Fear Retelling Process
Speaking in detail about traumatic experiences can reduce the physiological response to fear over time, transforming a once terrifying event into a less impactful narrative. This process, known as fear extinction, is essential in therapies like cognitive behavioral therapy, where the recounting helps uncouple the threat reflex from the memory. Trust between the individual and their support system plays a crucial role in this therapeutic journey, whether through face-to-face sessions or journaling.In this clip
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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?
I have a question about a process Dr. Andrew Huberman discusses to erase fear and traumas in his episodes LIVE EVENT Q\&A: Dr. Andrew Huberman Question & Answer in Melbourne, AU and Understanding Childhood Trauma, as well as in The Neuroscience of Optimal Performance: Dr. Andrew Huberman | Rich Roll Podcast and Understanding Trauma's Roots. He mentions that the first step is to extinguish the fear or trauma by retelling the narrative, with the goal of diminishing the physiological response. If the goal is to diminish the physiological response, would changing the physiological response immediately after being triggered also help diminish the physiological response over time and break the conditioning? For example, if a person had a traumatic experience with a spider and used breathwork to calm the body immediately after being triggered, would that work like retelling a narrative to extinguish the fear? Did I miss something?
In the episode 838: Classic ACP Why Avoidance and Aversion Don't Help With Anxiety and the clip Changing Anxiety Perspectives, 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 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? Am I right? 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?