Understanding Trauma
Trauma often leaves individuals grappling with a disjointed narrative and confusion about responsibility. Enhancing our understanding of these experiences can activate the prefrontal cortex, fostering neuroplasticity that allows for better emotional regulation. By constructing coherent narratives, we can not only process past events more effectively but also improve our emotional responses moving forward.In this clip
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A Science-Supported Journaling Protocol to Improve Mental & Physical Health
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What does Andrew Huberman say about neuroplasticity and traumatic events?
Does the statement "Dr. Andrew Huberman explains that when the Prefrontal Cortex and amygdala are in overdrive, this causes us to stress over things others might ignore" broadly correspond to what he says in the episode A Science-Supported Journaling Protocol to Improve Mental & Physical Health and the clip Trauma and the Brain?
I have a question about this episode The Neuroscience of Optimal Performance: Dr. Andrew Huberman | Rich Roll Podcast and this Understanding Trauma's Roots. 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?