Embracing Change
Navigating the journey of self-discovery can feel daunting, especially when faced with emotional numbness. The first step towards healing often begins with recognizing the need for change, which can bring a sense of relief. Addressing physiological imbalances is crucial, as they contribute to feelings of unsafety, allowing individuals to reconnect with their emotions and ultimately find a path to safety and well-being.In this clip
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130. Choosing to Heal with Dr. Kelly Brogan
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How do negative experiences, such as being told at a young age or into adulthood how we should feel (e.g., feeling ashamed or not being allowed to feel sad), get encoded into our brains, and how does not having permission to feel our real, biological emotions impact our future decisions? This was discussed in the episode Tools for Overcoming Substance & Behavioral Addictions | Ryan Soave, the episode #614: Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life, the clip Embracing Pain's Gift from the episode Dr. Marc Brackett: How to Increase Your Emotional Intelligence, and the clip Permission to Feel.
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?