Reacting to the Future
Our habitual reactions often lead us to respond emotionally rather than thoughtfully, resulting in counterproductive outcomes. By taking just a few seconds to pause and ask ourselves what outcome we truly desire, we can shift our focus from past triggers to future goals. This simple practice encourages mindful responses, allowing us to regain control and act with intention rather than impulse.In this clip
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Is it true that the nervous system needs a different input at the right time to change a reaction, as discussed in the episode How to Break Free From Your Past with Mel Robbins and the clip Triggers and Trauma? For example, if a person has a fear or phobia and their body becomes reactive when they encounter a trigger, would a solution be to try to calm the body with breathwork at that moment? Would this approach provide a different input to the nervous system so that over time it stops being activated by the original trigger? Is this how Pavlov's dogs experiment is used as a tool for changing the nervous system's responses?
If a person works to change their physiological response immediately after being triggered, would that over time diminish the physiological response and break the conditioning? For example, if a person had a traumatic experience with a spider and 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?
If a person works to change their physiological response immediately after being triggered, would that over time diminish the physiological response and break the conditioning? For example, if a person had a traumatic experience with a spider and 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? This question relates to the concepts discussed in the episode "THIS IS Why Most People Are LAZY & UNMOTIVATED IN LIFE!" | Jordan Peterson & Lewis Howes and the clip Understanding Evil.