Trash Talk Dynamics
When faced with trash talk, individuals can experience heightened physiological responses like increased heart rate and sweating, indicating stress and anxiety. Developing mental toughness is crucial; it involves self-awareness and self-regulation to manage these reactions effectively. By understanding personal performance needs, one can maintain focus and minimize the impact of distractions, ultimately enhancing performance despite external pressures.In this clip
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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? 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?
In the episode The Mental Game, Part 2 | Dr. Michael Gervais | EntreLeadership and the clip Mastering Emotional Instability, 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?