Embracing Anxious Feelings
Tim explores the physical sensations of anxiety, identifying it in his throat and chest. Through a guided conversation, he shifts from anger towards his anxious feelings to a place of empathy, recognizing the anxious part as a scared child seeking understanding. This journey highlights the importance of acknowledging and connecting with our fears rather than pushing them away.In this clip
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Related Questions
If the goal is to diminish the physiological response, then if the 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 the person sees the spider or is activated through some trigger, and immediately after uses breathwork to calm the body, would that work like retelling a narrative to extinguish the fear? Did I miss something?
Andrew talks about a process to erase fear and traumas, stating that you first need to extinguish the fear or trauma by retelling the narrative. The whole point of that is to diminish the physiological response, right?