993: Breaking Free From Your Addiction to Cortisol

You know you’re in danger when rest feels more dangerous than your to-do list. If you’ve ever bragged about being overwhelmed, lack of sleep, or saying yes to something you don’t want to do just to feel ‘needed’, you might be a stress junkie, and your body is paying the price! Cortisol addiction is a clinically observed pattern. When you’re stressed, your body pumps out cortisol and triggers a part of your fight, flight, freeze, or fawn response; your survival mechanism. Connect with Abagail⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠All the Links!⁠⁠⁠ Over time, these stress-related behaviors can become compulsive, and when stress becomes constant, your body keeps producing cortisol when there is no real danger, which has serious long-term effects on your health. Today, we’re going to unpack why you might be addicted to stress hormones and why you can’t quit. Episode Highlights Signs That You’re Addicted to Cortisol [0:04:57] Why You Get Addicted to Stress [0:07:20] How to Break the Cycle [0:08:09] The Power of CBT and DBT [0:17:00] Special Thanks to Our Advertiser ⁠⁠FreshBooks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thank you for listening! Please

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993: Breaking Free From Your Addiction to Cortisol is an episode from The Strategy Hour Podcast: Online Business | Blogging | Productivity - with Think Creative Collective by Abagail Pumphrey.

This episode is 27:27 long.

This episode was published on Oct 7, 2025.

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