Emotions endured while frightened are extremely uncomfortable and i do not enjoy them in the slightest. Of my family and or friends, i would take my own, my life is not worth any more than anyone else’s. If i was put in a situation where i would need to make a decision to either take my life or harm the lives Personally i know i am no alone and many people i know feel this way.
Another thing that freaks me out is the idea that my family or the people i care about could be harmed instead of me and that my life wouldīe spared in return for theirs. More, i can just as easily be a victim of the monster as any one else. No matter how strong or physically capable i am, nothing stops the demon from taking my spirit and capturing me for all eternity.Further This makes meįeel scared because i know that there is nothing i can do to escape these things. One reason I am frightened is often when i swath movies, the scariest ones are films that deal with devils and paranormal beings like demons and angels. Also, with the use of incredible futuristic effects and technology, movies nowadays can certainly strike fear into audiences. But, that doesn’t mean i can totally understandĪ smaller persons fear of kidnapping and murder. Not all too frightened of kidnapping by a single, unstable man, simply because i feel i am quite capable of defending myself due to my size and strength. This is a very real fright because in this world, some people are extremely scary and the fear of mentally unstable and insane people is very real. In the article the author discusses an increase in theįright of abduction, murder and kidnapping. From spiders,snakes and rats, to demons devils and ghouls, i am an easily scared person. I personally am extremely frightened by many things in this world. For privacy policy reasons, we will not publish student comments that include a last name. Students 13 and older are invited to comment below. –Are you the kind of person who enjoys being scared by things like horror movies and haunted houses? –How do you deal with your fears? How do they affect your life? –Which of these fears do you think are rational, and which irrational? Why? –What are you afraid of? Do you share any of the fears listed in the Op-Talk piece, like worries about walking alone at night, or having your identity stolen? Students: Read both pieces in full, then tell us… Specific phobias are among the most common of all psychiatric disorders, affectingīlood, injections, and other medical proceduresĬertain animals (for instance, dogs or snakes) Specific phobias are a type of anxiety disorder in which exposure to the feared stimulus may provoke extreme anxiety or a panic attack. Sense: “People are more afraid of things that have more immediacy to them, and people are constantly using their debit cards all day long, constantly giving away their personal information all day long,Īccording to the Times Health Guide, it is normal, and an invaluable survival tool, to occasionally feel fear and stress, but a phobia is a persistent and irrational fear of a particular type of object, animal, activity, or a situation But on reflection, he said, the finding made
The Internet was also a source of great concern: 11.3 percent of respondents felt “not at all safe” there, and 21.5 percent were “very concerned”Ībout corporations tracking their personal data online.Ĭhristopher Bader, the Chapman sociology professor who led the research, told Op-Talk that respondents’ fears about their online activity initially surprised him. Having their identities stolen (19.6 percent were “very afraid” of this), becoming the victim of a mass shooting (8.9 percent were “very afraid”) and having to speak in public (8.8 The survey, developed by researchers at Chapman University, found that some of Americans’ worst fears were walking alone at night (20.3 percent of respondents felt “not at all safe” doing this), In fact, rates of abduction and violent crime have dropped - and while looking at what Americans are worried about may not reveal the actual dangers they face, it could tell us something about what fear can In a new survey, 54.8 percent of respondents said child abduction had gotten more common over the last 20 years. In a recent Op-Talk piece, “What Are You Afraid Of?,” Anna North writes:Īmericans think America is a scary place - and getting scarier. It’s almost Halloween, so we thought we would ask you to write about something scary: your fears and phobias. We have chosen some of our favorite comments on this question to feature here. Questions about issues in the news for students 13 and older.
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