Panic and Survival
Panic attacks are a common experience, with millions of Americans likely to encounter them at least once in their lives. The conversation delves into the human condition, highlighting how anxiety has evolved as a survival mechanism, even as it complicates our emotional well-being. Exploring various coping methods, from psychedelics to emotional release, the discussion emphasizes the importance of processing grief and confronting fears.In this clip
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Related Questions
Why do people get panic attacks?
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?
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 their body, would that work like retelling a narrative to extinguish the fear? Did I miss something?