Das gefrorene Herz – Wie frühes Trauma unsere Emotionen blockiert

The Hidden Logic of Emotional Blocks – How Past Experiences Imperceptibly Restrict Our Inner Freedom - Prof. Ashok Riehm www.prof-ashok-riehm.de Why are we sometimes unable to feel – even though we want to? Why do we sometimes react coldly, distantly, or overly controlled in relationships – even though we desire closeness? In this video, I explain the psychological and neurobiological logic of emotional blocks: Why they arise, what sustains them – and how they can be resolved without overwhelming us. Emotional blocks are not a weakness. They are the vestiges of our survival intelligence – protective programs developed in childhood to ensure attachment. But what once protected us often prevents us from being alive, connected, and authentic today. I will show you: how the brain dampens emotions to create security (LeDoux, Damasio, Schore, van der Kolk), how attachment trauma and a lack of mirroring alter emotional perception (Bowlby, Fonagy), why control, rationalization, and "strength" are often defense mechanisms (Kohut, Kernberg, Gross), and how old protective patterns can be transformed step by step into emotional freedom (Fosha, Siegel, Herman). 💡 Central themes: The neurobiological basis of emotional blockages Psychodynamic protective logics and double binds Attachment trauma and loss of mentalization Body-oriented paths of integration From survival to experience: How healing really happens