https://gozen.com/stop-the-amygdala-hijack-in-its-tracks/ Helping Kids Thrive Fri, 07 Dec 2018 00:42:54 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://gozen.com/stop-the-amygdala-hijack-in-its-tracks/#comment-1354820 Fri, 07 Dec 2018 00:42:54 +0000 https://gozen.com/?p=2580#comment-1354820 I was afraid to go down the dark hallway to my dark bedroom as a child. I was made to anyway. Now in my 70s I still have claustrophobia and great fear of the dark! And yes of course I know better, but it doesn’t matter.

]]> https://gozen.com/stop-the-amygdala-hijack-in-its-tracks/#comment-325 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 17:12:42 +0000 https://gozen.com/?p=2580#comment-325 This explanation makes total sense to me and will be a big help as I raise my son! He sometimes reacts emotionally to something that’s illogical rather than real. For example, he knows no one has entered our home. We’ve been sitting together in the living room next to the front door all evening. Yet he won’t go to his bedroom, the bathroom or even down the hallway if the lights are off. He says someone might be in our house. Somewhere in his brain, he feels fear despite reality. Thank you for the sharing these tips. I think they will really help as I comfort him.

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