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Post by 11111 on Aug 7, 2008 21:27:46 GMT -6
Why is it that so many people in society live their lives in fear? Whether it be fear of government, police, disease, terrorism, drugs, people, it still seems to be a central part of everyones lives. A vast majority of the people I know base many of their choices off of fear and are afraid to take part in many experiences that I find make life interesting.
One major fear that bothers me is being "off-the-beaten-path." People are very afraid to not fit in and it leads them to make stupid decisions. It seems that many college students are simply there because society says that they must but in the long run most people don't know what they want to do until they finish. Why is it that we force people into an institution while unprepared?
Take time here to discuss fears that bother you, or even fears that you have.
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Post by Deverex on Aug 7, 2008 23:37:43 GMT -6
I am afraid of only 2 things that i know of
1. Afraid of going to jail. I really just don't want to get my life fucked over for something stupid that I did as a kid.
2. Afraid of breaking a large body part (like arm or leg). This is for obvious reasons. I do a lot of school sports, and I love them. And I couldn't live with my life if i couldn't be active all the time!
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Post by Shyft Trakia-Vorga VahtiDahl on Aug 7, 2008 23:56:30 GMT -6
I am afraid of my subconscious mind. It has the power to alter my reality without notice.
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Post by kaboomin on Aug 10, 2008 13:42:25 GMT -6
fear = control.
THE MAN'S JUST TRYING TO BRING US DOWN... man.
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Post by Deverex on Aug 10, 2008 14:23:54 GMT -6
How does fear equal control? We create our own fear, people don't create it for us.
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Post by 11111 on Aug 10, 2008 16:00:32 GMT -6
The government/media/society fools the general public (sheep) into fearing things that are not real. Like terrorists halfway around the world instead of the millions of crazy fuckers right here in the US that could blow us up at any moment without warning. Fear does equal control. Getting the sheep to believe you is very simple and if you play your card right you might be able to steal all their chips.
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Post by Twiddle Diddle on Aug 10, 2008 20:30:06 GMT -6
I agree with both, fear is created by the person as well as by society at large. People were terrified to fly again after 9/11 even though that is NEVER going to happen again because any terrorist orginization would be stupid to do the same thing twice. Also in general statistics it is much easier to die driving a car than when flying.
Although I may have my own fears, getting old and getting sick, i dont let them affect the way i live my life they are just there.
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Post by kaian on Aug 10, 2008 20:46:57 GMT -6
I'm afraid of losing control. Of my body, of my life, whatever. I'm not a good passenger in cars or planes because I get a little anxious and nauseous, I don't like rollercoasters or jumping on trampolines because I hate that dropping feeling in my stomach and not being able to control the speed or feeling. I'm also afraid of losing my horses and close friends to disease, theft, betrayal, abandonment, death... Not being able to pay to feed and shelter my horses is another big fear of mine, which is why I work two jobs in order to pay the bills.
On a slightly smaller scale, I'm afraid of worms, centipedes, millipedes, exceptionally large insects, deep water and the freaky-looking fish found in it, the noises foxes make, heights, floating stairs, and lots of other things. Those fears are mostly either totally irrational or due to my own comfort zones. I'm not scared of not fitting in, but I'm very upset by the idea of not being able to attain and maintain the means to support myself and my horses in the future.
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Post by kaboomin on Aug 12, 2008 20:49:24 GMT -6
The government/media/society fools the general public (sheep) into fearing things that are not real. Like terrorists halfway around the world instead of the millions of crazy fuckers right here in the US that could blow us up at any moment without warning. Fear does equal control. Getting the sheep to believe you is very simple and if you play your card right you might be able to steal all their chips. ya took the words right out of my mouth man. but for personal fears, i have a fear of objects falling on my head and killing me. mostly bevause this almost happened to me once at age 4.
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Post by Shyft Trakia-Vorga VahtiDahl on Aug 14, 2008 13:53:26 GMT -6
I do not think that fear equals control exactly. One's fear can be used by an other to their advantage, though. If you know what some one is afraid of, you can use that knowledge to try to control them.
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Post by kaboomin on Aug 14, 2008 19:41:58 GMT -6
I do not think that fear equals control exactly. One's fear can be used by an other to their advantage, though. If you know what some one is afraid of, you can use that knowledge to try to control them. See:Major Religion for Fear/Control. (note, that will only work on people who think on the preconventional level though, anyone who thinks on a conventional, or post conventional level will not be controlled by fear)
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Post by possiblyprodigal on Aug 20, 2008 12:30:11 GMT -6
Aside from a mild irrational fear of the dark, I fear being alone & isolated, bad disease, torture (including jail-rape and being eaten alive by an animal) and being without God. Please don't slap me for saying that, I'm serious. It isn't even the whole Hell thing (though, yes, I would try to avoid that) it's the difference in Life with & submitted to God and life without Him. I've had both, am currently in the latter, but severely hope to return to the former. They simply do not compare. So that is what I fear.
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Post by futurefed on Aug 21, 2008 3:50:28 GMT -6
I have a fear of... Abandonment. Commitment. Failure. Honest Emotions. Losing people close to me. Midgets. Trust.
Ordered via alphabet, not priority.
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Post by Shyft Trakia-Vorga VahtiDahl on Aug 21, 2008 15:35:39 GMT -6
It has been said that there is no thing to fear but fear, its self.
What the Christ does that mean!?
Are we supposed to fear the fear that others feel- because in their terror they may go mad and destroy us!? Well, would that not be a fear of death? I don't get it.
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Post by 11111 on Aug 21, 2008 16:43:51 GMT -6
The only thing you should fear is being a coward is what it should say. Living a life in fear is a scary thing. Being courageous is the only true path to enlightenment.
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Post by kaian on Aug 21, 2008 22:17:09 GMT -6
What's wrong with caution? Sure, courage is beneficial, but not necessarily recklessness.
I say err on the side of caution... I guess you could call it cowardice. For me, it's not about enlightenment or achieving the greatest or most intense. It's about not getting fucked over from being reckless and dumb.
And I don't want to hear any of that stuff about "only living once." I prefer to take care of myself. Courage may be the only true path to enlightenment, but self-preservation doesn't get you killed as quickly.
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Post by 11111 on Aug 22, 2008 5:25:02 GMT -6
Choosing not to jump of a cliff is not cowardice, it's common sense. You are a courageous person as long as you can justify your fears.
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Post by Deverex on Aug 22, 2008 9:49:06 GMT -6
Why not say "You only live once"? Because, (unless you believe in reincarnation, but the point I am going to make still applies) there are necessary risks you have to take to get better at something. Yeah sure, some risks are small thats is mostly not worth thinking about, but the fact is they are still there and sometimes they become a reality. Since you only live once, you should make the best of what we have while we are here, every time you work out, you have a chance of ripping your muscles, or injuring a joint, but that doesn't stop most people, because the results you get are better than what you get from not doing it. Most "fun" activities require some sort of risk, some have more than others, (Example: Base jumping vs. Riding a horse) But, people still base jump, because its fun and they don't think about the risks, because why do they if they haven't died the past 3 times or so. Basically adding fear into every situation limits what you can do. There will always be risks in something, but you just have to think about what your going to get out of it vs. what you have to do to get it. Sure there are dumb things that will eventually ruin yourself if you do them enough times. But if the person knows the risk, let em do it. Sometimes its not stupidity, the person knows the risks and accepts them.
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Post by Shyft Trakia-Vorga VahtiDahl on Aug 30, 2008 22:04:09 GMT -6
I am afraid of only 2 things that i know of 1. Afraid of going to jail. I really just don't want to get my life fucked over for something stupid that I did as a kid. 2. Afraid of breaking a large body part (like arm or leg). This is for obvious reasons. I do a lot of school sports, and I love them. And I couldn't live with my life if i couldn't be active all the time! What about number three? I could have sworn that Deverex was deathly afraid of... ... Clowns}:<) )
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Post by Deverex on Aug 30, 2008 22:07:01 GMT -6
I shat bricks, soooo many bricks, and maybe had a heart attack or two
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