Calming Your Inner FISH

Inside your brain are two small, prehistoric organs called the amygdalae, which I call your inner FISH. Your amygdalae (there are two) are responsible for managing your emotions and are in charge of your "flight, freeze, or fight" response. When constantly in flight or fight mode, you become fatigued, irritable, sad, and hypersensitive (FISH), which contributes to more frequent and severe herpes outbreaks.

Some years ago, I read Neil Shubin's book Your Inner Fish and was fascinated by the similarities between fish and humans. Fish have many anatomical structures similar to humans, like the amygdalae and hippocampus (responsible for learning and memory). Fish also need the same vitamins and minerals (iron, calcium, selenium, chloride, copper, sulfur, zinc, magnesium, and sodium) to thrive as we do. 

Your Amygadalae (Your Inner Fish)

Your brain is like a computer with many files, and your amygdalae, which are in charge of your emotions, each have their own files. One of these files is your fear file. Your amygdalae record everything you have been frightened of since birth, which is good. It's the job of your amygdalae to message your sympathetic nervous system to take over and keep you safe when you are in danger. Well, at least, for one of them.

The Individual Roles of Your Amygdalae

When stimulated, your left amygdala can induce happy and unpleasant emotions. It tends to resolve issues with thought more than action (a more female approach). Simultaneously, your right amygdala produces only negative emotions when stimulated, such as sadness and fear, and prefers to take a more active (masculine) approach by telling the brain to release certain hormones to get you to fight like mad or run like hell. The urgency to do so directly results from the amygdalae sending a clear message that you are in danger, which causes a chemical chain of reaction in your body to set you on high alert to protect yourself from a predator. In this day and age, a predator might be a narcissist rather than a dinosaur. Sometimes, your body's physical response (feeling anxious or panicky) to these chemical changes can be dramatic and downright alarming when you don't understand what is happening. 

Fatigue, Irritability, Sadness & Hypersensitivity (FISH)

It's no secret that stress causes illness and disease. Why? In essence, stress leads to changes in the brain, which causes the amygdalae to overreact, triggering changes in the body that adversely affect immunity.

While trying to hold your head above the waters of life may seem normal to you, it isn't. Feeling fishy for too long isn't meant to be experienced. Your body suffers under the assault. When you're chronically stressed, you live in a constant flight, freeze, or fight mode, even if you aren't always aware of it, which causes inflammation in the body (and brain). Inflammation is "the elephant in the room" that causes herpes outbreaks.

Besides stress, causes of FISH include being a Highly Sensitive Person and Mitochondrial Dysfunction.

So you know, frequent infections, such as colds, flu, and the Herpes Simplex Virus, can also make you feel fishy and cause your amygdalae to become over-sensitive. You might try eating Foods for Peace of Mind. If you've been feeling fishy, your doctor can run tests to rule out any underlying causes. If you receive a clean bill of health but still feel fishy, you can gain instant access to holistic alternatives for fishy conditions here.