Why You Get Triggered: The 5 Human Needs Your Nervous System Protects

Why You Get Triggered: The 5 Human Needs Your Nervous System Protects

March 23, 2026 · 34 min · Season 1 · Episode 6

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This episode explores the 5 human priorities that influence our nervous system responses and how they manifest in our lives.

I'm Aleks, a breathwork facilitator, nervous system expert, and the founder of Detox House . Detox House is a portal for nervous system regulation that offers guided nervous system rewiring tools so that you can finally live free of your old, and unnecessary, survival patterns. This episode covers the 5 human priorities which our nervous systems are always trying to protect. We discuss safety, belonging, status, autonomy, and optimization and how they impact nervous system responses. Resources mentioned in the episode: The State Shift Nervous System Rewiring Program (We Start April 23rd) Topics Covered: The 5 human priorities and how they drive reactions in the nervous system Core fears around each of the priorities How defending each priority shows up in your life

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Host: Aleksandra Chojnacka

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Organizations: Detox House

Products: The State Shift Nervous System Rewiring Program

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