Be Afraid...Very Afraid...

[solitaryman]

Real fear is under the control of the limbic system (or reptilian brain) and more precisely, the amygdal.Its development is controled by our DNA.Their is only 2 answers to fear: Fight or Flight.Then there are emotive fears called phobias controled by the hypothalamus with more complexe neural and endocrinal reactions.Fear is a tool for the survival of the specie ,just like thirst,hunger, reproduction,maternal love, etc.

[Carol]

Originally Posted by solitaryman

Real fear is under the control of the limbic system (or reptilian brain) and more precisely, the amygdal.Its development is controled by our DNA.Their is only 2 answers to fear: Fight or Flight.Then there are emotive fears called phobias controled by the hypothalamus with more complexe neural and endocrinal reactions.Fear is a tool for the survival of the specie ,just like thirst,hunger, reproduction,maternal love, etc.

True.. and then their are the psychological "fear" games deliberately used against the
GP as a means to manipulate them. It is one thing to experience fear in the moment for survival purposes and quite another to be manipulated into a chronic state of anxiety and distress as a means to manipulate.

[solitaryman]

This is exactely what i am implying by phobia ,an acquired and conditioned scare.