Fear Is the First Infection. Not the Virus or illness.

Our brain cannot differentiate real from imaginary fear. When we imagine fear of poverty, fear of the Law, fear of illness or infections, relationship or death, the driver of thought spirals out of control, diving deep into an emotional black hole, resulting in fear.

We experience fear, and the body reacts instantly. Heart rate rises. Breathing becomes laboured, making us tired. Body temperature fluctuates. Palms sweat. Some experience abdominal pain, tingling in fingers or dizziness from hyperventilation. The brain cannot easily distinguish between a genuine life-threatening emergency and a fear-amplified sensation.

Neuroscience confirms that the amygdala activates before rational evaluation occurs. The stress response releases adrenaline and cortisol. Chro ...