Fear: Unpleasant And Anxious Emotion Of Perceived Danger

Name Instructor Course Date Fear Fear is an unpleasant and anxious emotion when one is afraid because of perceived danger, harm or pain. In many instances, people are afraid of the unknown and fear can be corrosive that it affects one’s inner peace and happiness. There are different sources of fear, and while fear is at times an adaptive survival approach, it can become dysfunctional, limiting how people live their lives. Fear also affects different aspects of people’s lives and when there are those who try controlling other people’s lives, they are likely to instill and foster fear in those they target. While fear is a common emotion, educating and addressing the sources of fear an individual’s well-being. Fear weakens an individual or group of people, but there are those who are unable to cope with certain situations or are distressed if they think or encounter such incidents. For instance, when there are attacks like mass shootings, people are afraid because they fear that anyone can be a victim or target of attack. This may affect the way people congregate and interact with those different from them. As such, the way people function when they are fearful is different compared to how they react in normal instances as they are hypersensitive, but their fears may limit how they function. Fear limits people, and while there are those who fear failure the fear of success also affects one’s potential. Most people prefer what is familiar to them, and even changes in the workplace are often met with resistance even when the intention is good. One of the reasons for this is that people fear making changes including breaking destructive behaviors that limit their potential. Making changes and even dealing with unknowns makes people anxious as they are more comfortable in what is familiar to them. Additionally, one may fear potentially adverse outcome that they see no value in taking risks and trying out something new. However, the fear of failure may even prevent one from making positive changes as people avoid outcomes that they assume will be negative, but which can turn out to be positive. To get off fears, it is necessary to determine what triggers one’s fears and gather information where possible to be more knowledgeable about the triggers. For instance, when a person has a fear of flying they can assess what triggers the fear, and if they anticipate anxiety it is easier to manage the fear. Danger differs from fear since a hazard or risk makes a situation more threatening, ...