Dr. ShinDig

Fear in my opinion is really nothing more than an animals defense mechanism. For example - there's a reason why many humans are afraid of the dark, it was implanted in our brain through thousands of years of evolution. When our ancestors were attacked by night time predators, that reality was stuck in their head and is still with us today when little billy and sally need to have a night light to feel safe.

Fear is really nothing more than a chemical reaction in our brain which prepares our body to act in an extreme way in order to avoid some sort of danger or undesired occurrence.

Of course, with any chemical reaction in the brain, things can get wacky. That's why you see people on Dr. Phil who are terrified of Celery and Spatulas.

Fear IMO can never be completely overcome as long as you are concerned with your own well being. Even worry is a form of fear. If you worry about something, it is based out of fear that some kind of negative consequence could await you for one reason or another.

but I don't know. Lately I've been afraid of skunks. I go outside a lot in the middle of the night and have smelt skunk quite often lately. Just the thought of getting sprayed and then having to show up to work reeking of skunk juice for a week just scares the shit out of me.

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