Ignorance is the root cause of fear. The Webster dictionary defines fear as "the emotion experienced in the presence or threat of danger". We fear whatever we perceive as potentially threatening our physical or psychological well-being. With almost no conscious thought‚ we constantly categorize things‚ either as safe or as threatening‚ based on our knowledge of the world and previous experiences. Our judgment is far from infallible‚ though. More often than not‚ the anxiety we feel is irrational
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struggle with fear. Fear is a common disease. There are two species of fear. Both are deadly to our life in the long run. We will discuss how to deal with both of them. Remember that the road to becoming braver is not easy. That is why most people do not practice it. Avoidance Fear Avoidance fear comes up when we hear something that we are unwilling to try or do. Avoidance fear manifests when the toddler refuses to hold his mother’s hand during a walk through the park. Avoidance fears limit our opportunities
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think‚ couldn’t talk and couldn’t move? I believe that fear is just in your mind and I believe that you can control your fear‚ like mind over matter. I believe that you can control your fear just like how you can control your pain‚ so if you think about your fear or pain a lot and focus on it‚ it will dramatically increase because you’re focused on it. Fear is a powerful and fundamental human emotion. It alerts us to the presence of danger. Fear can be divided into two things‚ biochemical and emotional
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are bravery we all have faced fear whether it be death‚ fear of the dark‚ or talking to a crush. We all put on a front that we are brave and we are not afraid of anything. It all comes down the truth. There’s wars out in the world today and we all have are fear of them but we have people trying to enlighten us showing there’s nothing to fear. Such as Obama and Theodore Roosevelt’s speeches yet they might be far apart in years they both come down to the bottom line of fear and overcoming it as well.
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TO YOUR FEAR Fear is a mind killer. It is the little-death that brings total obliteration - Bene Gesserit Fear is a fraud. Beyond being a fraud‚ fear has a crippling influence that drains one of his ( one’s – incorrect grammar )strength‚ blur your vision and dispossess you of your foresight. The most painful part of succumbing to the paralysing grips of fear is that most of the things we feared don’t get to happen. Long ago‚ I read a story that illustrates how best to confront our fears in life
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World Fears Typically‚ fictional monsters that are known worldwide are scary because of the metaphors and allegories used behind them. How can a fictional monster be used as an allegory or metaphor? Simple‚ a person’s basic fears are derived from a fictional character from a horror film. For example‚ Leather face‚ from the Texas Chainsaw Massacre film‚ is a character that wears a mask of human skin and kills people who have sinned with his chainsaw (Liebesman). He serves as a real world fear because
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seems that all fears are based on illusion and future thinking. The future is unpredictable‚ and few have the courage to go explore the unpredictable. In the story “On the Rainy River”‚ Tim O’Brien‚ which is the author of the story as well‚ receives his draft notice to fight in the Vietnam War. The war seems wrong to him‚ and the fear of the uncertainty of its outcomes determine O’Brien to resist making a decision about whether to go to war or flee. Indeed‚ the interplay between fear and foresight
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uncontrollable reactions‚ rapid heartbeat‚ shortness of breath‚ trembling‚ and extreme avoidance of doctors office. There are different fears or phobias around in the world and there are different ways to treat those problems the most common treatment that a lot of people did was Cognitive Behavioral Therapy‚ this is a therapy process that makes the patient go face their fears straight up. The one problem with this
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Kierkegaard’s Fear and Trembling is an ethical-religious text. In this book Kierkegaard introduces us to the mystery of faith illustrated by Abraham’s binding of Isaac in Genesis 22. Now in Genesis 22 faith is demonstrated to us by Abraham not doubting God’s command. Abraham’s decision to listen to God is fear and trembling. Faith is a task not an accomplishment‚ it is a task because Abraham saw it like that. Moreover‚ Kierkegaard wants to raise faith. The faith that Kierkegaard presents to us become
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“Fear of Death” Through the Years In the story by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross‚ “On the Fear of Death” the author goes into detail about the advances made in medicine and technology over the decades; how we fear death and why we try to prolong the life of a loved one. In reading Dr. Kubler-Ross’ opinions and life experiences‚ I have come to agree with her opinion; “value of dying at home” rather than a traumatic and prolonged existence by machines. In her essay‚ Dr. Kubler-Ross explains how
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