Our brain is wired in a way we can never understand unless an expert decodes for you. Dr. Jaban Moore walks us through every parts of how your brain responds to emotions, and affects you later. Read on…
Have you ever wondered why some people hold onto grudges for years? Neuroscientists may have finally nailed the answer. In a recent Instagram post, Dr. Jaban Moore, a functional medicine doctor, shares a fascinating insight on how neuroscientists in the past have discovered how our brains are wired to forget facts, but not emotions.
Maybe because of breakups of relationships, friendship, traumatic memories, etc, we’ve all been affected in some ways or the other in some areas of our life, and this is exactly what the doctor tries to explain in his recent post about “why a single painful moment can shape one’s belief for a decade.”
Explaining why it becomes difficult for you to forget certain things in life, Dr. Moore details in the text post, “This is because emotional memory is processed through the amygdala, not the rational prefrontal cortex. When something feels dangerous or threatening, your brain tags it as important for survival and locks it in.
“You might forget the details. But your nervous system remembers how it felt. The shame. The fear. The helplessness. That emotional charge sticks and can get retriggered years later. This is why people overreact to “small” things. They’re not reacting to the present. They’re reacting to unresolved emotions that got wired into their system a long time ago.
Your Nervous System Emotions You May Not Remember
Dr. Moore said, “Your brain is wired to prioritize emotional intensity over factual detail. That’s why a single moment, one look, one comment, one experience, can stick with you for years, long after the memory itself fades. You might not remember exactly what happened, but your nervous system remembers how it felt.”
How To Heal From Hurting Emotions?
“You can’t logic your way out of emotional memory. You have to feel it in a safe, regulated environment, so your brain can finally stop interpreting it as a threat. The healing work isn’t about forgetting.
It’s about giving your nervous system new evidence: that what happened isn’t happening anymore. That you are safe now,” Dr. Moore said.
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