When our six essential choices (eat, drink, breathe, exercise, rest and think) become imbalanced due to habit, our minds shift into perceptions of defense. We begin to perceive threat where there is no actual threat to our existence. The true threat is to our ego-based beliefs that cause the drama and the trauma of our lives, which are all subconscious. To make matters worse we defend these beliefs as if the are absolute truth, when in reality these beliefs aren’t even ours…Science tells us that our beliefs, that run out behaviors, are input into our minds before the age of seven. Brain waves of children are like that of a hypnotized person, with no discernment to accuracy and all is accepted as regardless of truth. These are the beliefs that creep up in our lives generating negative emotions. Which, in turn stimulate the fight/flight response: elevate blood pressure, sugar & cholesterol, increased adrenal stress hormones (cortisol & epinephrine), increased heart rate, increased muscle tone (tight muscles), decreased digestion, increased sweating, dilated pupils and increased mental activity (mind wont shut off/shut up).
When this patter is reinforced over many years the body will break down due to overuse. The following is a description of some adrenal burnout symptoms:
Stage One
Digestive problems, inability to calm down, prostatitis , increased serum cholesterol, weight gain/weight loss, menstrual problems, sleep disturbances, diarrhea, tight muscles, decreased libido & pain syndromes.
Stage Two
Chronic fatigue syndrome, loss of libido, impotence, bloating and fluid retention, constipation, male & female hair loss, bone loss, increased nightly urination, low back pain/sciatica.
Stage Three
Fibromyalgia, chronic non-specific pain, heart arrhythmia, severe constipation, panic attacks/anxiety, bile reflux * digestive problems, depression/mental frustration, memory loss, inability to think clearly, sensitivity to smell, sight & sound, difficulty breathing, joint pain and all inflammations (anything ending in “itis”).
Stage Four
A trigger event will occur (physical trauma, mental/emotional stress) which will cause a blood sugar event,(when more than 1-2 adrenal hormones are imbalanced) a blood sugar disorder and or genetic predisposition i.e. cancer, heart attack, diabetes, arthritis, auto-immune, will then occur. So where do you fit in this 4 stage series of declining health? You can see that as time and habits continue the body will break down.
The next step is to ask; if this is how i got here, what can i do today to create a healthier life for tomorrow? The answer is to gradually start to change our habits in the six essentials (eat, drink, breathe, exercise, rest and think). By changing these habits the subconscious mind will calm down, allowing the body to heal. A good place to start is our thinking. When I get a negative thought, I could choose to follow it, and produce what I have created up to now in my life (suffering, rational stress, financial lack etc..) or I could choose to simply let it go, do the forgiveness exercises, repeat a positive affirmation, do belly breathing or do the Morter March….etc
The key is not to follow the ego-mind and its ego defenses that have created what we have ( & don’t want) today. Rather to see life & ourselves and respond to life & ourselves from a different perspective, point of view: one of abundance, joy.peace,love,confidence and creativity, irregardless of what goes on outside. In this way you are truly creating a life of health, happiness and success. The life you are meant to live now.