The Six Human Needs: How they lead to addiction

Ep #3 - The Six Human Needs are foundational for everyone alive. In Addiction Recovery understanding how the six human needs lead you into addiction will drastically benefit you as you move through sobriety and into recovery. Here are the six human needs as defined by Tony Robbins:   1. Certainty 2. Uncertainty/Variety 3. Significance 4. Love/Connection 5. Growth 6. Contribution   If an activity, person, job, hobby, or anything else you think of can cover at least three of these then you are very likely to continue pursuing that activity or person. If all six can be covered then it can easily become something you seek to do every day - whether it be in a habitual form or an outright addiction. Habits are not all bad. In fact, they are neither good nor bad. What gives you the impression they are one or the other is the outcome they lead you toward. Being on your phone a lot isn't necessarily a bad habit if you are getting things accomplished while using it. However, if you are constantly staring at it, ignoring people in social situations, scrolling through social media instead of getting real work done, etc. then being on your phone a lot is a bad habit because it is adversely affecting your actual life.   Addiction is more complex than habitual behavior. Unlike a habit such as brushing your teeth, you have almost no control over your impulsive desire to repeatedly engage in an addiction. This is where serotonin and dopamine play their roles. While addictive substance abuse negatively affects your relationships, job, and self, you are unable to stop the behavior without drastic action.  For me, finding areas in my life where I could meet my six human needs in a positive way, i.e. toward sobriety and recovery, was integral in getting myself on the right track and in the right frame of mind so I could succeed in my addiction recovery and not feel the impulse to relapse. Once you listen to the show, comment on how you used the six human needs to slide into addiction and how you can use them to pull you out of addiction and toward a fruitful life in sobriety and recovery. Just hit play and let's dive in with our open minds, hearts, and energies bringing everyone into the fold - you are in the right place, at the right time...right now. It is time. It has been time. To live is to shine. Step into the SUN. Stand up, step forward, raise your hand - it's your turn, I will call on you. ******************************************** I know you enjoy the show, so please subscribe, rate, and click this link to review on iTunes - even if you listen on Spotify or others apps. Help me spread the word about my show! Your simple action of rating and reviewing does wonders in helping others find the show. Thank you so much for listening and being a part of my tribe and this wonderfully supportive community. Here's to being a part of ending the stigma, No longer are we living in the shadows - Anonymous no more!! ******************************************** Join the Tribe through The HUB:  https://www.jessemogle.com/thehub/ ******************************************** Check out my Store! It's like an inventory of things I sell!! The Jesse Mogle Store -  https://stan.store/jessemogle   ******************************************** Wanna support me, my show, and my goal of reaching 1,117,117 humans seeking their way from the darkness into the light?!?! Buy me a coffee to keep me going or some gas for my work in the field -  Buy me a coffee, gallon of gas, or a bite to eat!  http://buymeacoffee.com/jessemogle   Be a Patron on Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/jessemogle   ******************************************** If you have questions you'd like addressed on the show, want to book me to speak at an event, want to have me as a guest on your show - or simply want to let me know a bit about you, your journey, and how my show has helped you…please contact me through any of the social media links below or via email.  ******************************************** Set up a complimentary 30-minute call with me: callcoachjesse.com   Tik Tok: http://www.tiktok.com/@jessemogle   Instagram: https://instagram.com/fromsobrietytorecovery   Facebook: https://facebook.com/fromsobrietytorecovery   Twitter: https://twitter.com/jessemogle   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessemogle/    Email: [email protected]   Website: https://www.jessemogle.com   From Sobriety to Recovery Podcast: https://www.jessemogle.comfromsobrietytorecovery/   College Success Habits Podcast: https://www.jessemogle.com/collegesuccesshabitspodcast/   ********************************************  Join the Tribe through The HUB: https://www.jessemogle.com/thehub/  ********************************************