Men, here's how you can shut down your emotional brain & break any habit ;
Have you observed a lizard?
All it does is fight, flee, feed, freeze..
or fuck.
Why does this happen?
Understand this and unlock the secrets to QUIT any ADDICTION without relapse
Let me explain…
All it does is fight, flee, feed, freeze..
or fuck.
Why does this happen?
Understand this and unlock the secrets to QUIT any ADDICTION without relapse
Let me explain…
If you’re running through a trail in the woods and you come upon a snake,
There are just three things the snake will do.
It’ll attack you (fight),
It’ll slither away (flee)
It’ll stay very still and hope you pass without seeing it (freeze).
Why? and so what?
There are just three things the snake will do.
It’ll attack you (fight),
It’ll slither away (flee)
It’ll stay very still and hope you pass without seeing it (freeze).
Why? and so what?
In the 60’s the ‘Triune Brain’ theory was proposed by Mc’lean.
He said..
The human brain is organized into a hierarchy, The three regions being
✅ Reptilian or Primal (Basal Ganglia)
✅ Paleomammalian or Emotional (Limbic System)
✅ Neomammalian or Rational (Neocortex)
He said..
The human brain is organized into a hierarchy, The three regions being
✅ Reptilian or Primal (Basal Ganglia)
✅ Paleomammalian or Emotional (Limbic System)
✅ Neomammalian or Rational (Neocortex)
When in danger and must respond quickly, the reptilian structure is aroused, & releases chemicals throughout the body.
When we encounter triggers, the limbic system is stimulated and creates our experience of emotions.
When making decisions, the neocortex is engaged.
When we encounter triggers, the limbic system is stimulated and creates our experience of emotions.
When making decisions, the neocortex is engaged.
Overtime this theory has evolved..
But, you can use this understanding to quit addictions..
Pay attention, let me explain..
The reptilian-limbic system is much more powerful than we humans credit it to be..
I will give you an example with a client of mine.. Call him Rex.
But, you can use this understanding to quit addictions..
Pay attention, let me explain..
The reptilian-limbic system is much more powerful than we humans credit it to be..
I will give you an example with a client of mine.. Call him Rex.
Rex had a porn habit.. He just couldn't quit..
I built custom systems for him to follow and he did everything right.
Until.. he had a couple of free hours on his hand - immediate relapse.
It was frustrating for him and surprising to me
I just couldn't see why
Until..
I built custom systems for him to follow and he did everything right.
Until.. he had a couple of free hours on his hand - immediate relapse.
It was frustrating for him and surprising to me
I just couldn't see why
Until..
..he said “I feel like i’m in the zone and then I just can’t stop myself’’
Then it all clicked.. The zone he was talking about was his limbic system taking over
Over his decade of porn abuse he had made this subconscious connection - boredom = porn
Then it all clicked.. The zone he was talking about was his limbic system taking over
Over his decade of porn abuse he had made this subconscious connection - boredom = porn
This was so deeply ingrained in him that any free time automatically triggered him..
Idleness - emotional trigger - limbic brain active - no control over thought - relapse
This was the loop he was in
How to fix this?
Idleness - emotional trigger - limbic brain active - no control over thought - relapse
This was the loop he was in
How to fix this?
The Limbic System is the part of the brain involved in behavioral and emotional responses.
Especially survival based like eating, reproduction, and reacting to harm..
When your Limbic System is turned on you can’t reason, think things through or hear suggestions.
BUT..
Especially survival based like eating, reproduction, and reacting to harm..
When your Limbic System is turned on you can’t reason, think things through or hear suggestions.
BUT..
It can be changed.
This is what I did for Rex and you can do it too..
Rex’s brain associated idleness as a trigger. It triggered emotions that activated his limbic system and he went into fight or flight.. And his brain chose flight..
This is what I did for Rex and you can do it too..
Rex’s brain associated idleness as a trigger. It triggered emotions that activated his limbic system and he went into fight or flight.. And his brain chose flight..
.. He avoided confronting his urges by simply fleeing into his world of porn as an automatic response
I identified this as the bottle neck for this relapsing
And we decided to start fixing this first..
How?
Read on..
I identified this as the bottle neck for this relapsing
And we decided to start fixing this first..
How?
Read on..
First we need to stop his fall back into his lizard brain and learn to tap into his prefrontal cortex that is logical and understands reasoning..
I did this by making him follow simple exercises. Nothing complex, just some mind work from Aurelius and other stoics..
I did this by making him follow simple exercises. Nothing complex, just some mind work from Aurelius and other stoics..
My goal was to help him build awareness of the point just before he went into the zone ( limbic system activation)
You can train this with awareness training exercise, grounding exercises and meditation..
That's what we did for Rex.
Let me explain..
You can train this with awareness training exercise, grounding exercises and meditation..
That's what we did for Rex.
Let me explain..
For one week we kept a log of how he felt when he had the need to escape into porn..
Noticed the time of day and any other defining characteristics.
Simply to identify patterns and triggers
Next, with the data in hand I helped him retrain his mind..
Noticed the time of day and any other defining characteristics.
Simply to identify patterns and triggers
Next, with the data in hand I helped him retrain his mind..
To help him reorient to the present reality or here and now,
We used a combination of Stoic exercises, breathwork, meditation and simple awareness training..
Here is one of the exercises Rex practised everyday,
He used it to stop giving into his limbic system..
We used a combination of Stoic exercises, breathwork, meditation and simple awareness training..
Here is one of the exercises Rex practised everyday,
He used it to stop giving into his limbic system..
I told him to do this,
Next time he has idle time..make himself a non alcoholic drink..
Could be anything.. A cup of tea, a protein shake, lemonade..
As he was drinking, he was to focus on the taste and nothing but
Is it sour, sweet, bitter, warm, cold
Slowly
Next time he has idle time..make himself a non alcoholic drink..
Could be anything.. A cup of tea, a protein shake, lemonade..
As he was drinking, he was to focus on the taste and nothing but
Is it sour, sweet, bitter, warm, cold
Slowly
What this did for him was simply Orient him to the present and the logical..
By being aware of the taste and the drink he took control over his mind and forced it to keep his prefrontal cortex activated..
This helped him stay away from being emotionally triggered and relapse..
By being aware of the taste and the drink he took control over his mind and forced it to keep his prefrontal cortex activated..
This helped him stay away from being emotionally triggered and relapse..
With simple systems like this, I was able to help Rex retrain his mind to not give into his triggers..
Now this didn't happen in a day.. it took us close to 10 weeks to fully fix this issue
But it was fixed for good because we addressed the underlying causes..
Now this didn't happen in a day.. it took us close to 10 weeks to fully fix this issue
But it was fixed for good because we addressed the underlying causes..
Over time, just like rex you will learn your triggers and build enough awareness to redirect your brain from the emotional to the rational..
No more relapse
Now remember..
Nothing we did here involved willpower
Its all systems and science
This is my speciality
No more relapse
Now remember..
Nothing we did here involved willpower
Its all systems and science
This is my speciality
If you're a working professional looking to,
> Break any addiction
> Optimize your brain chemistry
> Recover from dopamine abuse
> Beat procrastination & learn focus
> Completely transform your life
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> Break any addiction
> Optimize your brain chemistry
> Recover from dopamine abuse
> Beat procrastination & learn focus
> Completely transform your life
Apply on Projectphalanx.co
Guaranteed results or don't pay
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