It's almost Halloween, folks! It's time for some scares to make you feel better! A couple questions first... How can scares make you feel better? Is it possible that fear can be beneficial? This article aims to help you better understand how fear affects the mind as well as the physical body. Hopefully, you'll come away with a clearer understanding of fear itself and (more importantly) how to use it to your advantage. With that said now we can get into this subject. What Is Fear? First, a couple things about fear: Fear is a human emotion elicited by the perception of a threat. It is a basic survival mechanism that instructs our bodies to respond to danger by either fighting or fleeing. As such, it is critical to our safety. And a couple things about the extremely fearful: These are people who are constantly afraid, whether of physical dangers in their environment or perceived threats. These people often suffer negative consequences in all aspects of their lives and even
Warmer weather is finally kicking in and you're ready for it. Sunscreen (check) Floppy Hat (check) New swimsuit you've been working out all winter for ( check ) What happened? What do you mean you STILL can't fit in it? Have you stopped losing weight? Picture this: As dedicated as a soldier, you stayed with your chosen regimen/diet path to the bitter end. Only problem is that the bathroom scale's numbers are suddenly NOT going down. What's going on??? You were losing weight at one point, but now you seem to have hit a wall. Days or weeks can go by with next to no movement on the scale. It can become very frustrating. All that hard work and no results. It's a difficult puzzle. Everything happens due to patterns. If you can figure out the pattern, you can solve the puzzle. This series of patterns can help you figure out your shortcomings: This post may contain affiliate links. Upon purchase, we may earn a commission. Remember, affili