Balancing Perception and Reality
Chris explores the complexities of our emotional responses, emphasizing that feelings may not always reflect reality. He discusses how physiological states can mislead us without proper cognitive appraisal, illustrating this with examples of how our bodies react in different situations. The conversation highlights the importance of understanding and managing these responses for better emotional balance.In this clip
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Am I right to think that if a fear response happens in my body and I am able to immediately afterward act on it by using breathwork like physiological sighing to calm the body and controlling my thoughts to reinforce a non-threat, non-fear-based thought, I would be in the optimal window for neuroplasticity to occur and to break the trigger-fear response pattern, as discussed in the episode What Your Brain Does in an Emergency & Solitude Vs Loneliness and the clip Overcoming Stress Responses?