Emotional Ownership
Rangan emphasizes the importance of taking ownership of our emotional responses, particularly during challenging times. By reflecting on triggers and understanding the root causes of our reactions, we can break free from unhealthy patterns and avoid the cycle of blame. This empowering approach encourages individuals to cultivate resilience and make conscious choices, even in the face of trauma.In this clip
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The Key Strategies Of Behaviour Change - Dr Rangan Chatterjee (4K)
Related Questions
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?
If the goal is to diminish the physiological response, would changing the physiological response immediately after being triggered over time also diminish the response and 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 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?
Is it fair to say that the brain can build on traumatic memories, preventing a person from taking actions that could allow them to heal themselves, as discussed in the episodes Something Scary Happened The Other Day and I Wanted To Talk To You About It | Mel Robbins Podcast and 478: Are you metabolizing your trauma? | Functional medicine expert Will Cole, D.C., along with the clip Trauma Response?