[COVID-19] One Important Recommendation You May Not be Hearing
My daughter’s preschool is now closed until the end of the month.
My wife works as a nurse in a hospital that has one of the busiest emergency rooms in the country.
People camp out at stores hours before they open, then run the shelves empty by mid-day.
Everyday, we’re flooded with more information in our feeds about this pandemic.
And it’s all pretty scary the more you think about it.
I was contemplating if I should voice my perspective on this or not.
But it’s way too important not to.
Wherever you are in the world, you’re hearing about how Coronavirus (COVID-19) is rapidly spreading.
I mean countries have shut down over this.
First, let me say yes it’s important to take the necessary precautions. I’m not writing this to argue about that.
But what I do want to share something that’s been on my mind about what the biggest problem going on with all of this.
There’s something much worse that’s spreading a lot faster.
It’s FEAR.
And here’s the truth.
The FEAR of the Coronavirus is deadlier than the virus itself.
You see, when you are in fear, a reactive part of your brain called the amygdala takes control of your actions.
You enter into a fight-flight-freeze response.
(It’s what’s causing people to buy way too much toilet paper.)
And when you are in this reactive state, your body starts producing a steroid called cortisol to help you handle the stress.
Read full article HERE.
Dr. Eugene K. Choi
Mission.org