Anxiety & Fear Anxiety and fear are both emotional reactions to danger‚ yet there is a difference between the two. Fear is a reaction that is proportionate to real danger; anxiety is a disproportionate reaction to danger or even a reaction to imaginary danger. Anxiety is feeling unrealistic fear‚ worry‚ uneasiness‚ and being unfocused. People who have anxiety also tend to feel restless‚ have fatigue‚ problems in concentration‚ and muscular tension. Fear is the ability to recognize danger leading
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Phobia comes from the Greek word ‘phóbos’ meaning morbid fear (wikipedia). But what exactly is a phobia? The direct denotation of a phobia is “a persistent‚ irrational fear of a specific object‚ activity‚ or situation that leads to a compelling desire to avoid it” (dictionary). A phobia falls under the category of an anxiety disorder. An anxiety disorder is often “a harmful chronic condition‚ which can be present from an early age or begin suddenly after a triggering event. They are prone to flare
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As a young child‚ I was afraid of dogs‚ heights‚ and the darkness. These fears controlled my life. Being afraid of dogs was one of my biggest fears. I was so scared of dogs because they were big‚ scary‚ and had big teeth. Every time a dog barked at me I got scared. When they came around me to smell me‚ I would get scared and my whole body would start shaking. If a dog was running behind me‚ I thought that it was running after me to bite me. When they licked me‚ it felt so nasty to me that I would
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Just like my mother and older sister‚ I was told from a young age that I have a lot of potential. They both put themselves into similar situations‚ they are both struggling to pay off their college debt‚ even though no degree was received from it. Each of them have their own reasons to why they have fallen into a deep hole financially. Now they are both trying to scrape together any money they can from a near minimum wage job to try to pay off this college debt while also providing for their families
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Fear is Weakness When we face our so called fears it seems like it was not nearly as bad as we thought it would be. Those so called fears are just little pebbles‚ if compared to a fear that sooner or later we will have to face to reach our destination. In my case my biggest fear is to speak in public. This fear erodes away my confidence; especially when I have projects that have to be presented in front of a big audience. If I’m not familiar with the people I forget everything‚ my face changes
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random objects all around my house to try and fill the empty spaces: a notebook in the corner of the dining room‚ a teddy bear in the middle of the kitchen‚ a tissue box in the hallway. My parents took me to a doctor because they thought I had OCD. But‚ no‚ that was not the reason for my behavior‚ for my fear. No‚ it was the result of an incident that happened 17 years ago. An incident I try so hard to forget but still remember in vivid detail. I was 5 when it first happened. My family and I were having
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It is my opinion that spiders should be banished to Room 101 - the world would most likely be a better place without them. I am not arachnophobic‚ as I am not afraid of scorpions or other arachnids‚ but I am absolutely terrified of spiders. Merely the thought of them fills me with dread and causes me to shudder. Many people consider this fear to be irrational but in my opinion‚ these people are ignorant of the true nature of spiders; it is my belief that spiders are pure evil and quite possibly the
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First Time Everyone has their biggest fears‚ and growing up‚ mine was to experience a rollercoaster ride. My fear for heights has always made a big impact on me. From being not able to look down from a bridge for more than ten seconds to still getting petrified when that elevator ride gives that “floating” feeling‚ being afraid of heights tend to always make me different from others. It made me feel shameful every once in a while whenever my friends were in my presence and all they talked about
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A Night to Remember My heart was pounding rapidly; it felt like a thunderous roar in my ears. The blood was quickly drained from my face. I was slightly nauseous‚ the only thing that kept me from covering the other girls with the unsatisfying scarlet likes of my mothers tasteless spaghetti‚ was the loud wailing of my empty stomach. The pounding was louder now‚ so loud I could barely make out my own thoughts. How could a mere gathering of complete strangers cause these unlikely‚ unknown feelings
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archetype is seen in many action and adventure movies and stories. The hero archetype is where a person goes on a journey and faces challenges along his/her journey. The hero archetype is seen in Harry Potter and The Sorcerers Stone‚ Sundiata‚ and Spider Man. The hero archetype is seen through out the movie of Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone. Harry has a call to adventure which is the first part of the hero cycle. He first learns about him being a wizard when Hagrid brakes down the door to
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