Facing Fears
Embracing challenging experiences, like roller coasters or scary movies, can build confidence and resilience. Drawing from personal experiences, the discussion highlights how facing fears repeatedly can make daunting situations feel less intimidating over time. The importance of preparation—mentally and physically—plays a crucial role in managing anxiety, allowing individuals to approach stressful times with a greater sense of calm and empathy for others.In this clip
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How do you create positive experiences for managing fear and anxiety?
I have a question about the episode Josh Waitzkin on Beginner’s Mind, Self Actualization and More | The Tim Ferriss Show and the segment on Embracing Urgency. Andrew talks about a process to erase fear and traumas, stating that you first 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?
I have a question about this episode The Science of Resilience: How You Can Heal From Within | Dr Domenick Sportelli and the clip Overcoming Perceived Threats. Additionally, I have a question about the episode Josh Waitzkin on Beginner’s Mind, Self-Actualization and More | The Tim Ferriss Show and the segment where 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? 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 they see the spider or get activated through some trigger, and immediately after use breathwork to calm the body, would that work like retelling a narrative to extinguish the fear? Did I miss something?