The Neuroscience of Fear - Understanding anxiety, trauma & tools to overcome fears (Lessons from NPD, BPD and ADHD)
Anxiety is built into all our brains, examining the role of trauma in building fear responses helps us understand how to combat fear. We can also learn how trauma manifests in General Anxiety Disorder, Borderline (BPD), Narcissism (NPD) and ADHD.\n\nBy studying the neuroscience of how fear and anxiety work in the brain we understand how life events and trauma shape our perceptions. To overcome the different fears we can learn from strategies required for individuals with specific disorders relating to fear to reduce their emotional reactions.\n\nFear is controlled by 4 main areas in the brain, the Amygdala, the hippocampus, the Pre-Frontal Cortex and the Hypothalamus. They can keep us healthy, alive, and functioning normally. But different life events can cause them to become impaired or over-active in subtle ways causing much greater levels of fear and irrational behaviours.\n\nThe episode explores how fears hold us back and the specific chemistry and biology to creates it and techniques we can learn to rebalance our brain towards more rational thinking and level responses.\n\nTune in to learn how understanding fear can help you master your own mind and improve your life.\n\n\nUpgrade to Premium:\n\U0001f3d6\ufe0f Ad-free listening\n\U0001f918 Support the show\n\U0001f513 Exclusive AMAs and bonus content\n\U0001f4ac Community Discord\n GrowthMindset.Supercast.com\n\n\nSponsors:\n\U0001f959 \U0001f60b Factor: 50% off - code GROWTHMINDSET50 - FactorMeals.com/GrowthMindset50\n\n\U0001f517 \U0001f437 PorkBun: .PRO domain for $1 - code BeAPro24 - PorkBun.com/GrowthMindset24\n\nRecommended Books\n\n\nOur Polyvagal World - Stephen & Seth Porges\n\n\nThe Body Keeps the Score - Bessel Van Der Kolk\n\n\nFeel the Fear and Do it Anyway - Susan Jeffers\n\n\n\nRelated Episodes\n\n\nThe Secrets of Curiosity without Worry: Building Inner-peace with Stephen Porges - 16th Aug 2024\n\n\n\nThe Psychology of Fear, Security & Emotional Intelligence: The Nueroscience of Polyvagal Theory - 13th Aug 2024\n\n\n\nDoing the Difficult Thing: Dr Niall McCann - Director National Park Rescue - 13th June 2019\n\n\n\n\nMeet Sam\n\nFree Call - Schedule Link\n\n\n\nGrowth Mindset Psychology:\nSam Webster explores the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, purpose, and growth through the lens of self-improvement.\n\n\nWatch - YouTube (Growth Mindset)\n\n\n\nWebsite - GrowthMindsetPodcast.com\n\n\n\n\nChapters:\n00:00\xa0Exploring the Neuroscience of Fear\n03:14\xa0The Brain's Fear Circuitry\n06:16\xa0The Role of Neuroception\n09:43\xa0The Four Core Fears\n12:21\xa0Trauma and Its Impact on Fear\n19:41\xa0Understanding General Anxiety Disorder\n22:13\xa0Techniques for Managing Anxiety and Fear\n25:51\xa0Understanding Borderline Personality Disorder\n27:13\xa0The Neuroscience Behind BPD\n31:20\xa0Understanding Narcissistic Personality Disorder\n33:10\xa0Lessons on Ego for All of Us\n36:44\xa0ADHD and the Struggle to Mange Fear and Focus\n39:19\xa0Strategies for Harnessing ADHD &Personal Experiences\n45:12\xa0Concluding Thoughts on Fear\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices