Finding a proper balance between the emotional and rational brain is pivotal. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy is frequently successful in helping people discover and maintain the balance between rational and emotional thoughts, as well to challenge fixed beliefs. In conjunction with cognitive processing, altering the body’s physiology is necessary in order to physical turn off the threat signals that are present. Having a balanced autonomic nervous system is what allows people to calmly access emotionally complex situations. This type of effective arousal modulation gives people control over how they respond in situations that often feel out of control. A poorly functioning autonomic nervous system, or one that is out of balance makes individuals more susceptible to depression, and PTSD. Research shows that a variety of techniques including meditation, mindfulness, yoga can be effective in increasing positive arousal modulation, thus allowing trauma survivors to access their emotions in a healthy
Finding a proper balance between the emotional and rational brain is pivotal. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy is frequently successful in helping people discover and maintain the balance between rational and emotional thoughts, as well to challenge fixed beliefs. In conjunction with cognitive processing, altering the body’s physiology is necessary in order to physical turn off the threat signals that are present. Having a balanced autonomic nervous system is what allows people to calmly access emotionally complex situations. This type of effective arousal modulation gives people control over how they respond in situations that often feel out of control. A poorly functioning autonomic nervous system, or one that is out of balance makes individuals more susceptible to depression, and PTSD. Research shows that a variety of techniques including meditation, mindfulness, yoga can be effective in increasing positive arousal modulation, thus allowing trauma survivors to access their emotions in a healthy