Breaking Sleep Triggers
A conditioned response can turn your bed into a trigger for anxiety rather than rest. To counter this, it's essential to step away from the bed when you can't sleep, engaging in relaxing activities until you feel sleepy again. This technique, known as stimulus control, helps rebuild your bed's association with sleep, allowing your body to better recognize cues for rest.In this clip
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453: Sleep hacks, jet lag & how to train your circadian rhythm | Psychologist Aric Prather, Ph.D.
Related Questions
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, as discussed in the episode Dr. Matt Walker: Improve Sleep to Boost Mood & Emotional Regulation | Huberman Lab Guest Series and the clip Memory and Emotion?
If a person works to change their physiological response immediately after being triggered, would that over time diminish the physiological response 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 activated through some trigger, and immediately after use breathwork to calm the body, would that work like retelling a narrative to extinguish the fear? This question relates to the concepts discussed in the episode "THIS IS Why Most People Are LAZY & UNMOTIVATED IN LIFE!" | Jordan Peterson & Lewis Howes and the clip Understanding Evil.
I have a question about this episode Dr. Matt Walker: Improve Sleep to Boost Mood & Emotional Regulation | Huberman Lab Guest Series and this Memory and Emotion. 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, 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?