Introduction: Traditional psychological models often struggle to explain the deep roots of psychosomatic suffering and the impact of macro-environmental stressors like climate change. The rise of "eco-anxiety" highlights the need for a framework that connects environmental instability to individual and social behavior.
Purpose: This presentation introduces Second Brain Psychology (SBP) as a novel theoretical and clinical model to understand this connection. The purpose is to demonstrate how SBP provides a neurobiological explanation for the link between climate-induced anxiety, maladaptive behaviors such as compulsive accumulation, and resulting social conflict.
Method: The SBP model is a dynamic framework integrating over 24 years of clinical practice with more than 1,135 cases. It posits that the enteric nervous system (the "second brain") is the seat of the unconscious, where unresolved emotional memories are stored. The methodology involves diagnosing the individual's "Emotional Matrix" and using targeted protocols to dissolve these somatic memories, drawing on evidence from neuroscience and clinical narrative.
Results: Clinical application of SBP demonstrates a significant resolution of anxiety, panic, and psychosomatic symptoms. Case studies show that by strengthening the individual's "inner filter," the method enhances resilience to both personal and environmental stressors. The model successfully predicts how visceral insecurity can lead to a compensatory drive for external security (accumulation).
Conclusions: The SBP framework offers a powerful diagnostic tool for some of the most pressing social pathologies of our time. By understanding the gut-brain axis response to environmental threat, we can develop new therapeutic and social interventions aimed at the root cause of our collective unease, rather than merely its symptoms.