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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
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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.