Embracing Anxiety
Anxiety is a natural part of being human, especially in communication scenarios like cold calls. Rather than fighting it, embracing anxiety can lead to greater confidence and effective responses. The conversation highlights the importance of recognizing anxiety as an ally in high-stakes situations, promoting a mindset of acceptance and preparation.In this clip
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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? 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, and every time they see the spider or get activated through some trigger, they immediately use breathwork to calm their body, would that work like retelling a narrative to extinguish the fear? Did I miss something?
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?