I know what the amygadala's purpose and function is, but I never really realized the full effect it has on people throughout their daily lives. Not until I read the two articles that is. It's interesting how fear, something we hardly think of, controls so much of ourselves.
The only time I actually thought of fear was during a scary movie, heights, or walking alone at night, but there's so much more. For example trying something new, or putting myself out there.
Fear is not just a one trick pony .
One Trick Pony???
No TrackBacks
TrackBack URL: http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cgi-bin/mt-tb.cgi/160657
It's interesting how we approach conscious and unconscious fear. Some people find it exhilarating to "be scared", like watching horror movies or going to a haunted house (if that still scares you), or just trying risky experiences. Yet most of us don't seem to like the more uncontrollable or unconscious fears that we term "anxiety", like going to a job interview maybe or being in an unfamiliar situation as you mentioned.
Thanks for your post.