Body Memory Dynamics
When individuals experience high threat situations, their bodies may retain those memories as patterns and tensions, especially in environments lacking safety. This can lead to reactions in non-threatening social contexts, where past fears resurface, causing behaviors reminiscent of fleeing from danger. The conversation highlights how these ingrained responses can shape interactions and emotional experiences long after the original threat has passed.In this clip
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Related Questions
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?
For example, if a person had a traumatic experience with a spider, and every time they see the spider or get activated through a trigger, they use breathwork to calm the body immediately after, would that work like retelling a narrative to extinguish the fear?
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?