Fear

Various dimensions of the fear

One can:

to be afraid for oneself, for somebody whom one loves or for an object to which one is attached affectivement
to be afraid of a danger which one can perceive, of a danger absent but that one knows, or of a danger hypothetical or imagined
to be afraid of something of the past, something of the present, or something of the future
to be afraid to see something, to hear something, to be touched by something, of touching something…
to be afraid to suffer morally, to lose what one has, to suffer physically, to be sick or to die
to be afraid of open spaces (agoraphobia)
to be afraid of the black, or separation
to be afraid of certain situations (Phobia S)
to be afraid to be afraid

It is seen that the fear has many facets, varied stakes and springs which can exploit the authors, the scenario writers, the policies or commercial and advertizing ones, consciously or not.

Fear of the unknown

The fear of the Inconnu is a phenomenon ethologic observed in many advanced animals and it is source of prudence.

At the Man, it can be individual or collective. It is a fear of a hypothetical danger. It appears vis-a-vis unknown destinations or awaited circumstances. The fear of death, or the darkness, nothing to see can be forms about it, just as the fear of a noise or a new sound, fear of an animal/insect/anybody/new place, of a voyage, abroad, etc

an intense fear of the unknown, on behalf of a group or of an individual is source of insulation or of return to oneself or groups it. It can generate Violence, to even lead to the Suicide.
a reasoned and moderated fear unknown allows a certain open-minded and can become factor of Créativité while contributing to the exhaltation of the Curiosité, research and the Découverte.
the complete absence of fear of the unknown can be a pathological phenomenon and lead to the setting in danger by imprudence.

The fear seems natural and universal. It is its management and its intensity which can be or become problematic. The group, solidarity, the company, the training, the family, the tribe can contribute to the insurance of oneself and the sense of security, and thus move away the fear. The religion, the hierarchies, the systems of castes, unquestionable sects and certain political groups… are based on the fear of the unknown and death to consolidate their capacity or functions.

Fear and feeling of importance of oneself

When our spirit is encumbered too much by the thought which one has of oneself, one is more inclined to be afraid for oneself. For example, the paranoiac people are constantly worried by themselves, at the point to imagine scenarios of espionage of their own person on behalf of people whom they cross.

Fear and distresses

The exposure prolonged to something which frightens us involves a feeling of anguish. This feeling increases, and one with the impression which it will increase indefinitely. In fact, if one remains sufficiently a long time, the anguish reaches a maximum.

The behavioral therapies on the fear are based on that. One makes progressive, but rather long exposures so that the anguish goes down again. It is a kind of habituation. But if too abrupt exposures are made, or too strong, one obtains the opposite effect: the person is likely to be a little traumatisée and to be still more afraid.

Fear and alienation

The fear can also be the result of a Aliénation intellectual or social. The religions were criticized to have caused the fear of the Péché, the fear of living by oneself. This mentality of the fear was denounced by Nietzsche in the Crépuscule of the idols.

Synonyms

One can find synonymous words expressing a more or less close concept:

apprehension, fear, concern, Anxiety, Anguish, fear, fright, terror, terror, Panic fear, fun, jitter, trac, funk, Phobia, Paranoia

See too

Beats-smg: Baimės Simple: Fear

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