Rewiring Fear Responses
Fear and trauma can be effectively addressed by not only extinguishing negative memories but also by attaching positive experiences to them. Current treatments, such as SSRIs and benzodiazepines, often provide indirect relief without directly targeting the neurobiology of fear. Understanding the mechanisms behind fear responses is crucial for developing more effective therapies that engage the brain's fear circuits.In this clip
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Erasing Fears & Traumas Based on the Modern Neuroscience of Fear | Huberman Lab Podcast #49
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Andrew talks about a process to erase fear and traumas, and he says that first you need to extinguish the fear or trauma by retelling the narrative. The whole point of that is to diminish the physiological response, right? 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?
In the episode Surprising Signs of Anxiety and How to Heal It | The Mel Robbins Podcast and the clip Healing Through Sensation, Andrew talks about a process to erase fear and traumas. He says that first you need to extinguish the fear or trauma by retelling the narrative. The whole point of that is to diminish the physiological response, right? 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 some 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?
I have a question about this episode 5 Key Steps To Building A NON-ANXIOUS Life With Dr. John Delony | Mind Pump 2177 and the clip Anxiety and Storytelling. Andrew talks about a process to erase fear and traumas, stating that first you need to extinguish the fear or trauma by retelling the narrative. The whole point of that is to diminish the physiological response, right? 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?