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Shaz51Senior Contributor
Hello everyone 
As @Former-Member said in another thread ;
as depression can really impact motivation.
Often times with depression it is not that people are lazy, rather their brains are not producing enough dopamine to give them the motivation to perform even the most basic of tasks.
How do you increase Dopamine ?? by certain Foods??,
what works and what does not work ??
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Fancy_PantsSenior Contributor
Hi @Shaz51
There are lots of websites that claim you can increase dopamine levels by stuff like....
I like the highlighted ones but I am not sure about validity vs personal preference and just generally supporting your mental health
what do others think?
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
Thank you @Fancy_Pants
those are great , for myself i would totally do the highlighted ones
But my hubby doing them -- is a totally different story
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Fancy_PantsSenior Contributor
Hi @Shaz51
This is not quite what you were looking for but I found this during the week and Ive been waiting to come back on to post, have you seen this? Man Therapy from beyond blue with DIY health tips, facts and funny stuff and online help
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
thank you @Fancy_Pants, I will have a look
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