In a very loosely basic level the brain functions on electro-chemical processes. The brain has electrical impulses, much like 1's and 0's of computers, that jump across synapsis while event will trigger chemicals causing various changes in personality and bodily functionality.
The chemical side of the brain functioning is where I want to go for this post. We have emotions, positive and negative. The positive emotions include, "Joy, gratitude, serenity, hope, amusement, inspiration, awe, love, etc." The negative emotions include, "Afraid, frightened, intimidated, scared, terrified, threatened, violated, anger, frustration, intimidated, pain, etc."
Both cause the brain to release chemicals. Those chemicals have dual effects depending on which emotion is triggered.
If it is fear, anger, or other stressful emotions then the adrenaline mixture is released for the flight-or-fight type response. The release of the negative chemicals result in a dis-ease within the body resulting in high blood pressure, heart disease, and other negative effects of the body, mind and spirit promoting ill health.
If it is love, happiness, or other non-stressful emotions then the mind releases deep down feel good chemicals that are beneficial to the mind, body and spirit promoting health and well being.
When I train I like to use breathing deep and rhythmically to promote those chemicals that counter the adrenaline dump cocktail. I also add in a smile which can be an image in my mind or literally one on my face. The face takes on the initial form as to either the negative or positive emotions and chemical dumps. This is why imagery of facial relaxation can achieve positive chemical releases along with breathing, etc.
Caveat: If in a fight you might not want to actually smile unless your intention is to use a smile that says you are going to enjoy doing damage to this threat but then again it could also promote escalation of the threat into a full fledged chaotic mentally deranged monkey attack.
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