Therapy and Mindfulness
Denial can be a temporary coping mechanism, but for those grappling with intrusive thoughts or trauma, strategies like cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness may offer more effective solutions. The interplay between mental and physical health is undeniable; expectations can significantly influence our experience of pain and symptoms, highlighting the brain's powerful role in our overall well-being.In this clip
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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 uses breathwork to calm the body, would that work like retelling a narrative to extinguish the fear?
Does this make sense or align with what Andrew Huberman discussed about erasing fear and trauma and the process required to do that? Can you explain to me the similarities and why meditation seems to work, even though people aren't actually retelling the narrative of the trauma over and over?