What is Fear:
It is known as fear of emotional state that arises in response to consciousness in a potentially dangerous situation. Also, fear refers to feeling of distrust that something bad could happen“I was afraid that the thesis presentation would go wrong.”
Fear can be triggered by an idea in relation to something unpleasant, for imaginary reasons, without foundation or rational logic, for example: ghosts, or by a real risk. Normally, for fear to arise, the presence of a stimulus that causes anxiety and insecurity in the individual is essential. This leads to physical reactions on the part of individuals such as confrontation or flight from said situation.
The idea that something or something could threaten someone’s safety or life can cause the brain to involuntarily activate a series of chemical compounds that cause reactions that characterize fear.
in psychology, fear is a defense mechanism, psychological and physiological, that allows the living being to stay away or on the defensive and ensure its survival in the face of possible danger. In reference to this point, it can be stated that fear is necessary and even positive because it prepares the organism to react to situations that require greater neuronal activation than other events.
Fear is carried out through a process, in which the first senses recognize the danger, taking it to the brain to be interpreted, and from there it passes to the limbic system that is responsible for regulating the emotions of the human being. As a consequence, the amygdala is activated, which is responsible for releasing fear, and this is when different symptoms or reactions in the living being:
Increased heart rate. Increased blood glucose. Increased speed in metabolism. Increased adrenaline. Accelerated breathing. Muscle contraction. Pupil dilation.
Fear, without a doubt, a feeling of alert or alarm of extreme importance for the survival of living beings, especially for human beings. There are different types and levels of fear, which can range from slight anxiety to total terror. The body’s response occurs in different ways according to the intensity of the fear, for example: scenics, heights, darkness, to fall in love, to death, to changes, academic performance, etc.
Now, when fear becomes pathological, that is, when it deeply affects the individual on a physical, psychological and social level, specialists can diagnose the person as having a type of phobia. People can develop different types of phobias for different reasons; fear of heights (acrophobia), somniphobia (fear of death), nyctophobia (fear of the dark), coulrophobia (fear of clowns), etc.
As such, fear can reach the level of a phobia, sometimes leading to the loss of its magnitude and loss of control over one’s behavior.
On the other hand, in art fear is accentuated in literature, also in films, plays, music and artistic paintings, being interpreted in all cultural aspects. For example: Pepe Aguilar’s scary song, titled in the same way as Pablo Alborán, also some scary movies like The Exorcist, The Conjuring, The Sign, etc.
The word fear is also present in colloquial phrases, to imply that something is very good or very intense or accentuated. For example: “we had a scary time at the party last night,” “your dad was really angry last night.”
Synonyms of phobia are: aversion, mania, fear, horror, disgust. At the same time, antonyms are attraction, sympathy.
Fear in the Bible
The word fear is present in different verses of the Bible that allows the believer to overcome it by reading the Word of God. The Bible repeatedly tells us that we should not fear anyone or anything.
So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be distressed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my victorious right hand. Isaiah 41:10When I feel afraid, I put my trust in you. Psalms 56:3For I am the Lord your God, who holds your right hand; I am the one who tells you: “Do not be afraid, I will help you.” Isaiah 41:13The Lord is my light and my salvation; Who will I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life, who can intimidate me? Psalms 27:1
scary phrases
Only one thing makes a dream impossible: the fear of failure. Paulo Coelho. Fear is natural in the prudent, and knowing how to overcome it is being brave. Alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga. What I am afraid of is your fear. William Shakespeare. Fear neither prison, nor poverty, nor death. Fear fear. Giacomo Leopardi. Let us never negotiate with fear, but let us never fear to negotiate. John Fitzgerald Kennedy.