It’s a stormy night out and the wind is hollowing, it’s dark, and the heat lighting is making the sky eerie. You are watching a movie that is not very conducive to pleasant thoughts. Your imagination is already in high gear and you begin to hear a random thump just outside the window, right behind the couch you are curled up on. You brush it off as the wind at first, but the unsettling randomness of the thuds weighs on your conscious. The lights begin to flicker and before you can scramble off the couch to get a flashlight, they go completely out. You are now officially unnerved, but before you know it your front door flies open smashing against the doorframe. Now, ever muscle of your body is tensed up, your heart is racing with your breathing in second place.
For a quick millisecond, you blame the storm coming in but recall the random thumping. Your mind begins to think someone else in the house with you, a stranger. Your previous body functions already in high gear race faster and your muscles tighten so tight you swear your chest is going to collapse. You feel you are in danger. This is your body’s natural fight or flight response; it is your animalistic natural survival mechanism.
In reality, it was just the wind from the storm that caused all the fear, that and the help of some creative film directors. The fight or flight response is a result of a chain reaction that goes on in your brain. It begins with some stressful stimuli - in the scenario given, it was a combination of stimuli that created the ultimate fear. The stressful stimulus ends with a release of chemicals that cause the racing heart, fast breathing, and tightening of the muscles along with other things equaling the fight and flight response.
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Tomorrow I plan on discussing why people fear in the first place. Until then, feel free to check out all the information on the Turning Point seminar at http://www.theturningpointtickets.com/.
Been there, done that, and got the t-shirt to prove it. I have one of those overactive imaginations and I can scare myself silly. It's easy to look back, once it's over, and see how silly I was. But in the throes, I am scared spitless.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was little I used to lay on the floor with a blanket pulled up to the top of my head so I could cover it for the scary parts of the movie. I don't do that anymore, but I don't like scary movies either. I guess I'm still a big scardie cat.
ReplyDeleteI have a wooden gate about 6 feet from my bedroom window. The wind causes it to slam sometimes and it will bring me to my feet from a dead sleep. I know there is no one there, but I react before I can think.
ReplyDeleteI think I've moved from flight to fright but still have to tackle overcome. I'm working on it, but it's slow progress.
ReplyDeleteYou make it sound so easy. I've been trying for years to overcome some irrational fears. In the light of day I can see them for what they are, but at night, it's a different story. Maybe I do need some outside help.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I like any of the 3 choices. They require effort and when I'm scared I don't seem to be able to muster any effort up. I don't like being afraid of anything.
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