I have some friends who spend exorbitant amounts of time living in fear of one thing or another but you really don't know unless you asked what was bothering them, as you say it is probably a disposition, like crabbiness.
On Mar 31, 9:35 am, Lonlaz <[email protected]> wrote: > Some adults are prone to fear, even in mundane situations. It's > probably a disposition. I'm guessing children and adolecents are > probably quite used to having that gut-reaction style fear, I least I > remember a lot of it. > > Speaking only in terms feelings being broken down to love and hate > remind me of the medieval classification of our chemistries and moods > into mixtures of humours. > > On Mar 31, 8:22 am, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Well I guess I'm fairly close then lol. > > Actually that's a bit too stripped down for me. I don't really have > > much fear and laugh away most everyday, but this does not mean that I > > only feel or mostly feel love as there are so many things in a day > > that I find irritating, distasteful and such. It's not a hate feeling > > but one that is far from love. If I had fear at all recently it had > > to be fear of running out of gas after neglecting to check the gauges > > resulting in the idiot light making it's existence known. As Vam > > points out fear has become generic and casual in everyday > > application. Catch phrase fears are the norm, I'm afraid. > > > On Mar 31, 7:28 am, Molly Brogan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > It is said that, as with Vam's generic fear, there are only two > > > emotions, and all others stem from one of them, love and fear. love > > > connects. fear separates. When you only feel love, you will be in > > > the absence of fear. I don't know anyone currently living in this > > > state, but would love to. Most of us waver between love and fear > > > because we waver between connection and separation, feeling ourselves > > > part of the whole and feeling our individuality. Feeling both always, > > > I think, is the entry key and the point where fear subsides. > > > > On Mar 30, 11:07 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > How can we distinguish primal fear instinct from what we mostly > > > > experience these days as anxiety, paranoia or just plain worry. I > > > > haven't been struck with fear in such a long time I don't think I can > > > > remember what it is all about. What I perceive as fear really isn't > > > > fear at all but a concern that things may not be going well, as with > > > > the governments of the world, the order of peace and civility. > > > > > Darwin describes fear: > > > > "Fear is often preceded by astonishment, and is so far akin to it, > > > > that both lead to the senses of sight and hearing being instantly > > > > aroused. In both cases the eyes and mouth are widely opened, and the > > > > eyebrows raised. The frightened man at first stands like a statue > > > > motionless and breathless, or crouches down as if instinctively to > > > > escape observation. The heart beats quickly and violently, so that it > > > > palpitates or knocks against the ribs... That the skin is much > > > > affected under the sense of great fear, we see in the marvelous manner > > > > in which perspiration immediately exudes from it... The hairs also on > > > > the skin stand erect; and the superficial muscles shiver. In > > > > connection with the disturbed action of the heart, the breathing is > > > > hurried. The salivary glands act imperfectly; the mouth becomes dry, > > > > and is often opened and shut." > > > > > This kind of fear probably only occurs these days in specific > > > > situations such as involvement in a major accident, an attack by a > > > > wild animal or in a combat situation. But for the rest of us does > > > > this type of fear even exist? > > > > We are afforded many safety provisions that eliminate that type of > > > > fear. > > > > Has our primal fear instinct subsided, have we become a civilization > > > > of mere worry?- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
