Category: Fear

We all have fear, its a natural instinct and we cope with those fears differently because we are all different with our own unique personalities! In the book Lord of the Flies the author William Golding shows the fears of Jack, Ralph, and Piggy and chooses specific ways for them to cope with that fear.…

Human beings have consumed horror and all that relates to it throughout the beginning of culture, rituals, and the introduction of storytelling. For many, it is a euphoric sense of release and a much sought-after thrill of escapism consumed in a variety of ways through media, such as literature and film. The connections between civilization…

Transformation, transformation plays a key role in stories meant to scare us. In the manner of my friend I was at once struck with an incoherence–an inconsistency; and I soon found this to arise from a series of feeble and futile struggles to overcome a habitual residency–on excessive nervous agitation.(p9 fall of the house of…

You, me and all of us have probably faced various forms of fear in this life. I think the number is no longer counted. Tens of thousands or even millions of times throughout our time, alternating like day and night. Like graphs, fluctuations up and down. In the past, when we were at school, for…

Have you ever thought that you could get over your fears about college? Students have so many fears whether it’s about failing math, not having as much time anymore, etc. My two biggest fears for college are public speaking and not being able to make friends. Public speaking is one of the biggest fears that…

Fear, a fundamental human emotion, is an experience shared by all humanity, regardless of culture or era. By definition, it is an unpleasant, often strong emotion resulting from the anticipation or awareness of danger. This primal sensation serves as a powerful catalyst in our lives, shaping our actions and responses to the world around us.…

Fear of death is not a new phenomenon. People have been scared to die ever since our species evolved into existence One of the explanations for people developing a fear of death is the idea of the afterlife. The afterlife is a huge mystery to all human beings. The only people who know are, well,…

Acrophobia is defined as having an extreme fear of heights. This could be anywhere from ladders, to as high as parachuting; they all induce that intense reaction. Throughout my life, I have tested this phobia but managed to fail more than succeed. I decided one day, to make an attempt and overcome this fear, by…

What do you expect when you are watching a horror movie? The movie can scare you, right? But fear is not a very good thing. Knowing this, why do we still want to see this movie? Or suppose you are riding a roller coaster at a theme park. So, as much as a rider and…

How Powerful Is Fear? From the dawn of human evolution to the contemporary world, fear has served a powerful role in the lives of humans. The ancestors of humans have faced danger in the form of predatory animals. Today, humans dont have to fear threats such as large animals, but these fears have developed into…