Dr. Baland Jalal

But then at this point, what's interesting is that these guys, when they listen to the audio script of their encounters of themselves narrating, so they'll listen to themselves saying, oh, I had this experience and this happened and that happened.

their physiological reactions to that, their GSR, their sweating and their heart rate and blood pressure will be as profound as somebody who went to war. So somebody with actual PTSD who went to a war situation, the physiological reactions they have is comparable to somebody who was sleeping in their beds and having sleep paralysis.

their physiological reactions to that, their GSR, their sweating and their heart rate and blood pressure will be as profound as somebody who went to war. So somebody with actual PTSD who went to a war situation, the physiological reactions they have is comparable to somebody who was sleeping in their beds and having sleep paralysis.

their physiological reactions to that, their GSR, their sweating and their heart rate and blood pressure will be as profound as somebody who went to war. So somebody with actual PTSD who went to a war situation, the physiological reactions they have is comparable to somebody who was sleeping in their beds and having sleep paralysis.

So for me, this shows me this might be one of the most interesting phenomenon in the time of science.

So for me, this shows me this might be one of the most interesting phenomenon in the time of science.

So for me, this shows me this might be one of the most interesting phenomenon in the time of science.

Right. Well, so I developed a therapy for sleep paralysis. I don't know. Maybe you're interested in that. I can tell you about that. All right. So it's a four-step solution that I came up with. So from my work around the world, I thought I got to have some method to help these people, right? So... How could I help them? This was my thought. How can I help these guys, right?

Right. Well, so I developed a therapy for sleep paralysis. I don't know. Maybe you're interested in that. I can tell you about that. All right. So it's a four-step solution that I came up with. So from my work around the world, I thought I got to have some method to help these people, right? So... How could I help them? This was my thought. How can I help these guys, right?

Right. Well, so I developed a therapy for sleep paralysis. I don't know. Maybe you're interested in that. I can tell you about that. All right. So it's a four-step solution that I came up with. So from my work around the world, I thought I got to have some method to help these people, right? So... How could I help them? This was my thought. How can I help these guys, right?

And so one thing is that I noticed that, for example, prayer and meditation and prayer and thinking about positive things was helpful. In a lot of instances, people would lay down and think about, you know, whatever God they believe in. And that would actually help them.

And so one thing is that I noticed that, for example, prayer and meditation and prayer and thinking about positive things was helpful. In a lot of instances, people would lay down and think about, you know, whatever God they believe in. And that would actually help them.

And so one thing is that I noticed that, for example, prayer and meditation and prayer and thinking about positive things was helpful. In a lot of instances, people would lay down and think about, you know, whatever God they believe in. And that would actually help them.

So that got me thinking about the attention system and the emotional parts of the brain and how I can bring that into the experience, given that you have limited attentional capacities. And so if you're lying there and thinking about ghosts, because your emotional part of your brain, the amygdala is hyperactive and you know the amygdala,

So that got me thinking about the attention system and the emotional parts of the brain and how I can bring that into the experience, given that you have limited attentional capacities. And so if you're lying there and thinking about ghosts, because your emotional part of your brain, the amygdala is hyperactive and you know the amygdala,

So that got me thinking about the attention system and the emotional parts of the brain and how I can bring that into the experience, given that you have limited attentional capacities. And so if you're lying there and thinking about ghosts, because your emotional part of your brain, the amygdala is hyperactive and you know the amygdala,

has a lot of projections to the visual parts of the brain so it can tell you what to see in the world. So we know this, so it can spill over and penetrate the visual scene. So we don't want that. So I thought, how can I bring in the positive affect to the experience and make it more, you know, more benign? Mm-hmm, mm-hmm. So it has four components. The first component is cognitive reappraisal.

has a lot of projections to the visual parts of the brain so it can tell you what to see in the world. So we know this, so it can spill over and penetrate the visual scene. So we don't want that. So I thought, how can I bring in the positive affect to the experience and make it more, you know, more benign? Mm-hmm, mm-hmm. So it has four components. The first component is cognitive reappraisal.

has a lot of projections to the visual parts of the brain so it can tell you what to see in the world. So we know this, so it can spill over and penetrate the visual scene. So we don't want that. So I thought, how can I bring in the positive affect to the experience and make it more, you know, more benign? Mm-hmm, mm-hmm. So it has four components. The first component is cognitive reappraisal.

You know these terms. Meaning simply you say, look, this is not a monster. This is just the brain. It's not terrifying. Let me change my thoughts about it. So that's the first point. You do that when the experience strikes. And you close your eyes just to filter any visual inputs out.