Transforming Nightmares
A fascinating discussion unfolds around the concept of using cues during sleep to alter recurring nightmares. The power of rehearsal before sleep is highlighted as a potential tool for dreamers to confront their fears. Insights into the emotional mechanics of REM sleep suggest that this state may serve as an unconventional form of trauma therapy, allowing individuals to engage with their nightmares while managing emotional intensity.In this clip
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I have a question about the episode Dr. Matt Walker: The Science of Dreams, Nightmares & Lucid Dreaming | Huberman Lab Guest Series and this clip Rewriting Nightmares. 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?
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