The way to retrain or recondition the bodyguard is to retake control of the body's nervous system. When the bodyguard cannot usurp the body through sleep or distractions, the conscious ego-mind is returned to its rightful place at the steering wheel.
~ http://web.wellness-institute.org/blog/bid/305799/Hypnotherapy-Applications-Complex-Trauma-and-Complex-PTSD
Just waking up now but will def read this later, thanks candid!