Managing Emotions On Demand
Bill shares how practicing dealing with small annoyances helped him navigate the intense emotions of losing his father with compassion. The connection between staying present and handling difficult situations is highlighted, showing the power of mindfulness in managing emotions effectively.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?
For example, if a person had a traumatic experience with a spider, but every time the person sees the spider or gets activated through some trigger, and immediately after uses breathwork to calm the body, would that work like retelling a narrative to extinguish the fear?
Is it fair to say that the brain can build on traumatic memories, preventing a person from taking actions that could allow them to heal themselves?