Fear

What is it that scares you the most? For some it may be simple interactions with people, or maybe the irrational fear of a tiny cockroach that couldn't harm a fly. Fear is so much deeper than the scary movies and insanity of a ghost story that isn't probable. Fear is of the unknown. What ifs' are the only true fright. Why is it that the dark is associated with horror? It's all psychological, and it has been broken down and investigated by many scientists over the years who have tried to decode our mind and why it gives us these sensations of panic and looming threat. Secretly, I believe fear is an addiction. People may not admit to it, but the thrill of fear is like a drug that we as humans can't seem to give up, as much as we love to hate it. The heart pounding, terrifying, slowed seconds of shooting adrenaline are truly addicting. The psychology of it all shows that when given uncertainty, we become scared. Uncertainty is intriguing to us, the fear of not knowing what is to come is the most paralyzing of all spooks, not some man-eating monster living under your bed. There is beauty in the terror the human mind creates.