Hi! Here is a good one for you. I have stopped over eating, easy as you said and it allowed me to concentrate on few other things which I think are going great! I have also stopped buffering with Hallmark movies which gave me a huge dopamine hit. So stopping all these fake ways to happiness have gone ok. And then I notice that I am starting to get giddy about a friend who is helping me….you know like a little teen girl (I would add an eye roll emoji here). Anyway I have caught my lizard brain in action – it is thinking thoughts that will give him a dopamine hit….and then my conscious brain feels guilty about it. I have recognized the cycle right away and have said NO! We are soo not doing that. Of course now it is actually always returning to that person and I have to think conscious thoughts not to allow it to wonder. The thing is I feel like I am fighting with myself. Can you help me with a model. Here is what I have so far:
C: helpful friend
T: awww he is so adorable
F: all googly eyed
A: dopamine hit, act like a silly girl
R: this could mess up our relationship if I get weird around him

Intentional model so far
Help me with a model. Here is what I have so far:
C: helpful friend
T: awww he is so adorable
F: all googly eyed
A: NO! We are not doing this brain!
R: my brain keeps going back to the same thought.

So how do I stop looping? I would usually find something to distract myself with but I have kicked all my addictions to the curb 😂