Trauma and Identity
Cory explores the intersection of trauma and identity, revealing how childhood experiences shape our narratives. He discusses the impact of acute PTSD, emphasizing that a single event can trigger an explosion of buried trauma. Through his journey in climbing, he reflects on the need for validation and the chaos that fuels his drive to prove his worth.In this clip
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Related Questions
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 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?