...Paranoia isn't.
Fear exists in two states.
The first is the original jitter or jump you get during a scary moment. This is your body's flight or fight response. Sudden movements or sounds are interpreted directly by your brain-stem as dangerous, so it triggers the release of - among other things - adrenaline into your blood and lymphatic system. Because all this is done unconsciously, it is very hard to control, or to LEARN from past experiences. This is why roller-coasters trigger repetitive feelings of excitement and fear; your upper brain knows you can't fall off, but you brain-stem or "gut feeling" doesn't consult with it before making you wet yourself.
The second state of fear always occurs AFTER the first. It consists or the memory of the first state of fear. When you experience something scary, your brain immediately stores the memory of it as a warning in the future. This memory, and the state of fear that it brings, can surface at ANY time, even when NO DANGER is present. Because the fear is based on memory, it is subject to interpretation by your conscious self. In some sad cases, the fear gets worse, and becomes paranoia, or even a phobia. This bodes in ill in today's society; as often, most of our memories of fear are not our own. I don't mean brainwashing, I mean the media. The number of real accidents compared to the number reported is way out of proportion. We interpret this as say, an increase in crime; however, statistics show CRIME IS DROPPING.
This transmission of fear between the media and ourselves has become an epidemic of its own today.
The interpretation of our memories of fear is causing paranoia's to develop without reason, leading people to live unhappy lives...
Fear exists in two states.
The first is the original jitter or jump you get during a scary moment. This is your body's flight or fight response. Sudden movements or sounds are interpreted directly by your brain-stem as dangerous, so it triggers the release of - among other things - adrenaline into your blood and lymphatic system. Because all this is done unconsciously, it is very hard to control, or to LEARN from past experiences. This is why roller-coasters trigger repetitive feelings of excitement and fear; your upper brain knows you can't fall off, but you brain-stem or "gut feeling" doesn't consult with it before making you wet yourself.
The second state of fear always occurs AFTER the first. It consists or the memory of the first state of fear. When you experience something scary, your brain immediately stores the memory of it as a warning in the future. This memory, and the state of fear that it brings, can surface at ANY time, even when NO DANGER is present. Because the fear is based on memory, it is subject to interpretation by your conscious self. In some sad cases, the fear gets worse, and becomes paranoia, or even a phobia. This bodes in ill in today's society; as often, most of our memories of fear are not our own. I don't mean brainwashing, I mean the media. The number of real accidents compared to the number reported is way out of proportion. We interpret this as say, an increase in crime; however, statistics show CRIME IS DROPPING.
This transmission of fear between the media and ourselves has become an epidemic of its own today.
The interpretation of our memories of fear is causing paranoia's to develop without reason, leading people to live unhappy lives...
...fraught with fear.
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