Many of
my clients and some famous people, like Cher are completely
ignoring the war with Iraq because they disagree with
it or can't emotionally handle the trauma of war. Is
this good for their emotional health?
Being at
war is stressful because of the uncertainty it engenders
within us regarding our own security. Apprehension about
reprisals against the American people by extremists,
negative effects on the economy, concerns for people
losing loved ones in the war and a host of other disquieting
elements can add to our overall stress level. If this
level is already high because of negative forcing functions
already imbedded in our subconscious minds, the added
stress of the war can tilt us into illness, both emotional
and physical.
Some people
choose to cope with this added stress by simply pretending
that the war doesn't exist and wall themselves off from
the reality of what's going on by consciously burying
their heads in the sand as the ostrich does when it
doesn't want to see what's going on in it's reality.
As the war goes on, this approach becomes increasingly
more difficult to maintain because of the inundation
of media news and the interests of other people who
are glued to their TV's watching what is happening.
Whether
we like it or not, life goes on with or without our
participation. If you choose to not involve yourself,
you may, at least on the surface, keep your stress down…maybe.
But, does disregarding reality really protect you from
stress? I think not!
In building
our wall of self-protection, at some level of consciousness
we still know what is going on. We cannot truly divorce
ourselves from reality no matter how deeply we bury
our heads in the sand. The uneasiness is always still
there, the fear is still there and so the stress is
still there, albeit concealed temporarily by our avoidance
behavior. We cannot truly escape the stress and it is,
most assuredly, affecting us.
It is far
better to accept reality and the stress of life openly
and deal with it. If your stress level is already too
high, then find a good hypnotherapist who can help you
uncover and release the stressor sources buried in your
subconscious and accept ongoing reality as it unfolds.
We learn and grow by accepting actuality and not hiding
from it. This makes us stronger as we overcome adversity
in life and release our deeply imbedded stress sources
within. After all, we are adults and not children. We
don't have to live in a never-never land of deluding
fantasy for protection. Instead, grasp life for what
it is, solve your problems and become stronger and wiser.
This process is called maturing.
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