Body and Trauma
Prentis explores the intricate connection between our physiological responses and psychological experiences, emphasizing how even seemingly non-threatening conversations can trigger deep-seated bodily reactions. He highlights that our bodies can carry patterns from past experiences, influencing how we navigate social interactions today. This understanding invites a deeper awareness of how we protect ourselves and seek belonging in various situations.In this clip
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Related Questions
If the goal is to diminish the physiological response to a trigger, would changing the physiological response immediately after being triggered also diminish the response over time and break the conditioning? For example, if a person had a traumatic experience with a spider and every time they see the spider or get triggered, they use breathwork to calm their body, would that work like retelling a narrative to extinguish the fear? Did I miss something in my understanding of the concepts discussed in the episode Dr. David Spiegel: Using Hypnosis to Enhance Health & Performance | Huberman Lab Podcast #60 and the clip Transformative Mental States?
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? 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?
If the goal is to diminish the physiological response to trauma, would changing a person's physiological response immediately after being triggered 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 some trigger, they immediately use breathwork to calm the body, would that work like retelling a narrative to extinguish the fear? Did I miss something in the episode Dr. David Spiegel: Using Hypnosis to Enhance Health & Performance | Huberman Lab Podcast #60 and the clip Confronting Trauma?