Natural Fears
It is quite natural for a person to be afraid of anybody or anything. Usually we are afraid of things that we cannot understand. We are afraid of darkness, thunderstorm, teachers and parents, changes in our life, death, poverty, diseases, doctors, dogs, snakes, spiders, height and so on. Little children do not know what they must be afraid of. They feel that grown-ups are afraid of some phenomena or events and just copy their behaviour.
A three-year-old boy entered a dark room to take his toy as he new where it was. His aunt asked him: “Aren’t you scared of darkness?” A surprised question of a grown-up triggered some thinking activity about possible dangers. The next day the boy refused to go into the dark room alone. It took his mother two days to explain to him that his room could never scare him no matter if it were dark or alight.
Our fears can be sometimes easily explained, but some of them have very deep roots. Sometimes people are afraid of non-stability in their life. It is very hard for such a person to move to another city as the main thought about absence of work for the first week or so can destroy the usual lifestyle.
Fear of disease can make the person waste time of doctors and nurses and spend a lot of money for vitamins, analyses, examinations and other prophylactic measures. We always try to overcome our fears and change the situation for the better.
Are you afraid of a thunderstorm?
A three-year-old boy entered a dark room to take his toy as he new where it was. His aunt asked him: “Aren’t you scared of darkness?” A surprised question of a grown-up triggered some thinking activity about possible dangers. The next day the boy refused to go into the dark room alone. It took his mother two days to explain to him that his room could never scare him no matter if it were dark or alight.
Our fears can be sometimes easily explained, but some of them have very deep roots. Sometimes people are afraid of non-stability in their life. It is very hard for such a person to move to another city as the main thought about absence of work for the first week or so can destroy the usual lifestyle.
Fear of disease can make the person waste time of doctors and nurses and spend a lot of money for vitamins, analyses, examinations and other prophylactic measures. We always try to overcome our fears and change the situation for the better.
Are you afraid of a thunderstorm?
