Fear

What are you afraid of? Take a second to think about it. What gives you the hebe-gebees? Take a second to think of the scariest thing you could possibly experience. Not failing a course, or spiders, please do not say spiders, I'll punch you if you say something lame like that. What is the one thing you would never want to go through? Where am I going with all these questions?? You'll see.

Fear creates a rush in you that barely anything else can come close to. It is a physiological fact. Humans love to be scared. Why do you think franchises like Saw, The Exorcist, Halloween, Friday the 13th, etc. all make extremely vast amount of box-office sales, and a huge cult-following.

Everyone likes a good scare, most stories told after a weekend of camping or drinking are about the sketchiest moments. I love being scared, well to an extent, not fear for my life scared. But that barrier between haunted houses and piss your pants afraid. This will sound really lame and childish, but I'm afraid of the dark. I always feel something is going to grab me, and I have my reasons for that, but I won't go into the details. Not the dark of my room, or basements, but in a large building or open space alone, or in the woods. Probably the scariest place I have ever been to (and kind of weirdly) was my old church. This building, when the lights were off and you were alone, just felt this "presence" of something unfriendly. Sounds bad I know, but it always gave me the creepy-crawly feeling. 

But why do people love to be afraid? Fear stimulates the fight-or flight response, which sends adrenaline into the blood stream to raise heart rate, breathing, your muscles work harder, and generally have a "clearer" thought process of what to do. All this makes you feel good. It is an euphoric experience, a fear high. Why did I ask you to think of your greatest fear? Well once you know your fear, you can deal with it. Personally, my greatest fears are, being alone, and not knowing what I am doing next, I have to have a plan. What helps me is breathing, but what helps you? Think of 5 strategies that could help you deal with this fear, and next time it comes up, use them. It actually works, try it out.

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