The End of Anxiety, PTSD, & Phobias | Merel Kindt

YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5hmTyu_dt4What if Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind was true? Merel Kindt is a psychologist, her research is concerned with neurobiological and psychological processes of fear mechanisms in the treatment of anxiety and related disorders.- *New* TOE Website (early access to episodes): https://theoriesofeverything.org/- Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE- PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast...- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b9...- Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeveryt...LINKS MENTIONED:- Merel Kindt "Cure for Fear" mini-docu series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pM3G6...TIMESTAMPS:00:00:00 Introduction00:02:35 Extinguishing fear00:09:30 Destabilizing memory traces 00:13:50 Locating where fear arises00:16:43 Protein synthesis & irrational fears00:19:21 Suppressing innate fears00:28:12 "Imaginary" exposure & Beta-blockers are key00:34:34 Can we remove happiness?00:47:16 Is trauma necessary to overcome phobias?00:56:06 This eliminates disgust01:04:10 Future challenges of fear extinction work