Emotional vs. Physical Safety
Charan and Lewis explore the intriguing connection between emotional and physical safety, highlighting how psychological fears can mimic physical threats. They discuss the impact of social interactions and online experiences on our emotional responses, emphasizing that our fight or flight reactions can be triggered by memories rather than real danger. Ultimately, the conversation reveals the complex interplay between our mental narratives and our physiological responses.In this clip
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Related Questions
If the goal is to diminish the physiological response, then if a person works to change their physiological response immediately after being triggered, would that over time also diminish the physiological response and therefore break the conditioning? For example, if a person had a traumatic experience with a spider, but every time they see the spider or get activated through a trigger, and immediately after use breathwork to calm the body, would that work like retelling a narrative to extinguish the fear? Did I miss something?
If the goal is to diminish the physiological response, then if the person works to change their physiological response immediately after being triggered, would that over time also diminish the physiological response and therefore break the conditioning? Am I right? For example, if a person had a traumatic experience with a spider, but every time the person sees the spider or gets activated through some trigger, and immediately after uses breathwork to calm the body, would that work like retelling a narrative to extinguish the fear? Did I miss something?
If the goal is to diminish the physiological response, would changing the physiological response immediately after being triggered over time also diminish the response and break the conditioning? For example, if a person had a traumatic experience with a spider, but every time they see the spider or get activated through a trigger, and immediately after use breathwork to calm the body, would that work like retelling a narrative to extinguish the fear? Did I miss something?