Reading log 6

Reading Log 6
Title: The complexion of fear
Text type: Article
Writer: Mary .C. Lamia

Are you experiencing anxiety or fear?, In this article the writer talks about the things you imagine and he things the you feel. She also talks about what the difference between anxiety and fear is, and is there a difference?

This article uses the ways of someone jumping out of a bush at you. It then says is the feeling you get from this when your heart races, is it anxiety or is it the fear. Lamia explains the things you would do in that moment. Would you fight which is when you would fight for your own ground and for your own good, or would you freeze which is when you just pretty much stay still and not move. Would you get a fright, which is when you just get a major fright from all the stress and things you are feeling. Lamia also says that response for most people is to turn to others for help so that that you can feel less tense or even in less danger than you already were in the situation. She also explains the anxiety is a general place of stress that is longer lasting. It is also found ti be triggered by something that is non specific in any way. Which means it can happen through nervous nous or apprehension.

I found a way in which that i could understand this text quite easily. Due to the fact that i can related to it a bit and its things that my family and friends suffer from. I have already grown with the experiences of fear and anxiety because its normal to me. This text is shown me ways of peoples reaction to fear and how to prevent it. There was a way in which this text also had shown that sometimes there is no way of avoiding fear and anxiety. I have always been afraid of heights. When i'm high in the air all i think about is today going to be the day where i fall to my death. I was able to stop this fear by attempting to ab sail. Once i did it once the fear was no longer there and i just wanted to continue doing it. My reaction was to fight it. I stood there and ab sailed which meant i took on what i was afraid to do. There was a way where i could have avoided it but i took all the fear and anxiety and turned it into an amazing experience