A YouTube video (Dr. Don Wood) explaining a memory-reprocessing technique to reduce anxiety and panic attacks by decreasing the sensory intensity of traumatic memories. The method preserves the memory for learning but strips the vivid, high-definition sensory elements so it no longer activates the nervous system.
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We're going to reset that data, that memory, into the same format as to what you ate for dinner last night. So all the intensity and brightness and intensity will be taken out. So think about the wizard of Oz. It was originally shot in black and white, and then they digitized it and colorized it. We're going to do the opposite. We're going to take that high definition colorized, and get it back into a black and white file. So here's the best part. You may have had a bad experience in your lifetime. The you can learn from so that you don't end up having to repeat. That's the positive side of the memory. The negative side of the memory is the way it stores it in high definition and then it activates your nervous system. So I'm going to help you with the best of both worlds. We're not going to get rid of the memory so you still have access to it. So you can use it as a tool, as a resource to protect you against making those mistakes again. But it's not going to activate your nervous system and won't create the anxiety.