THE BODY CAN NOT TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN ACTUAL SITUATION AND A THOUGHT.IT REACTS TO EVERY THOUGHT. TO THE BODY A FEARFUL THOUGHT MEANS I AM IN DANGER AND IT RESPONDS ACCORDINGLY, EVEN THOUGH YOU MAY BE LYING IN A WARM COMFORTABLE BED AT NIGHT. THE HEART BEATS FASTER, MUSCLES CONTRAST, BREATHING BECOMES RAPID, THERE IS A BUILDUP OF ENERGY, BUT SINCE THE DANGER IS ONLY A MENTAL FICTION, THE ENERGY HAS NO OUTLET. PART OF IT IS FED BACK TO THE MIND AND GENERATES EVEN MORE ANXIOUS THOUGHT. THE REST INTERFERES WITH THE HARMONIOUS FUNCTION OF THE BODY.
JOB 3:25