Understanding Protectors
Gabby explores the concept of protectors in the context of trauma, highlighting how exiled parts of ourselves—often the young, traumatized inner child—struggle to process overwhelming feelings. She distinguishes between two types of protectors: managers and firefighters, focusing on managers who often manifest as anxiety and vigilance. By naming her own managers, she illustrates how these protective mechanisms can serve as a response to past trauma, ultimately influencing behavior and emotional well-being.In this clip
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Related Questions
For example, if a person had a traumatic experience with a spider, and every time they see the spider or get activated through some trigger, they immediately use breathwork to calm their 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 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?
Is it fair to say that the brain can build on traumatic memories, preventing a person from taking actions that could allow them to heal themselves?