Mindfulness: An emerging treatment for smoking and other addictions?

Craving to quit: psychological models and neurobiological mechanisms of mindfulness training as treatment for addictions

Meditation experience is associated with differences in default mode network activity and connectivity

Mindfulness training for smoking cessation: results from a randomized controlled trial

What about the “Self” is Processed in the Posterior Cingulate Cortex?

Why is it so hard to pay attention, or is it? Mindfulness, the factors of awakening and reward-based learning

Mindfulness training for smoking cessation: Moderation of the relationship between craving and cigarette use

Judson Brewer: Een simpele manier om een slechte gewoonte af te leren

Een simpele manier om een slechte gewoonte af te leren

Kunnen we slechte gewoontes afleren door er nieuwsgierig naar te zijn? Psychiater Judson Brewer bestudeert de relatie tussen mindfulness en verslaving -- van roken tot dwangmatig eten tot al die andere dingen die we doen, ook al weten we dat ze slecht voor ons zijn. Leer bij over het mechanisme van gewoonte-ontwikkeling en ontdek een simpele maar diepgaande tactiek die je misschien helpt om je volgende drang te verslaan om te roken, te snoepen of te sms'en achter het stuur.

Habits like smoking and overeating are reinforced by deep, evolution-driven reward loops that can override logic and self-control, especially during stress. In one study, mindfulness training proved twice as effective as standard therapy for quitting smoking. By getting genuinely curious about cravings instead of fighting them, people move from intellectual knowledge to visceral understanding, which weakens old habits. This approach helps people step out of automatic loops and form healthier behaviors over time.

Curiosity, Not Willpower, Breaks the Cycle of Bad Habits

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