The mind, indeed a trickster to the vehicle it lives in. I notice this often in myself and others. The easier we make things for ourselves the less we achieve the greater that would be possible. We use those little loopholes and achieve the lesser of the outcome instead of taking the harder path, the less traveled to achieve the full potential of what we seek.

Fear like I discussed with @galenkp is a thing that does indeed cause panic and panic in dangerous situations kills people. That also applies to many other areas where it can kill us professionally, financially, emotionally and mentally.

You think you're a freak and it seems by some of the comments below that your mine field of brain training also scares some others, but the mind is the most powerful weapon we have, will it work for us or against us? Up to us really isn't it?