The Vital Side Podcast 58. Why We're Addicted to Drama with Lindsay Mitchell, Vital-Side
Have you wondered why you want to come home, check out, and just watch Dateline at the end of a long day? Are you simultaneously experiencing insomnia, anxiety, and stress throughout your day? In today’s episode, Lindsay is diving straight into why we’re addicted to drama. It’s not because we are passionate about crime or gore – it’s because we are addicted to chronic stress after being conditioned to live in a do-more culture. She talks about tangible ways to start changing your habits to get that necessary downtime without feeding the “drama loop,” and how to break the habit of feeding chronic stress.
Show Notes:
-We are exposed to drama through technology, news, social media, TV shows & podcasts
-We can be addicted to stress hormones like adrenaline, cortisol, and norepinephrine
-The difference between experiencing a bought of stress naturally and being addicted to stress
-Question to come back to: “What are you in control of throughout your day?”
-Our work environments & day-to-day lifestyle make us addicted to stress through conditioning
-Awareness is the first step to making drastic changes to the stress response
-We can become aware, then understand the incentives and rewards the addiction gives us
-What can we replace this habit with that offers the same reward?
-Understanding and tapping into our natural resilience is our human birthright
-Introduce small state changers throughout the day like vagus nerve stimulation
-How to start creating habit shifts:
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