Fear and the Amygdala
The discussion dives into the role of the amygdala, our brain's fear center, and how it can trigger disproportionate responses to perceived threats. As life becomes more complex, the ability to manage fear can become challenging, leading to heightened anxiety. Insights are shared on how to differentiate between rational and irrational fears, and the potential for these challenges to develop at any stage in life.In this clip
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I have a question about the episode How To Free Yourself From Fear and Anxiety of the Amygdala | Dr Mindy & John Demartini and the clip Balancing Perceptions. I also have a question about the episode Why You Feel So Anxious All The Time - Dr Russell Kennedy | Modern Wisdom Podcast 563 and the clip Memory and Trauma. 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 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 they see the spider or get activated through a 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?
I have a question about this episode How To Free Yourself From Fear and Anxiety of the Amygdala | Dr Mindy & John Demartini and this Balancing Perceptions In the episode Restructure your BRAIN using your THOUGHTS | Dr. Caroline Leaf - MP Podcast #113 and this Calming the Amygdala. Andrew talks about a process to erase fear and traumas, and he says 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 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?