The Dopamine Doctor

How Drained Is
Your Brain?

Scattered attention. Restless exhaustion. Reaching for your phone before you've decided to.

In three minutes, find out which habits are costing you the most — and how far the drain has gone.

16 questions · Free · Your habit profile + drain score

What we measure

The 10 Dopamine Drainers

The everyday habits engineered to feel effortless — and quietly expensive. The quiz maps which ones are pulling hardest on you.

Social media
News & doomscrolling
Junk food & sugar
Caffeine
Online shopping
Video games
Pornography
Nicotine
Cannabis / THC
Betting & gambling

Why it happens

Every hit of easy pleasure tips a balance.

The brain works to keep pleasure and pain in balance. Flood one side often enough, and the balance resets against you — ordinary life starts to feel flat, and the reaching gets automatic.

How it works

Three minutes to a clear picture.

1. Answer honestly

16 quick questions about your habits and how you've been feeling. No right answers — just real ones.

2. See your profile

Your drain score, your severity level, and the specific habits pulling hardest on your energy.

3. Know where to begin

A starting point matched to your level — not a generic list, and not a guilt trip.

Educational, not diagnostic. Created by Meredith McNiel, PhD, LPC-S.