Understanding Snap Responses
R. Douglas Fields explains how our brain processes information and gives emotional cues to protect us from threats. He discusses how understanding the mechanism behind snapping is the first step to controlling it and preventing inappropriate responses. The L.I.F.E.M.O.R.T.S. mnemonic can help identify triggers and disarm inappropriate firing of these triggers.In this clip
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543: R. Douglas Fields | Understanding Why We Snap
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 they see the spider or get activated through a 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?
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?