31/07/2026
We become drawn to whatever we fear.
Fear is the brain's alarm response — a signal that tells the body something is slipping out of control. This signal activates in two states: real danger, or imagined danger. In both cases, body and mind align to mobilize your energy and save you. This mechanism is essential; it has to exist to protect us in moments of genuine threat.
If a tiger attacks us, the body's entire energy coordinates and multiplies our ability to flee. But imagine the source of fear isn't real, and the mind keeps sending danger signals over the long term. For instance, we watch negative news every day, receive threats, or are constantly insulted and belittled. In this state, the body continuously secretes fear signals, and we remain permanently on high alert.
When the body stays in prolonged alert mode, the immune system never gets the chance to activate and carry out its natural repair processes. But the deeper issue isn't just that the immune system shuts down — the deeper issue is that in this state, a person unconsciously draws the source of fear toward themselves.
The reason is this: fear creates intense attention.
And whatever captures intense attention also pulls a person's energy toward that same point.
This focus strengthens the neurons and neural pathways associated with fear, and that strengthening raises the real likelihood of the feared thing actually happening.
The same thing happens in relationships.
Someone who has been through a failed relationship usually enters the next one living with fear. In their unconscious, insecurity is active, and they're afraid of losing the relationship again. Because of this, they:
control excessively,
cling excessively,
or care for the other person excessively.
These behaviors don't come from love; they come from fear.
When fear takes charge, a person is no longer themselves, and these reactive behaviors exhaust the other person and end up damaging the relationship. As a result, the person draws in exactly what they feared: someone who ruins the relationship.