Social Connection's Impact
Social connection plays a crucial role in mitigating the effects of trauma and fear, as it can reduce levels of Tachykinin, a molecule linked to anxiety and aggression. Engaging with trusted individuals, whether through conversation or shared experiences, helps counteract the amplifying effects of social isolation on trauma. This underscores the importance of maintaining supportive relationships during personal healing journeys.In this clip
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Erasing Fears & Traumas Based on the Modern Neuroscience of Fear | Huberman Lab Podcast #49
Related Questions
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 Dr. David Anderson: The Biology of Aggression, Mating, & Arousal | Huberman Lab Podcast #89 and the clip Tachykinins and Aggression, 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?
I have a question about this episode: episode\[Erasing Fears & Traumas Based on the Modern Neuroscience of Fear | Huberman Lab Podcast #49]{sid=doc\_1953} and this clip: clip\[Social Connection's Impact]{sid=chunk\_50235}. In the episode Dr. David Anderson: The Biology of Aggression, Mating, & Arousal | Huberman Lab Podcast #89 and the clip Tachykinins and Aggression, 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?