FEAR NOT
"you shall be hated of all men for my name's sake but there shall not an hair of your head perish. In your patience possess ye your souls . . .
there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;
Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
We hear a scream and instantly, without conscious thought, our autonomic nervous system sends a signal from our senses to the fear center of the brain, the amygdala.
Hormones such as cortisol and adrenaline jump-start our body -- the heart starts to race, breathing comes more quickly and sweat breaks out. We're ready to flee or fight.
People are hard-wired to respond to danger.
A split second later, through an entirely different channel, more information arrives in the brain, and we must decide: Is the threat real? We decide, we act, and after the threat is over, our system calms down. Problem solved. We're back to normal.
Chronic fear can cripple rational thought and cause long-term health issues . . . if we're on constant guard, stress begins to take its toll. First, we don't think as clearly, with fear overcoming our ability to reason.
Other parts of the brain can activate, such as the fronto-striatal-thalamic brain circuit, which triggers obsessive thinking, or the anterior cingulate cortex, which can put us in a constant state of alertness. - Sandee LaMotte
Fear is a complex psychophysiological emotional experience that results in alterations in mood, temperament, motivation and personality, over time, the chronic experience of fear can morph into serious psychological distress that eventually may develop into a mental disorder. -
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