Why do Humans like to Scare Themselves? That’s so Weird.

The next time you blame Facebook or the fourteen-year-old-hoodrats on the subway for supporting the multimillion dollar Saw movie franchise, throw out your empty Pret-A-Manger coffee cup, and blame “science“.

And don’t be a hypocrite either. You’ve probably seen that film where a girl is sewn by her mouth to some Japanese guy’s butt. The Human Centipede only raked in about two hundred grand in the box office, but it has brought home the bookoo bucks by being reintroduced to the American public on DVD. To date, its made millions of dollars.

Just think about it. People couldn’t get enough of the creepy German doctor, the poop in the mouth, or the girl in the middle who died of infection and just hung there. People bought it on DVD. They brought that into their homes.

We were disgusted by it. We cried, we screamed. We yelled “Bitch don’t go in there!”. And worst of all, we liked feeling this way.
Why do humans like to feel scared? Once again, we can blame this stupid crap on “science“. No, not the much under-appreciated Incubus album, but the actual study of life and the universe.

In ancient times, our human ancestors were at the bottom of the food chain (omg no. way.) They were more likely to hide where ever they could rather than go after a wooly-mammoth.

This Guy knows what we’re talking about.

In fact, its speculated that our oldest cousins actually could feel when danger was coming. This superpower still exists today, and sometimes it is misunderstood or given klonopin. It’s called being paranoid. Yep. Being paranoid was once a life-saving instinct that probably contributed to our longevity as a species.

Are you a female? Do you walk down the street clutching your purse? Because every man alive is after you? Well maybe they’re not, but at least you’d be ready…

And as weird as it sounds, small doses of paranoia are good for you. How do we nurture this instinct? Why, by scaring the living daylights out of ourselves for fun.

In addition to paranoia, another helpful thing our body does to save us from danger is produce adrenaline. In the face of danger, our body’s adrenal glands will release the hormone Epinephrine (otherwise known as adrenaline) to prepare us for impending pain or suffering. It increases our tolerance for pain and allows our minds to make quick decisions. It also helps treat chronic conditions such as allergies or asthma.

Bring on the Pain!

What happens when you’re scared? Your palms might get sweaty, your heart rate will increase, you’re super aware of the fat guy in the movie theater seat next to you…Don’t get pissed. Be glad that your body is healthy and ready to face danger. I’ve heard that the Japanese scare themselves and others to cool themselves down in the Summer months. I guess that’s okay too. I think we crave being scared because we need to know that we can survive anything. Next time you want to hone your human instincts, go to the movies.

Yay being scared!

EMFs & YOU

Electromagnetic fields, or EMFs, are physical fields produced by electrically charged objects that may or may not be moving. Most objects emit an EMF, including us. In fact, there are slow moving electrons traveling through matter at all times. Even the air around us has a charge.

Many mortals believe that ghosts can manifest themselves within our dimension by ‘borrowing’ some of the EMF emitted by the electron particles in the air, causing random electrical outages or disruptions.

Flickering lights or drained camera batteries often are attributed to ghostly activity in households where the paranormal is no foreign subject. But what if this really was all in our heads?

No, really. What if electromagnetic fields were playing with our brains?

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Research shows that high EMF radiation can lead to hormonal imbalance- specifically melatonin, the chemical that helps us sleep and maintain our circadian rhythm, or our internal clock. Researchers infer that low melatonin levels can be attributed to a myriad of health problems, including insomnia, early onset menopause, autism as well as many other issues.

Hallucinations, a feeling of being watched, and an overall feeling of illness are symptoms of suddenly being exposed to high levels of EMF. What places have a plethora of EMF spikes? Old homes, with pre-regulation electrical wiring, usually mixed with newer installations. That’s right, that house you think might be haunted, may actually just need an electrical update.

What are some ways we can expose ourselves to even more electromagnetic fields? Why, just sitting in front of a computer monitor like I am doing right now.

So what happens when it is late at night and you can’t sleep? Your own personal electro magnetic field is compromised. Are you playing Diablo 3 right now? Blaming your constant lag on ghosts? Blame it on your wonky EMF that is seeping from the neurons in your body.

I am by no means a doctor of any type, except love maybe, but after researching the adverse effects EMFs can have on your body, I came up with the following solutions.

• Limit your computer time. The EMF radiation is enhanced by the light and heat emitted by the monitor.
• Turn off bright lights in your workspace. Halogen lights emit even higher levels of EMF.
• Put your cell on ‘handsfree mode’ as much as possible, and only use your headphones when you absolutely have to. Cellphones are said to emit large concentrated pockets of electromagnetic radiation, so maybe all of those hysterical reports on FOX about how cellphones are giving us tumors have a tiny shred of merit. And considering the arrival of the smart phone and touch screen, our dependency on cell phones has never been higher (I know I played Snood on my Iphone until one in the morning last night).

So that explains why you feel weird sometimes. But what about ghosts? You can’t explain that.