Fear is experienced by almost all living beings on earth and its original purpose is the preservation of life in the event of any danger. For example, in prehistoric times, being paralyzed with horror and frozen in place, our ancestors had a good chance not to become a dinner for some fanged reptile that has the ability to see only moving objects. It is thanks to fear, and in particular, of its variety, such as the instinct of self-preservation, that we usually do not have the habit of walking along the edge of the roof or pampering ourselves in the mornings with a pretty-looking fly agaric.
Friend or foe?
Unfortunately, in addition to such a huge plus as ensuring the survival of the species, fear can cause harm and this side of it is increasingly faced by representatives of today's civilized society.
First of all, the harm of fear is obvious in the disconnection of adequate thinking at a time when we are afraid of something. Agree, it is difficult to reason with one sensibly, standing in front of a huge snarling dog that is about to attack you and instead of taking a step towards her and with a sharp shout to force her to give way to you, you most likely will run away, thereby increasing your chances of being bitten.
Monsters in the dark
Usually people do not ask themselves what harm is caused by fear until they themselves directly encounter this problem. Fear, in fact, quite a lot of guises and they are manifested primarily in various phobias, which can greatly complicate the life of their "owner". For example, a poor fellow suffering from claustrophobia will have to choke and stop periodically to rest, on foot to climb to the 16th floor, instead of comfortably taking the same height using a conventional elevator. A person who is afraid of darkness, is sentenced to life for life with the lamp on, due to the presence in the dark room of numerous monsters and essences, just waiting for the right moment to pounce on the unfortunate victim of ahluophobia.
For the benefit of people
The theme of fear and its harm often becomes the main subject of debates on various symposium and forum platforms, and the authoritative gurus of psychoanalysis adhere to this point of diametrically opposite points of view. By the way, some of them even use the technique of treating the fear of certain forms of depression in patients with suicidal tendencies. The task of a specialist in this case is to develop a fear of death in a potential suicide and here, as they say, "out of two evils ...". It is believed that even better people will acquire necrophobia, than one day will step from the balcony of the tenth floor.
What is the harm of fear is well known to everyone who has ever experienced it. The question is, will you be able to cope with it and make it your ally? It's up to you.