Question

Can someone be addicted to stress?

Answer 1

8 months free from fetynal and meth. Never felt better. Grateful for your podcast Andrew! I been posting the occasional sobriety update! I have a plan and vision.

Thank you Ryan & Andrew. Great discussion.

Answer 2

This pod covered so much more than addiction,
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Great guest

Answer 3

Sometimes when the parent(s) are under extreme pressure or are depressed and unavailable, the child's job is not to make demands. Being invisible is what meets the parents needs and the child learns to not have feelings that attract attention so they are not seen as needy or demanding. This is the opposite of "I must hug daddy so he has a good evening". Both lead to a child feeling unloved, unneeded or used inappropriately.

Answer 4

Mr. Huberman, your show changes my life for the good step by step. Thank you for the great and knowledgeful content!

Answer 5

Reading this to overcome my Huberman Lab addiction <3

Answer 6

This conversation was incredibly powerful. Ryan brought so much clarity and compassion to the topic of addiction and recovery. The tools shared—especially around building distress tolerance and using practices like yoga nidra—are so valuable for anyone on a healing journey. Thank you for creating space for such an important and hopeful message ✨

Answer 7

Excellent content. Thank you for your great knowledge and your selflessness in sharing, Dr. Huberman. Your success is well earned and deserved.

Answer 8

"We are like senseless children who sink from suffering but love its causes"

Answer 9

This hit hard. Dissociating through exercise yep, been there. Now I ask: Am I escaping or engaging? Avoiding or healing? Purpose, presence, aftermath. Thank you for this.

Answer 10

Beautiful ending of this content too. Excellent information as always. Thank you.

Answer 11

Beautiful conversation. Really enjoyed this one.

Answer 12

What a great conversation! Excellent information. I wish more people would listen! And apply what they learn!

Answer 13

Thank you so much Huberman! You deserve a knowledge sharing prize! You are changing the life of thousands of people

Answer 14

I'm the luckiest guy when it comes to going for a jog/working out and getting ANDREW HUBBERMAN'S podcast upload at the BEST POSSIBLE time  THANK YOU ANDREW.

Answer 15

I am interested in the addiction-related topics, and this channel provides invaluable information: first interviews with Dr Malenka and Dr Lembke, and now this one! Thanks a lot, Dr Huberman and the team (and the guests of course)!

Answer 16

Yaaaaas startin my week off right with some Huberman Lab puttin my shoes on might as well walk and catch the sunrise AND listen

Answer 17

Very very reliable and practical advice. Being an addict for twenty plus years I am able to relate. It just is simply being a slave.

Answer 18

"addiction is not the problem, it's the solution". Love it.

Answer 19

I'm 63 and I will never forget having my first alcoholic drink in high school. I realized that I had never experienced relaxation and happiness before. NO ONE was going to tell me to stay away from it. You know how that ended up.

Answer 20

Normally, people get stuck with addictions when they consciously decide to quit doing something, but their subconscious mind is not ready to quit yet. This leads to a person getting overrun by the compulsive urges and addictive thoughts once a person has tried to force themselves to quit. The addictive thoughts and compulsive urges are coming from the subconscious mind. That's why they appear out of nowhere and then you become conscious of them. This normally causes a battle within which ruins the person's mental health and decreases their chances of actually quitting. To change the subconscious mind, you need to spend some time each day reflecting and articulating why you want to change and the way you intend to live. This can be done through the 533 routine which I developed or you can create your own routine with the principles that I will share with you. People do not quit addictions because they force themselves to quit. They only quit when their mind is ready. The 533 routine is powerful because it makes your mind ready. There is the subconscious mind and there is the conscious mind. Keep your chin up and stay along the path. You can do this and I will be here with you every step of the way.