Justin shares the felt experience results of his "Shutdown Experiences Survey." Real people in dorsal vagal shutdown share about their emotions, thoughts, and more. You will get more validation and normalization from this episode. Learn language for your shutdown experiences and ideas on what to do about it.
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0:00 Real People Share Real Experiences of Dorsal Vagal Shutdown (SNB 227)
01:00 the Shutdown Experiences Survey
02:43 Emotions of Shutdown
08:09 Thinking from Shutdown
11:30 Sensations of Shutdown
14:34 Impulses of Shutdown
18:06 What is it like to be in shutdown?
20:09 What's the Solution to Shutdown?
23:14 Outro
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