> [!infobox] <s class="aside-in"><em>mentioned in 18 evergreens</em></s> #### [[Our brain actively inhibits us from processing repressed emotions]] [[Triggers activate stored emotional responses for certain situations]], but outside of those situations our brain want's to avoid that [[memory]] at all costs. [[Meditation helps us detach negative attachments]] by getting us past the brain's [[defense-mechanisms]]. - part of:: [[We carry our childhood wounds into adulthood]] - part of:: [[How to process repressed emotions]] ### <hr class="footnote"/> **Status**:: #EVER/SEED *edited January 18, 2022* **Topics**:: [[brain]], [[Neuroscience]], [[Psychology]]