Fear and Conditioning
Fear can be a complex response shaped by our experiences. Through years of climbing in risky situations, one has developed a healthier relationship with fear, learning to differentiate between actual danger and perceived threats. While the brain may react differently to stimuli in a controlled environment, true fear should only arise when confronted with real peril. Despite this conditioning, fear remains a constant companion in the climbing world.In this clip
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I have a question about the episodes Erasing Fears & Traumas Based on the Modern Neuroscience of Fear | Huberman Lab Podcast #49 and Understanding Fear Responses. In the episode The Neuroscience of Optimal Performance: Dr. Andrew Huberman | Rich Roll Podcast, Andrew talks about a process to erase fear and traumas, where he states 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 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?
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