#fear

#fear

This has been true of every one of the more than 3,000 enrollees in our Love without Hurt boot camps for chronic resentment, anger, or emotional abuse. For one partner, fear (of isolation or deprivation) is a core vulnerability, while shame (dread of failure and inadequacy as a partner, provider, lover, or parent) is the core vulnerability of the other. Both vulnerabilities are dreadful to both partners, but they differ in what is most terrible.

It's now cuffing season, when many singles scramble to find short-term partners to help them get through the upcoming holiday season and what may seemingly be the dreariest and loneliest months of the year. Cuffing is short for handcuffing from October through March; people temporarily handcuff themselves to partners before the release in the following Spring. But before you partake in this annual singles dating ritual off the cuff-meaning without thinking it through-it's important to be mindful of the risks.

Part of the fun of asking someone what movies scare them is that the answers tend to be unpredictable. Fear is individual, specific, and deeply felt: A person made anxious by the ocean may not be able to bear watching but be totally fine with the monsters-loose-on-an-island premise of Jurassic Park. Sometimes, a frightened reaction is inexplicable. But the most terrifying films are the ones that force us to question why we're so afraid at all-and what makes the image or moment on-screen so effective.

The goal of the Chapman University Survey of American Fears is to collect data annually on the fears, worries and concerns of Americans and how those fears are associated with other attitudes and behaviors. This is the 11th year of the survey, conducted for Chapman by market and survey research firm SSRS using a probability-based method. In 2025, participants were asked about more than 65 fears spanning government, conspiracy theories, crime, the environment, the economy,

For example, clowns are not supposed to be scary. They are funny-singing, dancing, joke-telling jesters. But, if we change the context of the clown and their purpose, then it's reasonable to understand why they're scary. My dislike predates the horror movie IT (1990), which is said to represent a landmark increase in coulrophobia ( fear of clowns) cases. I remember being around three or four

Terence was easily on the top of our list, but we thought he'd never do it. The honest truth is, he turned it down at first.

The aspects of our own psychologies that we cannot integrate into our sense of self are referred to as 'the shadow.' Everyone has one, and its nature varies with how we illuminate ourselves.

Fear of the unfamiliar is an evolutionary instinct that no longer serves us. Social conditioning reinforces this fear, limiting growth and understanding. Exposure, self-reflection, and embracing change are vital for overcoming fear of difference.

The author experienced strange knocking sounds at night in his Los Angeles apartment, leading him to fear for his safety and suspect supernatural involvement.

The story illustrates that often, the need for a push can lead individuals to accomplish tasks they initially perceive as unachievable.

Fear and excuses are the silent killers of restaurant dreams. But every successful restaurateur has faced these same demons and conquered them.

How did we become such chickenshits? As recently as seven or eight months ago, I doubt anyone would have regarded participating in a political demonstration as a dangerous act.

In the centuries before Bacon was writing, fears had spread across Europe driven by tales of buried bodies that returned to walk among the living.

"People don't like admitting to feeling fear... fear is often the most exciting element in life, or overcoming it."

The title Panic Peaks points directly to the psychology of the character - someone who builds an elaborate, almost ridiculous device to shield himself from panic.

When it comes to fictional clowns, pinpointing the most frightening is obviously a little subjective and guided by one's individual neuroses.

I tucked my 6-year-old daughter into her top bunk and said good night. An hour later, she starts screaming. I stormed upstairs and burst into the room.

Fear can serve as a guide, showing us where growth lies; it's essential to confront it rather than retreat from it for true understanding.

Fear is the opposite of love. Love is the absence of fear. Whatever you do out of fear will create more fear.

Fear can be unpleasant, but it's also a survival instinct. Sometimes, it can even be fun, like when you watch a scary movie.

The environment is working to keep us isolated, afraid, and silenced.