to the cinema or having a drink with friends. And the final category of your dopamine
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menu is specials. These are big things that you don't get to do often that bring you lots of joy.
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This can be going for a holiday, going for a spa day, getting a massage or even just getting your hair done.
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