Emotional Resolution Process
Helen shares a powerful approach to managing emotions by recognizing physical symptoms and making conscious decisions. Instead of relying on traditional relaxation techniques, she emphasizes the importance of dropping into a "blank screen" state to process feelings effectively. This method not only alleviates immediate physiological responses but also helps prevent the recurrence of emotional triggers.In this clip
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Use Neuroscience to Retrain Your Brain and Make Better Life Choices. With Dr. Helen McKibben
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 and every time they see the spider or get activated through some trigger, they use breathwork to calm the body immediately after being triggered, 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? For example, if a person had a traumatic experience with a spider, but 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?