blood blood and more blood gushing out of his body as if he was a pinata
of his body as if he was a pinata
of his body as if he was a pinata the man struggles to stay alive but
the man struggles to stay alive but
the man struggles to stay alive but can’t because the Bodhi is on gets
can’t because the Bodhi is on gets
can’t because the Bodhi is on gets demolished by a huge great white shark
demolished by a huge great white shark
demolished by a huge great white shark red liquid starts to come out of his
red liquid starts to come out of his
red liquid starts to come out of his mouth as he finally drifts to the bottom
mouth as he finally drifts to the bottom
mouth as he finally drifts to the bottom of the ocean jaws the movie that many
of the ocean jaws the movie that many
of the ocean jaws the movie that many call the best of all time almost ruined
call the best of all time almost ruined
call the best of all time almost ruined my life forever now I’m not gonna lie
my life forever now I’m not gonna lie
my life forever now I’m not gonna lie this was a great movie
this was a great movie
this was a great movie and I think it’s pretty great too but it
and I think it’s pretty great too but it
and I think it’s pretty great too but it probably would have been a good idea to
probably would have been a good idea to
probably would have been a good idea to show this to a tiny imaginative
show this to a tiny imaginative
show this to a tiny imaginative six-year-old boy that boy was me
six-year-old boy that boy was me
six-year-old boy that boy was me from then on sharks were my worst
from then on sharks were my worst
from then on sharks were my worst nightmare and finally after eight years
nightmare and finally after eight years
nightmare and finally after eight years I decided I was going to overcome this
I decided I was going to overcome this
I decided I was going to overcome this fear but before I could figure out how
fear but before I could figure out how
fear but before I could figure out how to make my fear disappear I needed to
to make my fear disappear I needed to
to make my fear disappear I needed to understand how my mind processes it so
understand how my mind processes it so
understand how my mind processes it so fear goes through something called our
fear goes through something called our
fear goes through something called our limbic system which is what takes in all
limbic system which is what takes in all
limbic system which is what takes in all our emotions including fear but it all
our emotions including fear but it all
our emotions including fear but it all starts with something called the
starts with something called the
starts with something called the stimulus the stimulus is what makes you
stimulus the stimulus is what makes you
stimulus the stimulus is what makes you scared so let’s just say you’re afraid
scared so let’s just say you’re afraid
scared so let’s just say you’re afraid of spiders when you see a spider at the
of spiders when you see a spider at the
of spiders when you see a spider at the zoo the sensory data you take in is sent
zoo the sensory data you take in is sent
zoo the sensory data you take in is sent directly to the thalamus the thalamus is
directly to the thalamus the thalamus is
directly to the thalamus the thalamus is like a traffic cop for your brain
like a traffic cop for your brain
like a traffic cop for your brain because it takes in the sensory
because it takes in the sensory
because it takes in the sensory information and puts it down to roots
information and puts it down to roots
information and puts it down to roots let’s start with road number one also
let’s start with road number one also
let’s start with road number one also known as the messy room with this road
known as the messy room with this road
known as the messy room with this road our minds don’t know if the signals it’s
our minds don’t know if the signals it’s
our minds don’t know if the signals it’s getting are a danger or not but since
getting are a danger or not but since
getting are a danger or not but since the answer isn’t a definite note it
the answer isn’t a definite note it
the answer isn’t a definite note it sends the information directly to the
sends the information directly to the
sends the information directly to the amygdala to fast-track the flight or
amygdala to fast-track the flight or
amygdala to fast-track the flight or flight response
flight response
flight response the amygdala tells I both Alamos to turn
the amygdala tells I both Alamos to turn
the amygdala tells I both Alamos to turn on the fight-or-flight response and
on the fight-or-flight response and
on the fight-or-flight response and release the hormones
release the hormones
release the hormones and we experience fear so that’s road
and we experience fear so that’s road
and we experience fear so that’s road number one but at the same time road
number one but at the same time road
number one but at the same time road number two is going through our mind
number two is going through our mind
number two is going through our mind which is the considering all the options
which is the considering all the options
which is the considering all the options road from here instead of fast tracking
road from here instead of fast tracking
road from here instead of fast tracking the flight or flight response turn on we
the flight or flight response turn on we
the flight or flight response turn on we go from a thalamus to the sensory cortex
go from a thalamus to the sensory cortex
go from a thalamus to the sensory cortex where it determines oh there’s more than
where it determines oh there’s more than
where it determines oh there’s more than one way to interpret this data it might
one way to interpret this data it might
one way to interpret this data it might not be bad but the sensory cortex
not be bad but the sensory cortex
not be bad but the sensory cortex doesn’t figure out exactly what’s going
doesn’t figure out exactly what’s going
doesn’t figure out exactly what’s going on so it asks the hippocampus for help
on so it asks the hippocampus for help
on so it asks the hippocampus for help the hippocampus is probably the most
the hippocampus is probably the most
the hippocampus is probably the most important part of the brain it uses the
important part of the brain it uses the
important part of the brain it uses the memories that we’ve had and asked
memories that we’ve had and asked
memories that we’ve had and asked questions to help us get over our fear
questions to help us get over our fear
questions to help us get over our fear or figure out if it’s a danger or not so
or figure out if it’s a danger or not so
or figure out if it’s a danger or not so in this situation when we’re looking at
in this situation when we’re looking at
in this situation when we’re looking at a spider in the zoo the hippocampus
a spider in the zoo the hippocampus
a spider in the zoo the hippocampus would ask where is the spider can it get
would ask where is the spider can it get
would ask where is the spider can it get to us and since the answer is no it
to us and since the answer is no it
to us and since the answer is no it tells the amygdala and the hypothalamus
tells the amygdala and the hypothalamus
tells the amygdala and the hypothalamus to turn off the flight or flight
to turn off the flight or flight
to turn off the flight or flight response see both of these are happening
response see both of these are happening
response see both of these are happening at the exact same time but since the
at the exact same time but since the
at the exact same time but since the high road or the second road is slower
high road or the second road is slower
high road or the second road is slower we have a moment of pure anxiety and
we have a moment of pure anxiety and
we have a moment of pure anxiety and terror before we finally calm ourselves
terror before we finally calm ourselves
terror before we finally calm ourselves down so now you understand how we
down so now you understand how we
down so now you understand how we process fear but why should you care
process fear but why should you care
process fear but why should you care you’re probably thinking your head
you’re probably thinking your head
you’re probably thinking your head this kinda kid doesn’t know what he’s
this kinda kid doesn’t know what he’s
this kinda kid doesn’t know what he’s doing this doesn’t apply to me he
doing this doesn’t apply to me he
doing this doesn’t apply to me he probably can’t even do his own laundry
probably can’t even do his own laundry
probably can’t even do his own laundry well you’re wrong although you’re
well you’re wrong although you’re
well you’re wrong although you’re something about the laundry sadly isn’t
something about the laundry sadly isn’t
something about the laundry sadly isn’t thanks mom see fear can cause damage to
thanks mom see fear can cause damage to
thanks mom see fear can cause damage to our cardiovascular and our immune
our cardiovascular and our immune
our cardiovascular and our immune systems so unless you like not having a
systems so unless you like not having a
systems so unless you like not having a heart beating or getting sick all the
heart beating or getting sick all the
heart beating or getting sick all the time getting over your fears matters but
time getting over your fears matters but
time getting over your fears matters but even more importantly fear can cause
even more importantly fear can cause
even more importantly fear can cause damage to our hippocampus which as I
damage to our hippocampus which as I
damage to our hippocampus which as I said holds all of our most precious
said holds all of our most precious
said holds all of our most precious memories including when our children
memories including when our children
memories including when our children were born or our wedding or even an
were born or our wedding or even an
were born or our wedding or even an important talk that we said
important talk that we said
important talk that we said but seriously hearing what my fear could
but seriously hearing what my fear could
but seriously hearing what my fear could do to me was really scary and I knew I
do to me was really scary and I knew I
do to me was really scary and I knew I needed to take action right away so
needed to take action right away so
needed to take action right away so first I looked to military officers as
first I looked to military officers as
first I looked to military officers as they have to deal with life in that
they have to deal with life in that
they have to deal with life in that situations all the time they had to have
situations all the time they had to have
situations all the time they had to have some tactics that they used to push down
some tactics that they used to push down
some tactics that they used to push down the fear and pull up the courage I found
the fear and pull up the courage I found
the fear and pull up the courage I found that they used laughter and
that they used laughter and
that they used laughter and self-motivation we’re all used for that
self-motivation we’re all used for that
self-motivation we’re all used for that voice who talks in the back of our heads
voice who talks in the back of our heads
voice who talks in the back of our heads we’re all also using the fact that this
we’re all also using the fact that this
we’re all also using the fact that this voice is kind of horrible it’d be great
voice is kind of horrible it’d be great
voice is kind of horrible it’d be great to have an inner motivational speaker
to have an inner motivational speaker
to have an inner motivational speaker telling us we’re great and everything’s
telling us we’re great and everything’s
telling us we’re great and everything’s going to be fine but more often than not
going to be fine but more often than not
going to be fine but more often than not this guy’s telling us we’re horrible and
this guy’s telling us we’re horrible and
this guy’s telling us we’re horrible and we’re doing bad this is the real thing
we’re doing bad this is the real thing
we’re doing bad this is the real thing in times of stress our brains create
in times of stress our brains create
in times of stress our brains create talk that can dramatically increase our
talk that can dramatically increase our
talk that can dramatically increase our feelings of fear our minds soldiers
feelings of fear our minds soldiers
feelings of fear our minds soldiers fight back against this by repeating
fight back against this by repeating
fight back against this by repeating words like faster so that they can go
words like faster so that they can go
words like faster so that they can go faster I mean you can do the same thing
faster I mean you can do the same thing
faster I mean you can do the same thing in your everyday life right now I’m
in your everyday life right now I’m
in your everyday life right now I’m doing it during the speech in my mind
doing it during the speech in my mind
doing it during the speech in my mind I’m saying keep moving forward so if I
I’m saying keep moving forward so if I
I’m saying keep moving forward so if I mess up the keep moving forwards are
mess up the keep moving forwards are
mess up the keep moving forwards are always right there to fight back against
always right there to fight back against
always right there to fight back against that voice so what else did military
that voice so what else did military
that voice so what else did military officers use laughter it’s so simple
officers use laughter it’s so simple
officers use laughter it’s so simple anybody can do it laughter let’s see-oh
anybody can do it laughter let’s see-oh
anybody can do it laughter let’s see-oh Platoon James Walters know that
Platoon James Walters know that
Platoon James Walters know that everything’s going to be okay and it’s
everything’s going to be okay and it’s
everything’s going to be okay and it’s all gonna work out and a Stanford study
all gonna work out and a Stanford study
all gonna work out and a Stanford study revealed that people who were told to
revealed that people who were told to
revealed that people who were told to laugh when they saw disturbing images
laugh when they saw disturbing images
laugh when they saw disturbing images did much better and had a much healthier
did much better and had a much healthier
did much better and had a much healthier reaction than people who weren’t given
reaction than people who weren’t given
reaction than people who weren’t given the chance I realized I’d subconsciously
the chance I realized I’d subconsciously
the chance I realized I’d subconsciously use this technique when I went with my
use this technique when I went with my
use this technique when I went with my friend Stowe horror movie believe me I
friend Stowe horror movie believe me I
friend Stowe horror movie believe me I hate horror movies I almost hated as
hate horror movies I almost hated as
hate horror movies I almost hated as much as I hate sharks
much as I hate sharks
much as I hate sharks but they convinced me and I almost had
but they convinced me and I almost had
but they convinced me and I almost had to be shoved in the theater but once we
to be shoved in the theater but once we
to be shoved in the theater but once we were in there we were cracking jokes
were in there we were cracking jokes
were in there we were cracking jokes about the plot here and there and we
about the plot here and there and we
about the plot here and there and we were all laughing but the horror movies
were all laughing but the horror movies
were all laughing but the horror movies turned out to be a comedy now I learned
turned out to be a comedy now I learned
turned out to be a comedy now I learned what military officers could do but I
what military officers could do but I
what military officers could do but I skipped over the most important person
skipped over the most important person
skipped over the most important person who could help me psychologists they
who could help me psychologists they
who could help me psychologists they have to deal with patients who need to
have to deal with patients who need to
have to deal with patients who need to overcome their fears all the time and
overcome their fears all the time and
overcome their fears all the time and many of them have a multitude of ways of
many of them have a multitude of ways of
many of them have a multitude of ways of helping their patients do this but the
helping their patients do this but the
helping their patients do this but the way that all of them had a common thread
way that all of them had a common thread
way that all of them had a common thread was to gradually push my comfort zone
was to gradually push my comfort zone
was to gradually push my comfort zone until I finally overcame my fear so
until I finally overcame my fear so
until I finally overcame my fear so that’s exactly why I decided to do I
that’s exactly why I decided to do I
that’s exactly why I decided to do I started out with just an easy task for
started out with just an easy task for
started out with just an easy task for myself just looking at some videos of
myself just looking at some videos of
myself just looking at some videos of people shark diving pretty simple just
people shark diving pretty simple just
people shark diving pretty simple just go on youtube and watch them in only a
go on youtube and watch them in only a
go on youtube and watch them in only a couple of days I was completely fine
couple of days I was completely fine
couple of days I was completely fine with this and moved on to my next step
with this and moved on to my next step
with this and moved on to my next step which was having a remote controlled
which was having a remote controlled
which was having a remote controlled flying shark in my house yes this is
flying shark in my house yes this is
flying shark in my house yes this is supposed to be a fun toy and look at
supposed to be a fun toy and look at
supposed to be a fun toy and look at that kid right there he’s having a great
that kid right there he’s having a great
that kid right there he’s having a great time but believe me when I say this this
time but believe me when I say this this
time but believe me when I say this this was no fun at all
was no fun at all
was no fun at all I woke up in the third morning to have
I woke up in the third morning to have
I woke up in the third morning to have it floating right above my bed and it’s
it floating right above my bed and it’s
it floating right above my bed and it’s not very fun to have a five-foot object
not very fun to have a five-foot object
not very fun to have a five-foot object right above your head I almost had a
right above your head I almost had a
right above your head I almost had a heart attack but by the end of the week
heart attack but by the end of the week
heart attack but by the end of the week I walk talk walked in the door from
I walk talk walked in the door from
I walk talk walked in the door from getting home from school and I’d greeted
getting home from school and I’d greeted
getting home from school and I’d greeted it as as it was just some normal thing
it as as it was just some normal thing
it as as it was just some normal thing to have in my house okay now I overcame
to have in my house okay now I overcame
to have in my house okay now I overcame my fear of the helium shark but real
my fear of the helium shark but real
my fear of the helium shark but real ones
so I knew I needed to go to Long Island
so I knew I needed to go to Long Island aquarium in Riverhead New York to
aquarium in Riverhead New York to
aquarium in Riverhead New York to overcome my fear first I started at the
overcome my fear first I started at the
overcome my fear first I started at the shark tank
shark tank
shark tank I started it outside and I stood maybe
I started it outside and I stood maybe
I started it outside and I stood maybe about 10 feet away then as time moved
about 10 feet away then as time moved
about 10 feet away then as time moved forward I slowly inch myself forward
forward I slowly inch myself forward
forward I slowly inch myself forward until I got to the glass then I was on
until I got to the glass then I was on
until I got to the glass then I was on my second to last step which was now I
my second to last step which was now I
my second to last step which was now I knew I needed to do some type of touch
knew I needed to do some type of touch
knew I needed to do some type of touch exhibit so I went to the shark touch
exhibit so I went to the shark touch
exhibit so I went to the shark touch tank and I just dipped my hand in the
tank and I just dipped my hand in the
tank and I just dipped my hand in the water again as time passed I slowly made
water again as time passed I slowly made
water again as time passed I slowly made my way to the Sharks back the tiger
my way to the Sharks back the tiger
my way to the Sharks back the tiger shark and just slightly rubbed it then I
shark and just slightly rubbed it then I
shark and just slightly rubbed it then I got into more a little bit like more
got into more a little bit like more
got into more a little bit like more comfortable rowing so after this I
comfortable rowing so after this I
comfortable rowing so after this I couldn’t do anything else other than my
couldn’t do anything else other than my
couldn’t do anything else other than my last step which was jumping in a tank
last step which was jumping in a tank
last step which was jumping in a tank with these shirts yes I know it’s crazy
with these shirts yes I know it’s crazy
with these shirts yes I know it’s crazy I definitely did not want to do it but I
I definitely did not want to do it but I
I definitely did not want to do it but I knew it was the only thing I could do to
knew it was the only thing I could do to
knew it was the only thing I could do to fully overcome my fear of sharks I put
fully overcome my fear of sharks I put
fully overcome my fear of sharks I put on a wetsuit and an oxygen mask and I
on a wetsuit and an oxygen mask and I
on a wetsuit and an oxygen mask and I Tim idli dropped in and as the bubble
Tim idli dropped in and as the bubble
Tim idli dropped in and as the bubble started to lift oh my a huge huge shark
started to lift oh my a huge huge shark
started to lift oh my a huge huge shark just glided past my face I wanted to
just glided past my face I wanted to
just glided past my face I wanted to scream every curse word imaginable and I
scream every curse word imaginable and I
scream every curse word imaginable and I would have if it weren’t for the
would have if it weren’t for the
would have if it weren’t for the microphones in the mask so I kept it PG
microphones in the mask so I kept it PG
microphones in the mask so I kept it PG with the holy beliefs and the oh my gosh
with the holy beliefs and the oh my gosh
with the holy beliefs and the oh my gosh but at around the five-minute mark I was
but at around the five-minute mark I was
but at around the five-minute mark I was finally calmed down my hands started to
finally calmed down my hands started to
finally calmed down my hands started to let go and I was actually breathing at a
let go and I was actually breathing at a
let go and I was actually breathing at a normal pace at this point I knew my fear
normal pace at this point I knew my fear
normal pace at this point I knew my fear of sharks was finally gone because my
of sharks was finally gone because my
of sharks was finally gone because my hippocampus must have remembered me
hippocampus must have remembered me
hippocampus must have remembered me touching the sharks me having the helium
touching the sharks me having the helium
touching the sharks me having the helium shark in my house and me looking through
shark in my house and me looking through
shark in my house and me looking through the shark tank I was so happy that my
the shark tank I was so happy that my
the shark tank I was so happy that my fear of sharks was fine
fear of sharks was fine
fear of sharks was fine they gone now I want you to think about
they gone now I want you to think about
they gone now I want you to think about your fear you don’t have to say it just
your fear you don’t have to say it just
your fear you don’t have to say it just think I mean it might be a little bit
think I mean it might be a little bit
think I mean it might be a little bit embarrassing for you now use this fear
embarrassing for you now use this fear
embarrassing for you now use this fear and think of one way that you could
and think of one way that you could
and think of one way that you could gradually overcome it execute this and
gradually overcome it execute this and
gradually overcome it execute this and you just made your first stride toward
you just made your first stride toward
you just made your first stride toward fully overcoming your fear I believe in
fully overcoming your fear I believe in
fully overcoming your fear I believe in you and you should believe in yourself
you and you should believe in yourself
you and you should believe in yourself because if I a kid a 14 year old kid who
because if I a kid a 14 year old kid who
because if I a kid a 14 year old kid who barely make his own peanut butter and
barely make his own peanut butter and
barely make his own peanut butter and jelly sandwich can overcome my fear of
jelly sandwich can overcome my fear of
jelly sandwich can overcome my fear of sharks why can’t you thank you
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