Rerouting Negative Circuits
The conversation delves into the importance of recognizing and reshaping our early emotional circuits that dictate our reactions and expectations. By consciously choosing to replace negative assumptions with positive ones, individuals can create new pathways in their brains, steering away from fear and disappointment. This process is likened to building a new exit ramp on an old highway, emphasizing the power of choice in overcoming ingrained habits and fostering a more optimistic outlook.In this clip
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Encore - Loretta Breuning - Retrain Your Brain to Boost the Happy Chemicals
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? 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?
I'm interested in learning about the process by which people can change their default automatic thoughts, as discussed in the episode 210. Triggers, Pressure, and Stress: Addie Bracy, CMPC on How to Train Your Mind and the clip Overcoming Negative Thought Patterns.