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How do people react in fear?
While people often think of fear as an emotional response, physical responses are also involved. During a frightening or stressful situation, people experience the “fight or flight” response. The adrenal gland produces the hormones adrenaline and cortisol and triggers a chain reaction of physical responses.
How does someone face their fear?
Common ways of facing your fears are evaluating the risks, creating an action plan, seeing a therapist, and being sure not to completely avoid your fears. However, you may need to first decide whether it’s necessary to face your fear if it is not part of your daily life.
How do you describe the feeling of fear?
Scared, frightened, afraid and terrified are probably the most common adjectives to describe feeling fear, but if you want to broaden your vocabulary, there are many other useful alternatives. If someone is slightly afraid of something that is going to happen in the future, we could describe them as apprehensive.
How do you face things?
How You Can Face Things Head On
- Identify the problem. Don’t ignore the problem any longer.
- List what you are scared of. This can make your fear seem smaller.
- List what will happen if you don’t deal with it. This can help you to put things into perspective.
- Decide your first step.
- Reward yourself!
Is it better to face your anxiety?
The only way to deal with fear is to face it. Avoiding our fears only prevents us from moving forward—it makes us anxious. But be gentle with yourself and do only what feels safe to you! If you find yourself getting more panicky, take a break and find something pleasant or comforting to notice or do.
Does facing your fears make you stronger?
When we are honest with ourselves and are willing to share space with our fear, we find out what we are made of. We find out what is more important to us than anything else. We find out that we are stronger and more capable than we ever realized.
What emotion is the opposite of fear?
The opposite of fear is curiosity, or trust, or courage, or calmness… This is fun. Try it yourself.
How do you describe a fearful person?
2 afraid, timid, timorous, apprehensive, uneasy, distrustful; solicitous, anxious, concerned, worried.