... the fear did not exist?

 Fear, according to psychologists, is one of the basic and innate emotions. The definition of fear says that it is a feeling induced by detected danger and it causes changes in metabollic and organ functions of organisms. All these things lead to changes in our behaviour. The fear responses come from the perception of danger. In such situations people can react by confrontation with or escape from the threat, which is also called as the fight-or-flight response. In extreme cases fear can even causes paralysis or a freeze response.

 So what would happen if the fear did not exist?
Maybe our lives would be easier and we would be more relaxed and trustful? People would be unaware of danger and could focus on the brighter side of life without being scared of the unknown.


Maybe, but the main thing is we need fear. Without that we wouldn't be able to survive. The fear response makes us survive thanks to appropriate behaviour. All of this has been preserved through evolution. Without it we couldn't avoid danger, cause we wouldn't be able to recognize it. Fear is modulated by the process of cognition and learning, so during our lives we're learning what is good and bad for us, what we can do and what to avoid. Just look at the situation when there is glass with hot tea at the table . A little child doesn't know it can burn until touching it. But once it touches it and feels the hotness, the next time it will be scared of burning itself and will be more careful. This simple example shows that we need to learn some reactions. On the other hand there are some reactions that our body has coded. When our life is threatened, physiology kicks in to protect us and keeps us safe.


Furthermore, if the fear didn't exist, our life would be just boring. Fear gives us adrenalin and this is what some people are looking for by watching horror movies or bungee jumping. Without fear, doing things like that, wouldn't bring us so many emotions. Also without fear there would be no bravery, cause people can only be courageous while doing things they are afraid of. Moreover fear in many situations can be constructive and lead us to investigate things more closely.


Taking everything into consideration, life without no fear would be pretty difficult, cause people would be unaware of danger. We just need to know that fear is not a problem. The issue is our reaction to it and if we want to overcome our fear or not.


 

 

 

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