I decided to write a post on David's topic about a most "scareful" fear. Actually, the point of my fear is rather abstract, so I want to write about and fear itself.
The first time I have been asked the question about my own fear in room #101 was during Thursday discussion. After several minutes of thinking, I answered silence. It is rather strange kind of fear when nothing happens or happens very quietly. In our age the absolute silence could hardly be reach. And I like it. If I don't hear anything, strange things start in my mind. Sonething like the brain on its own creates sounds. And only sounds, but feelings of emptiness, the feeling of extremely high pressure coming from outside and squeezing all voices to the silence and yourself to the point. In this situation I am starting to say something, but can't really hear my own voice and this is real disaster. Only sound coming from "outside" can save me in this situation. This is dangerous, such kind of consternation.
From this small "analysis" of one particular fear I can conclude only one statement: "The fear is in our mind". I think this phrase is common for all kinds of fear existing in reality. Sometimes the fear is a signal from the brain that some decisions can have dangerous concequences. These is instincts formed by nature of experience. But sometimes fear is formed by someone's opinion or by human's complexes. I think, the originality of such fears is the fear to fail. Or this frequent question: "What would "they" say if I did it?". In the place of word can placed almost every person in the world. Actually, people are more afraid to fail in someone else's eye's, not in their own. It may be couched in another way, something like: "In the short run people are thinking about opinion others. in the long run they carry about their own ". But this is the root, why people are so afraid of others opinion. Of course, we don't live in caves any more. Nowadays society presses individualities through social norms and fashion. No one wants to be in the ruck and, in the same time, no one wants to be white crow. Because of the last statement could be attached to almost every person, so all people are the ruck. How to overcome the pressure of society and become fearless? I don't know. The only thing I know is that this mean removal from society. Life with society is feeling, security and sometimes slavery. This is just another trade-off of our life. All depends on you.
So, this is what I wanted ti tell about the fear. Fear is something essential in our life. Sometimes it saves us from danger, sometimes it create difficulties. Such kind of "instrument" can be very useful sometimes.
Thank you for attention.
The first time I have been asked the question about my own fear in room #101 was during Thursday discussion. After several minutes of thinking, I answered silence. It is rather strange kind of fear when nothing happens or happens very quietly. In our age the absolute silence could hardly be reach. And I like it. If I don't hear anything, strange things start in my mind. Sonething like the brain on its own creates sounds. And only sounds, but feelings of emptiness, the feeling of extremely high pressure coming from outside and squeezing all voices to the silence and yourself to the point. In this situation I am starting to say something, but can't really hear my own voice and this is real disaster. Only sound coming from "outside" can save me in this situation. This is dangerous, such kind of consternation.
From this small "analysis" of one particular fear I can conclude only one statement: "The fear is in our mind". I think this phrase is common for all kinds of fear existing in reality. Sometimes the fear is a signal from the brain that some decisions can have dangerous concequences. These is instincts formed by nature of experience. But sometimes fear is formed by someone's opinion or by human's complexes. I think, the originality of such fears is the fear to fail. Or this frequent question: "What would "they" say if I did it?". In the place of word can placed almost every person in the world. Actually, people are more afraid to fail in someone else's eye's, not in their own. It may be couched in another way, something like: "In the short run people are thinking about opinion others. in the long run they carry about their own ". But this is the root, why people are so afraid of others opinion. Of course, we don't live in caves any more. Nowadays society presses individualities through social norms and fashion. No one wants to be in the ruck and, in the same time, no one wants to be white crow. Because of the last statement could be attached to almost every person, so all people are the ruck. How to overcome the pressure of society and become fearless? I don't know. The only thing I know is that this mean removal from society. Life with society is feeling, security and sometimes slavery. This is just another trade-off of our life. All depends on you.
So, this is what I wanted ti tell about the fear. Fear is something essential in our life. Sometimes it saves us from danger, sometimes it create difficulties. Such kind of "instrument" can be very useful sometimes.
Thank you for attention.
I agree that fear is in our mind. For me, fear is almost a result of not being able to control an outcome. I am afraid when I can't control what is going to happen, or when I think things aren't going to happen that I want to happen.
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