Fear, dread, or terror

 

“The key to change… is to let go of fear.”

Rosanne Cash

 

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”

Marianne Williamson

 

Topics include:

• Fear as a reaction to danger
• Fear as a learned response

The first stems from our roots in the physical world and our inheritance through our genes.

The second is learned through our relations with others, the world, our actions and their consequences.

An interesting article on the perceived duality of Fear or Love can be found here.

 

A Virus Called Fear:

 

This is an experiment that shows how we can be misled by our emotions. In this video, fear on a swaying bridge helps make men find a woman more attractive:

 

This pair of videos is about how we are socially conditioned to not respond to other’s calls for help, for fear of standing out from the crowd. The first is a famous experiment from the UK, while the second was made in New York:

 

“In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.” – Bill Cosby.

This short video shows how fear is created in us. Surveillance is increased with consequences for personal freedom. These scare tactics are used world-wide by terrorists: