IMA: Why (and How) We Must Overcome the Fear Paradigm to Free Our Hearts & Minds

Today the Independent Media Alliance (IMA) brings you a panel
focusing on the effects of propaganda/conditioning in the context
of stress and emotional reactivity, how this drives continued
submission, and how it has been historically utilized by power
structures to keep you, as an individual, but also society as a
whole, stuck in a perpetual state of fight or flight. This not
only causes one to act reactively and emotionally but also
suspends your body's most important functions while in this state
-- such as the immune system. We discuss the current 24/7 news
cycle and how this plays a major role in maintaining a state in
which emotion often circumvents logic. We also discuss why it is
so important that each of us work consciously to act, feel, and
think deliberately, as opposed to allowing the momentum
(political or otherwise) to guide our direction. Most
importantly, we discuss ways to steel yourself against such
manipulations, as well as practices that can help guide you back
to daylight if you find yourself lost in a never-ending cycle of
sadness, paranoia, and fear.


Source Links:


The Rise of Authoritarianism: From Parasite Stress Theory to
Lockstep


Multiple Studies Predicted Governments Become Authoritarian in
Response to Pandemics


Pathogens and Politics: Further Evidence That Parasite Prevalence
Predicts Authoritarianism - PMC


The Parasite-Stress Theory of Values and Sociality: Infectious
Disease, History and Human Values Worldwide | SpringerLink


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Masks Lead To Bacterial Pneumonia, Oral Thrush, Systemic
Inflammation & May Be The Cause Of “Long-Haul” COVID


Welcome to 2030: I Own Land, Live Among Like Minded People, and
Life Has Never Been Better


(24) The Last American Vagabond on X: "Another peer reviewed
study just found that "Long COVID" is largely psychosomatic, not
real. The newest study finds that Long COVID is "associated with
factors other than SARS-CoV-2 infection, including psychosocial
factors". #QuestionEverything #LongCOVID https://t.co/NQGfMg8x53
https://t.co/t8g3HrlTQN" / X


Prevalence and Characteristics Associated With Post–COVID-19
Condition Among Nonhospitalized Adolescents and Young Adults |
Infectious Diseases | JAMA Network Open | JAMA Network


Association of Self-reported COVID-19 Infection and SARS-CoV-2
Serology Test Results With Persistent Physical Symptoms Among
French Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic | Infectious Diseases
| JAMA Internal Medicine | JAMA Network


Rare link between coronavirus vaccines and Long Covid–like
illness starts to gain acceptance | Science | AAAS


Psychological vs. Psychosocial — What’s the Difference?


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(1) Simon Sinek: Why Leaders Eat Last - YouTube


edso brain chemicals - Brave Search


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(100) Fear Is (Literally) the Mind Killer - Pleasure to Burn


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More than a quarter of U.S. adults say they’re so stressed they
can’t function


Rates of Anxiety, Depression Rising Among Americans, Especially
the Young


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Chronic Stress Weakens Connectivity in the Prefrontal Cortex:
Architectural and Molecular Changes - PMC


Stress signalling pathways that impair prefrontal cortex
structure and function - PubMed


Stress effects on working memory, explicit memory, and implicit
memory for neutral and emotional stimuli in healthy men - PubMed


Chronic Stress Weakens Connectivity in the Prefrontal Cortex:
Architectural and Molecular Changes - PMC


Chronic and Acute Stress Promote Overexploitation in Serial
Decision Making - PubMed


Stress-Induced Functional Alterations in Amygdala: Implications
for Neuropsychiatric Diseases - PMC


The effects of stress exposure on prefrontal cortex: Translating
basic research into successful treatments for post-traumatic
stress disorder - ScienceDirect


Americans Sleeping Less, More Stressed


Economy, Election Spur Rising Anxiety Among Americans in 2024


The Project Gutenberg eBook of Crystallizing Public Opinion, by
Edward L. Bernays.


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Hardwiring Happiness - Rick Hanson, PhD


Book Review: Addiction by Design – The Solari Library


JACKET Pro Faraday CORDURA Vertical Phone Bag – Magnetic Closure
(4.5″ X 8″) | Solari Report


it's 2030 never been happier - Brave Search


(6) Ken Klippenstein on X: "Senator Slotkin says of the CIA:
"These are good, corn-fed people who just want to help their
country." https://t.co/ApFhXE4E3J" / X


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