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NICHOLAS BOOTHMAN
Your brain plays tricks.
Your body pays the price.
Your brain? It's a battlefield. Real threats? Fake
ones? It doesn't matter. Your body doesn’t know the
difference.
Think about it. That thing you're stressing about?
The one that might happen? Your body's already
reacting. Heart pounding. Palms sweating. Like the
crisis is happening now.
Proof? That’s easy. Grab a cold lemon. Right now,
imagine biting into it. Feel that sour jolt? Your
mouth's puckering. You imagined it. But your body?
It reacted.
A snake. Slimy. Cold. Slithering up your leg. Feel
it. Picture it. What's happening? Your pulse just
jumped, didn't it? You imagined a snake. But your
body? It freaked.
Your brain plays tricks. Your body pays the price.
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