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What are you afraid of?

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  WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF? HOW YOUR BRAIN CREATES FEAR – AND HOW TO OVERCOME IT Posted by: Lori from Lifesuccessnz  What makes us afraid? Snakes, the dark, rejection, love, spiders, the unknown, public speaking, flying, storms, failure — though the reasons are varied, we are all hardwired to feel fear. Or are we? What about people who never seem to be afraid? Or the small percentage of the population that literally cannot feel fear? Why are there kids completely unafraid of taking risks and then others who seem afraid of everything? Fear’s purpose is to keep us from harm, but what if it holds us back from what we really want? THE BIOLOGY OF FEAR First, some facts: There is no single fear switch for humans; responding to threats involves multiple areas of the brain. We’re not 100% how, but scientists have found the amygdala—almond-shaped bundles of neurons buried deep in the brain, just above the brain stem—central to the process. “When you sense something potentially dangerous,...

Overcoming feeling depressed about bullying

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You may not see your life in a positive prospective right now, but I can tell you that it will improve. I doubt that you say! Well in my eyes you will become a strong person because of the negative experience you went through that can be bullying behavior from other people at university or college high school, it not okay to be bullied but I know it will make you a stronger person within.  I know what it feels like to be bullied for 3 years I was bullied by my ex, I made sure my mental state wasn't negative but it was not easy to catch the person in the act and press charges through police. There is always hope no matter what experience of bullying you are going through, how you respond is up to you to decide positive or negative thoughts and emotions. I worked my way up to think positive about my experience and know I am a stronger person now than I was many years ago. Hope and positive thoughts is what you need plus support of positive people around you. No matter what these peop...