Physiology and Awareness
Exploring the intricate relationship between physiology and thought, the discussion highlights how strong physical responses can lead to the creation of narratives that explain our feelings. By cultivating awareness through practices like meditation and utilizing tools like a new app, one can better manage these physiological reactions, leading to less reactivity in challenging conversations. This journey emphasizes the importance of recognizing bodily sensations as a key to understanding and navigating emotional experiences.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? Am I right? 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? Did I miss something?
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 the 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, would working to change that response immediately after being triggered over time also 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 a trigger, they use breathwork to calm the body, would that work like retelling a narrative to extinguish the fear? Did I miss something?