The Fear Paradox: How Our Obsession with Safety Is Holding Us Back
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The Fear Paradox: How Our Obsession with Safety Is Holding Us Back
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Millions of years ago, fear helped the human species to survive, but today it paralyzes us in dangerous situations, makes us doubt our own abilities and causes increased anxiety. Why is fear still present in our daily lives, preventing us from changing and moving forward?
Each species has developed its own ways of recognizing and avoiding danger. For example, rats are afraid of the smell of cats from birth - this evolutionary trait helps them get farther away from predators. But human fear has taken on unusual shapes and scales. It often works not as a survival aid, but becomes something we try to get rid of. Human infants come into the world far more helpless than any other animals. As children, we depend on our parents not only for basic needs, but also psychologically. The vulnerable state we are in during our formative years increases the risk of a number of psychological problems, including increased anxiety.
Each species has developed its own ways of recognizing and avoiding danger. For example, rats are afraid of the smell of cats from birth - this evolutionary trait helps them get farther away from predators. But human fear has taken on unusual shapes and scales. It often works not as a survival aid, but becomes something we try to get rid of. Human infants come into the world far more helpless than any other animals. As children, we depend on our parents not only for basic needs, but also psychologically. The vulnerable state we are in during our formative years increases the risk of a number of psychological problems, including increased anxiety.
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