Fear

strange phobias people have. These fears or phobias can range from anything consisting of being terrified of the dark, to being petrified to simply stand next to a person. People often wonder what causes a fear. One unique theory as to why these fears develop, is that they are the effect of a traumatic event that took place in the person’s life. In addition, another philosophy is that fear is the body’s natural defense to danger. Whatever the cause may be, fear has the gift to maintain a person’s

The fear of spiders is one of the most common fears that people have today. Birgit Müller, Sandra Kull, Frank Wilhelm, and Tanja Michael conducted a study in 2011 that focused on treating clients with a fear of spiders in a shorter time period and in a more cost effective way by using a computer based self-help therapy. The purpose of their study was to see how effective one session of computer based exposure (CBE) therapy could be in minimizing fear of spiders in clients (p. 179-180). For this experiment

Fear is one of the most basic and vital aspects of human behavior. To our ancestors, it was often the only thing that kept them alive, but today, with less and less things in the natural world people have to be afraid of, it usually just keeps them from working towards their goals. Fear can prevent one from pursuing their dream in that it forces us to be afraid of the future and can act as a catalyst for people giving up. An example of how fear has the ability to prevent people from following

“Our life and death are the same thing. When we realize this fact, we have no fear of death anymore, nor actual difficulty in our life,” said Suzuki (Suzuki, Part II, pg 92). This quote by Suzuki suggests that he believes that as a society we are thanatophobia (fear of death and dying). Why are we so terrified of dying? We often see people contributing to senseless life styles simply because they are too frightened to die to their insignificant selves. We constantly partake in unhealthy actions simply

religion has, at some point or another, constituted a fear of the prospect of eternal damnation and torture during one’s life after death. Although it’s important to note that not every religion has a negative aspect of the afterlife, or even any semblance of an afterlife at all, those religions which do contain such construct receive much more attention in this regard. Throughout history, many philosophers have countered people’s irrational fear of the unknown by noting that there is no definitive

strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.” The fear of the unknown is the greatest fear among all fears; meanwhile, the way to achieve our dreams, or put it in different words, our Personal Legend, lies within the fear of the unknown. The spiritual adventurous, fantasy novel The Alchemist, written by Paulo Coelho, brings out the journey of a young boy named Santiago searching for his Personal Legend. The role of fear dominates the story of Santiago’s

As most people think of it, the fear of heights have people who work in skyscrapers scared that the building might collapse or that they might simply just fall of the structure. The fear of heights has an effect on people that causes them to go into a shock that makes them to stiffen up since they are afraid they might stumble off the building and fall to their death. Most people think that the fear of heights is a common phobia that a large group of the population of the United States of America

The Chrysalids Fear is one of the most powerful and destructive forces in society and has been a forefront motivator throughout history because of it. But what makes fear so powerful? It can change a person entirely or cause them to perform incredible tasks such as in The Chrysalids. Nevertheless, John Wyndham explores what you can do once you overcome that fear and what happens when that fear overcomes you. In The Chrysalids, the cyclic nature of fear within people in power and those they oppress

Glossophobia or in layman's term, fear of public speaking is strikingly prevalent. In fact, 75% of the world's population has some degree of anxiety when it comes to speaking in public. Even prominent personalities such as Barbara Streisand and Prince Harry of Wales admitted upon suffering this phobia. McClafferty (2015) cited that the term "glossophobia" originated from the Greek word "glōssa" which translate to tongue, and "phobos" meaning fear or dread. The fear of public speaking according to Carelse

irradiation. The yellow light danced over the still water, creating abstract patterns on the white tiled walls. Most would have found the serene ambiance calming, but for Tom, it was a vision straight out of one of his nightmares. Over time, he’d developed a fear of water, and while others experienced the terror of falling when trapped in the REM cycle of sleep, in his dreams, he was always drowning. His phobia was deep-seated, and he no longer went swimming. But strangely, if he had a life vest, he was still