I spent the better part of this week looking for toilet paper! Who would have ever imagined that people would find having massive amounts of toilet paper as a source of security. Today I went to the store early – like 7:30 – so that I could get toilet paper and paper towels and tissues. I did get those things but there was a whole lot more that I didn’t get because the shelves we empty. I have never experienced anything like this. The fear and anxiety are pulpable. Granted th

Our brain is all about protecting us and helping us survive. This is the hardwiring that we have received from our prehistoric ancestors. If they didn’t sense a threat or feel fear – they would not survive very long. Through our evolution, the people who understood fear survived to pass on their genes. “In passing along their genes, the trait of fear and the response to it were selected as beneficial to the race.” (Julia Layton, How Stuff Works). Autonomic Fear Response Our a