Fears
Our fears fall into several categories:
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Fear of ourselves, which includes being lonely, bored, or failing.
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Fear of losing those close to us such as family and friends.
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Fear of those around us, which includes threats from those who
might harm us deliberately or by chance.
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Fear of possible events such as accidents and catastrophes, such
as war or natural disasters.
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Fear of the unknown like being frightened of the dark, and the
fears of phobias.
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In fairy
tales we have gods, giants, dragons, monsters, witches, trolls,
hobgoblins, and variations on these that threaten us. In these stories
the fearsome creatures generally stick to their own areas. We only have
something to fear from them if we upset them in some way. We get into
another area of fear when it touches on the unknown. This is the area
of evil spirits, ghosts, the supernatural, aliens, zombies, poltergeists,
and things from other worlds. Many stories are based on our fears and
how we face up to them or overcome them.
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