Category: Neuroscience

• Beyond the Edge: How Trauma Shifts Hyperarousal, Hypoarousal, and Your Tolerance Zone

  

  The “Window of Tolerance” is your calm zone—where you cope well. Trauma shrinks it, pushing you into hyperarousal (fight-flight, wired) or hypoarousal (shutdown, numb). These states, wired into the subconscious, dodge conscious control, driving automatic reactions like panic or detachment. Healing targets this hidden layer, where trauma’s echoes linger beyond willpower’s reach, reshaping responses at…

  Liana West

  April 14, 2025

  Betrayal Trauma, Neuroscience, Trauma

  dodge conscious control, driving automatic reactions like panic or detachment. Healing targets this hidden layer, numb). These states, pushing you into hyperarousal (fight-flight, reshaping responses from within., The “Window of Tolerance” is your calm zone—where you cope well. Trauma shrinks it, where trauma’s echoes linger beyond willpower’s reach, wired into the subconscious, wired) or hypoarousal (shutdown

• The Science of Hypnosis – fMRI & EEG Studies

  

  Recent brain imaging studies using fMRI and EEG confirm that hypnosis creates measurable changes in brain function. These include reduced cognitive control, enhanced mind-body communication, and decreased self-criticism. Such changes validate hypnosis as a distinct brain state—beyond simple relaxation or placebo—and explain its effectiveness in pain relief, behavioral change, and emotional healing.

  Liana West

  April 9, 2025

  FAQs, Neuroscience

  accelerated therapy, altered states, brain imaging, EEG, fMRI, health, hypnosis research, hypnotherapy, mental health, mental-health, mind body connection, mindfulness, mindset shift, Neuroscience, pain management, psychology, subconscious mind, therapy works, trauma recovery