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You Coward.
Fear: the very word has an edge to it. It brings something different to each person's mind-a stranger waiting in a dark alley, a spider crawling in your oatmeal, the fall from the top of a skyscraper. Fear shows in the physical reactions to emotional anxiety. It can stem from knowledge, ignorance, or even confusion. It can be rational or irrational; but no matter what causes the familiar shiver down the spine, fear remains a strong emotion that everyone has experienced at some point in life.
With fear comes adrenaline, that rush of nervous energy that prepares the body for fight or flight. People easily recognize fear. Their hair stands on end. Goosebumps cover their skin. Their hearts race, and blood pounds in their necks, echoing in their ears. Cold sweat covers their bodies, dripping down their foreheads and streaming down their backs. Like animals, they crouch, their muscles tensing, ready to pounce or sprint. Their eyes dart from corner to corner for any clues to help them escape or any sign of movement from the enemy. But why do people have this reaction? Where does fear come from?
The basis of fear often comes from the unknown. When uncertainty fills the mind, the imagination can take hold and nightmares can haunt every thought. Instinct warns against trusting dark shadows in a room. The urge to switch on the light in order to see and know what waits in the darkness becomes unbearable. Fear of the unknown causes the common fear of the dark. Fear of the unknown also causes racism and other prejudice. People fear misunderstood or unfamiliar things. Questions flood people's minds, and until those questions are answered-until people feel safe and secure with their knowledge, they cannot rest soundly. But sometimes questions are better left unanswered.
Sometimes fear can feed on knowledge. Because people know that danger exists, they may dwell on the fact that horrible things can happen to them. Their memories of terrible experiences from the past can traumatize them forever or rumors of tragedies that have occurred in others' lives may hover above their every move. Regardless of the source of the information or the truth behind the stories, knowledge can easily fuel fear instead of diminishing it.
During the struggle between uncertainty and knowledge, confusion can take over. This too can result in fear. Clouded thoughts and hectic traffic bring fear into people's hearts. As confusion fogs the mind, it fuels fear. People become lost and dazed and more vulnerable to the danger that surrounds them. When a person becomes lost, he or she does not know what to expect, what waits around the corner for them; so naturally, fear accompanies confusion.
In the midst of the chaos of confusion, irrational fears can spark. Though many fears are well grounded in facts, statistics, and experience, other fears cannot be proved logical in any way. Oftentimes, a fear starts out rational but spins into a monster-an ever-growing tornado of paranoia. Many people have phobias, fears that affect their everyday lives. Sometimes these phobias take over and prevent people from living normally. They may be unable to leave their homes because their fear eats away at their every sense of security. They may never feel safe. They may never be able to sleep because their nightmares chill them to the bone. Irrational fears are the strongest fears, the kind that refuse to grasp reason and strangle logic to its death.
Fear is the hair on your arms standing on end. It is the goose bumps, the eerie chill, and the distrust of strangers. It is the urge to shut your eyes and bury beneath the covers, to cover your eyes and peek only through the slits between your fingers. It is the driving force behind your need to check that the doors are locked, switch on the closet light, and feel beneath the bed. It is your heart racing as you balance on the balls of your feet, the full moon in the echoing starless night. It is the grotesque images of a nightmare--the adrenaline that pushes you to run the whole way home and slam the door, panting. It is the soft scratch on the window, the harsh band at the door, the blood-curdling scream as an unexpected visitor grabs you from the darkness. It is the cold sweat you awake in from the cruel and brutal nightmare. It is the walls closing in, the floor falling out, the eyes in the windows, or the barrel of a gun shoved in your face. Fear: the very word stings as sharp as a knife. It whispers "Sweet Dreams," covers your mouth, and drags you down into the cold abyss.

Description
You Coward.
Fear: the very word has an edge to it. It brings something different to each person's mind-a stranger waiting in a dark alley, a spider crawling in your oatmeal, the fall from the top of a skyscraper. Fear shows in the physical reactions to emotional anxiety. It can stem from knowledge, ignorance, or even confusion. It can be rational or irrational; but no matter what causes the familiar shiver down the spine, fear remains a strong emotion that everyone has experienced at some point in life.
With fear comes adrenaline, that rush of nervous energy that prepares the body for fight or flight. People easily recognize fear. Their hair stands on end. Goosebumps cover their skin. Their hearts race, and blood pounds in their necks, echoing in their ears. Cold sweat covers their bodies, dripping down their foreheads and streaming down their backs. Like animals, they crouch, their muscles tensing, ready to pounce or sprint. Their eyes dart from corner to corner for any clues to help them escape or any sign of movement from the enemy. But why do people have this reaction? Where does fear come from?
The basis of fear often comes from the unknown. When uncertainty fills the mind, the imagination can take hold and nightmares can haunt every thought. Instinct warns against trusting dark shadows in a room. The urge to switch on the light in order to see and know what waits in the darkness becomes unbearable. Fear of the unknown causes the common fear of the dark. Fear of the unknown also causes racism and other prejudice. People fear misunderstood or unfamiliar things. Questions flood people's minds, and until those questions are answered-until people feel safe and secure with their knowledge, they cannot rest soundly. But sometimes questions are better left unanswered.
Sometimes fear can feed on knowledge. Because people know that danger exists, they may dwell on the fact that horrible things can happen to them. Their memories of terrible experiences from the past can traumatize them forever or rumors of tragedies that have occurred in others' lives may hover above their every move. Regardless of the source of the information or the truth behind the stories, knowledge can easily fuel fear instead of diminishing it.
During the struggle between uncertainty and knowledge, confusion can take over. This too can result in fear. Clouded thoughts and hectic traffic bring fear into people's hearts. As confusion fogs the mind, it fuels fear. People become lost and dazed and more vulnerable to the danger that surrounds them. When a person becomes lost, he or she does not know what to expect, what waits around the corner for them; so naturally, fear accompanies confusion.
In the midst of the chaos of confusion, irrational fears can spark. Though many fears are well grounded in facts, statistics, and experience, other fears cannot be proved logical in any way. Oftentimes, a fear starts out rational but spins into a monster-an ever-growing tornado of paranoia. Many people have phobias, fears that affect their everyday lives. Sometimes these phobias take over and prevent people from living normally. They may be unable to leave their homes because their fear eats away at their every sense of security. They may never feel safe. They may never be able to sleep because their nightmares chill them to the bone. Irrational fears are the strongest fears, the kind that refuse to grasp reason and strangle logic to its death.
Fear is the hair on your arms standing on end. It is the goose bumps, the eerie chill, and the distrust of strangers. It is the urge to shut your eyes and bury beneath the covers, to cover your eyes and peek only through the slits between your fingers. It is the driving force behind your need to check that the doors are locked, switch on the closet light, and feel beneath the bed. It is your heart racing as you balance on the balls of your feet, the full moon in the echoing starless night. It is the grotesque images of a nightmare--the adrenaline that pushes you to run the whole way home and slam the door, panting. It is the soft scratch on the window, the harsh band at the door, the blood-curdling scream as an unexpected visitor grabs you from the darkness. It is the cold sweat you awake in from the cruel and brutal nightmare. It is the walls closing in, the floor falling out, the eyes in the windows, or the barrel of a gun shoved in your face. Fear: the very word stings as sharp as a knife. It whispers "Sweet Dreams," covers your mouth, and drags you down into the cold abyss.