Sydney Sweeney & Dopamine | Why You’re So Distracted (opens in new tab)

In this video, Dr\. Trish Leigh breaks down how modern culture and figures like Sydney Sweeney—through repeated exposure to highly stimulating imagery, including celebrities like Sydney Sweeney, social media, and explicit content—is rewiring your brain\. When your brain is exposed to high-intensity stimulation, it adapts\. Over time, this changes how your dopamine system, attention system, and arousal system function\. That means: focus becomes harder motivation drops real life feels less eng...