Since the beginning of time there has existed in both human beings and animals, a feeling of alertness and danger in certain situations; innate behavior that in primitive times was considered very useful in maintaining survival; at present the concept remains, but has evolved and encompassed a wider field. Due to the changing behavior in the emotions of beings, studies have been carried out that reveal that not only these situations cause fear, but also numerous other factors; What has led to classify these feelings in specific areas.
Types of fears
There are among the main:
- Real: It arises from some situation of immediate danger.
- Unreal: is presented is a mental or imaginary situation.
- Pathological: the feeling of fear is activated even if there is no danger, it generally needs psychological treatment to be able to overcome it, it is considered a disorder.
- Physical: It is commonly caused by the sensation of suffering some kind of damage or pain in the body.
- Social: caused by fear of public speaking or socializing, self-consciousness for fear of ridicule.
- Phobias: where all irrational disorders are included; which refers to conditioned fear, just as pathological ones require psychological treatment to be overcome; The latter covers such a vast field that today there are thousands of phobias that drastically limit the lives of people who suffer from them.
For all these reasons fear is no longer only considered as a useful survival instinct that the first settlers took advantage of, now, in a more extensive and deep area, fears have become a barrier, a limitation for the smooth development of the life of any person who suffers them.
Classification of fears
- Physicists: such as the fear of heights, one of the most common, also called acrophobia, of closed spaces, known as claustrophobia, fear of spiders, fear of insects, animals in general, wood, dirt .
- Psychological: It can be considered, fear of failure, of old age, of madness, of forgetfulness, of love, of being judged, of blood to death and others.
These fears as you can see encompass a wide and diverse space, and affect a number of people; for this reason it has become a subject of controversy and of great interest in the field of knowledge, psychology and science, which have sought to give a solution or at least hope to all the people who have been involved and affected by the consequences that these involuntary and uncontrollable feelings cause.
Some curious facts
Even with the large number of studies that have been carried out over decades, when considering the mind, the infinite power it has is impressive, just to refer to a small aspect of the great universe that it makes up, it can be mentioned for example in this case particular how it can cause a person to feel more fear of an imaginary cause than to a firearm that can do imminent and fatal harm.
How you can deal with a scenario of this magnitude, and others that show even more far-fetched realities, which with investigations have not been resolved, and it is completely understandable, since the mind is a complex enigma, difficult to decipher, with centuries of story that not yet known with certainty, and not being enough with that, the universal culture that has been forming until today also influences, adding even more mental insecurities based on those superstitions that since childhood are imposed on us by our ancestors, most of them totally illogical, but causing this great impact where more and more are being added as the years go by, which can lead us to conclude that to a large extent society is also the culprit and cause of this phenomenon that affects most of the population.
It cannot be generalized as well as there are people who are afraid, there are also others in a smaller number, but in the same way there are, who do not feel afraid of anything, according to research it is not necessarily something good or very encouraging, but quite the opposite, it is considered a deficiency, it is not yet known for sure why these people do not react the same as others, but it is considered little advantageous than these individuals do not know how to differentiate a situation in which they may be exposed to danger from one that is not; and it is quite logical at a certain point, and gives truth to the idea exposed at the beginning of the narrative, that fear serves to avoid danger and achieve survival as a basic principle.
How to control fear?
Having already covered a little of this extensive field, broken down the cons and pros, it can be added that no matter the fear and the limitation, sometimes there are ways to "fight" itWillpower and commitment begin with each one; You have to try to put aside the shadows. Try to see clarity, starting with looking for logic, there are many fears that originate from false beliefs.
You can also consider the forms of meditation, relaxation, practicing yoga; You have to face your fears to imagine a satisfactory result, everything is in your mind, therefore, that is the place where you should start. Accept the fear and power you have, if possible to seek a benefit from the situation; For example, watching horror movies, practicing extreme sports, experiencing all the adrenaline that can be generated starting from these situations.
The emotion that is obtained as a reward for taking risks, that new energy, when taking advantage of it for and not against, it can be learned that fear activates all the senses, wakes us up and makes us react more quickly, which can be adapted and be part of a normal and everyday life; but If fears begin to be an impossible aspect to handle, it is advisable to seek help from a professional therapist, that facilitates the way to deal with them, starting with looking for the cause.