New Consciousness Review Summer 2016 | Page 22

INSPIRATION HEALTH It’s natural and useful to be fearful when facing a dangerous situation. It allows us to react accordingly, to have the necessary strength and reflexes to protect ourselves quickly. Unreal fears Unfortunately most fears experienced fall in the unreal category, as they aren’t ensuing from any real danger. They are rather the consequence of our human imagination not being used properly. The brain can’t differentiate between a real fear and an unreal one. In both occasions it reacts as described above. However, because there is no real threat, the adrenaline secreted becomes a sort of poison that flows through the entire system because no amount of physical effort is exerted to consume it. As for the suprarenal glands, the more they are put to use, the more they tire, wear out and they eventually won’t respond as quickly in case of real danger. The body will no longer have the sufficient amount of glucose – or energy – necessary to face a real danger appropriately. This explains why a person gets panicky or becomes powerless when facing a dangerous or threatening situation. The human imagination should be used to make us feel good and not to feel bad by creating all 22 | New Consciousness Review The brain can’t differentiate between a real fear and an unreal one. In both occasions it reacts as described above. kinds of unfounded fears. How do we develop such fears? Our imagination is part of our intellect and is influenced by our mental beliefs, which were mostly created during our childhood following some painful experiences whether they were experienced, observed or learned. In all cases, we have associated these experiences with pain and have developed the fear that they might occur again. Here are a few examples of unreal fears at the physical, emotional and mental levels, which cause no real danger and again, were all created by one’s imagination.