Make a video about "Why is it scary to close your eyes in shower"

@ImGamingchannel

8 жыл бұрын

+PunkSkaful me too i agree

@analyndelosun244

8 жыл бұрын

omg I thought u was the only one

@dalia5272

8 жыл бұрын

That's true

@shawnatshawn

8 жыл бұрын

Haha, yes!

@LimeGreenTeknii

8 жыл бұрын

+PunkSkaful A human's most valuable sense is sight. Many things become impossible for people who are used to seeing when they suddenly become blind, including detecting quiet approaching threats. While it's temporary and voluntary, you still can't open your eyes suddenly if you feel like opening them. That loss of control and certainty naturally causes fear in a primal part of us.

“If you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious you are living in the future. If you are at peace you are living in the present.” ― Lao Tzu A mind that does not anticipate the future, is free of fear. To be in the present is when the mind does not worry of the future nor regrets the past. It experiences what is perceived at the present as it happens.

@jacksonsalyerbehr7871

9 жыл бұрын

But how you do that is the real test

@zakosist

8 жыл бұрын

+Phanteus I like the quote but not always right. For some people the present is miserable, for some the past was better or possibly the future. I'm pretty sure the people who are starving won't be happy "living in the present".

@icarus9238

7 жыл бұрын

I am in the present. Enjoying a meaningless existence with no goals.

@certifiedwalkdowns

4 жыл бұрын

People could be depressed for no reason because they dont have enough of dopamine

@ilovethefreezespell6531

7 ай бұрын

High correlation between desperation and anxiety

Anyone else feel extremely awkward when walking past someone on the street?

@KellyFairman

8 жыл бұрын

I just say "Hey" or "Good morning" when I get to the person, but it's when I'm farther away, when I see someone coming in the distance that's very uncomfortable.

@justsain3236

8 жыл бұрын

+Kelly Fairman so you must be extremely uncomfortable when your in town shopping.

@KellyFairman

8 жыл бұрын

+Just Sa'in No, that's different. On a sidewalk, me & the other person are much closer. There is rarely more than two people on the sidewalks in my whole town, so it's kind of "taboo" when we cross paths.

@justsain3236

8 жыл бұрын

+Kelly Fairman I see what you mean, I don't give those people eye contact for more than a second never mind saying "hello" or "good morning". They may not say hello back then you feel awkward.

@henkdevries4018

8 жыл бұрын

I used to, people in the city can be bitches. Then I lifted weights for a year or so, quit, lost a lot of strength. But it changed me psychologically. you know that grungy group of teens that used to yell at you when you walk past them? They don't do that to me anymore.

fear keeps you alive, but it may also cause your death.

@Red-qg3ms

7 жыл бұрын

👏

@agent-sz2qj

7 жыл бұрын

yeah but only the fear of death, other fears are irrelevant

@dnomarsenoj7063

7 жыл бұрын

not necessarily, fear for others, fear of loosing a friend, getting lost, fear of black people. fear of being poor or fate of men

@Red-qg3ms

7 жыл бұрын

d'nomar senoj fear of black people? Tf?

@CrayonsYummyYummy

7 жыл бұрын

+d'nomar senoj Wtf fear of black people lmao. That was so random.

am i the only one that instantly thought of death when i read the title?

@dalia5272

8 жыл бұрын

No bonnie

@kennethbadon9677

8 жыл бұрын

+Toy Bonnie nope

@cionne935

8 жыл бұрын

I did !!

@mssaarahn

8 жыл бұрын

I thought it too... I guess it still is covered in this: as in, the fear of death approaching...

@lei1197

8 жыл бұрын

+Toy Bonnie no, I thought about ghosts

I think fear is a bit of a strong word. Feeling somewhat uncomfortable, or slightly anxious when things are approaching you is probably a better way to phrase this. I don't think anyone feels "scared" (as this is a rather powerful emotion), but slight discomfort or anxiety seems much more likely.

@johnhersh4654

8 жыл бұрын

Fear is the right word. Fear is scared/anxious. Terror would be the wrong word

@NicoNicoMikkun

8 жыл бұрын

Fair enough, though I generally associate it with worry rather than fear which I see as similar but slightly different. But I suppose its all the same more or less.

@EmceeWhitey

8 жыл бұрын

+NicoNicoMikkun well actually all of our emotional feelings stem from a select few that we call "basic" or "root" emotions, such as fear, joy, and anger for example. Every emotion you and John mentioned are produced by the basic emotion of fear, which is all connected to and activated by what is called a "sense of loss"(when you feel like you will lose something).

@LENZ5369

8 жыл бұрын

Nico's assertion has as much validity as what both of you have said. You can't objectively qualify emotions any more than you can anything else that is completely subjective. There is a reason that psychology doesn't really have solid principals, laws and facts like the hard sciences and even many of the soft ones as well. Besides I believe anxiety is the correct term. The approach of an important exam date would likely induce what most would consider 'anxiety'. From what I understand most people and in fact many animals would react to any approaching uncertainty with 'anxiety', that anxiety would become 'fear' once that uncertainty is assumed/identified as a threat.

I am especially afraid of cars moving towards me when I'm in the middle if the road.

@crylo1044

10 жыл бұрын

Yes, I have the same problem. I just got my permit and now taking behind the wheel training and I'm scared shitless when a car is approaching me from front or back...

I suddenly just realized what triggers most of my general anxiety. Mind blown. The more you know.

My exams are coming closer...damn Im scared 🙈

@rinad1201

7 жыл бұрын

Lol nice pun

@deathwish766

7 жыл бұрын

+Kiah'sBookCorner I don't think you know what a pun is...

@courtneyd5379

7 жыл бұрын

... I don't think you understand what a pun is... 😂

@agent-sz2qj

7 жыл бұрын

best comment so far lol

@guyafrica7894

7 жыл бұрын

go slay em

This is really fits for those who have social anxiety issues

@cameron6783

9 жыл бұрын

Agreed

I guess this is why a dog gets 'skittish' when you approach it.

@gendoruwo6322

7 жыл бұрын

or why a girl runs away whenever I say Hi.

@elizaj6499

7 жыл бұрын

+Gendo ruwo 😂

We will constantly live in fear as long as the I.R.S. exists.

@JohnRobenault

8 жыл бұрын

+James Vaughan Haha! Nice one!

@EmceeWhitey

8 жыл бұрын

+James Vaughan unless you get a great lawyer who will show the judge how completely illegal some of these taxes are, such as the income tax.

@JaydedCPA

8 жыл бұрын

nice

@skid7907

8 жыл бұрын

L

Those letters getting closer and closer almost made me have a heart attack.

@Nytecrawlr103

7 жыл бұрын

it made me think something was gonna happen, like a jumpstart of something

Wait, shouldn't it be anxiety rather than fear? It would make more sense because anxiety is caused by uncertainty. An upcoming date could cause anxiety because you don't know what will happen. Fear is when you KNOW something is dangerous or threatening and you react to it. So wouldn't anxiety be more fitting then fear here?

@TheAlmightiest

9 жыл бұрын

KellseyAlexHipo Some people can't tell the difference, but yes you are right we are talking more about anxiety here.

@doktorryeen5124

9 жыл бұрын

I see everything as a threat for some reason

@PhanteusZ

9 жыл бұрын

KellseyAlexHipo Both are seen as "dangerous" which the person tries to avoid. Ultimately they are the same.

@KellseyAlexHipo

9 жыл бұрын

Phanteus But I mean, that's the thing about anxiety. It's caused by uncertainty about how dangerous something is. Once you KNOW it's dangerous, anxiety becomes fear. I'm not sure if you've ever watched Vsauce, but there's a video he made on creepiness. That's what I'm using as a reference for the definition and usage of the two words, I guess.

@PhanteusZ

9 жыл бұрын

KellseyAlexHipo Yes but both spawn from the idea that one must protect one self for survival, that one is in danger from the outside world. All conscious living beings have fear.

"The only thing we have to fear is things moving toward us." -FDR

@madmoblin

9 жыл бұрын

TheSpikyMinerz "And giant man-eating spiders!"

@sheltonburnadeski5946

8 жыл бұрын

+TheSpikyMinerz "And the Federal Reserves!"

@jakedacatman

8 жыл бұрын

wow

Fear of things moving closer isn't really about approach, imo. It's a fear of unknown, nothing more, nothing less. A looming deadline causes worry due to unknown consequences or unknown results. An aproaching stranger is an unknown as well. Them walking isn't causing fear, not knowing what they'll do when they reach you (or pass by) may. Ditto for animals, etc. It's a fear of the unknown.

@SameDaySharpening

10 жыл бұрын

I actually really like what you said. I think you're right that it's not about stuff coming closer, it's a fear of the unknown.

I used to have dreams about things getting bigger and bigger and it was fucking scary!!

@Armadder

7 жыл бұрын

omg me too! It's so weird.

@blobbita

7 жыл бұрын

Same! For some reason I have dreamt about tires hetting bigger and bigger... 😂

@samara6189

7 жыл бұрын

oh my gosh, I did as well! Sometimes the things would turn like really tall and skinny, and then get bigger and rounder and it would freak me out.

@dastan6373

7 жыл бұрын

BRICK TAMLAND lol same!! it's weird

@filipbutic8827

7 жыл бұрын

same omgg

I think it is a control thing. People feel like they are losing control of the situation when something comes closer and it makes them nervous. At least I think that's why I would be afraid.

@iiRadicals

7 жыл бұрын

you're doing what psychology calls "projecting"

00:29 This guy was resourceful enough to have an animal pelt to protect him from the frigid environment but decided to make a half-ass toga and go barefoot. He needs to stop watching the Flintstones so much and do something with his life.

@sheltonburnadeski5946

8 жыл бұрын

+The Curious Noob It's a guy posing for a photo. Are you serious right now?

@TheCuriousNoob

8 жыл бұрын

Not even a little bit. Calm down.

@sheltonburnadeski5946

8 жыл бұрын

The Curious Noob I was calm. I'm glad you weren't serious.

@destinedtobedifferent9921

8 жыл бұрын

+Shelton Burnadeski It's very inaccurate.

This fear isn't entirely useless. You never know these days who's batshit insane so it's not unreasonable to be cautious of and move away from people. The world is unpredictable.

I never really thought about it, but when I'm standing on the sidewalk, people walking towards me do make me feel a little uncomfortable. I've always preferred to avoid people though. I'd be an awesome recluse if I didn't have to work.

@gendoruwo6322

7 жыл бұрын

i think like this all the time whenever i'm walking outside: This guy's getting closer. Now what do I do to 'neutralize' him in case he tries something with me?' This, and thus my love for learning martial arts.

@NovaSniper12

7 жыл бұрын

should you neutralize him? lol what the heck is wrong with you xD I use to do martial arts as well so I understand your imagination but to an extent lmao

@user-bs6us6fd9r

7 жыл бұрын

you anxiety riddled fuck lmao.

My room mate told me a repair person was going to come by, but didn't have permission to enter. So I locked all the doors and hid under my bed till the guy finished his repairs.

@iamjulian2810

7 жыл бұрын

tf

The only example of this I can think if is when the teacher gets off their chair and starts walking about and slowly, just slowly, she starts walking in your direction and you could hear the footsteps coming closer and closer as you bend your head into your notebook praying she won't come too close, or in your row. But suddenly she stops at you side and asks "Are you okay?" And you nod feverishly and let out a breath you didn't know you were holding as her clacking heels leave.

That explains why I'm always scared of my friends whenever I see them walking towards me! Then again... I have severe depression and really bad anxiety issues too! xD At least it explains it a bit :3

@SoupaTech

10 жыл бұрын

Whenever that happens, I pull my phone out and make it look like im using it and at the last second of them passing me, I would look up and say hey and if they want to talk, then we talk.

@munem939

10 жыл бұрын

Цветомир Цветков Tried that a lot, even attempted a few of days ago, and my body just didn't seem to die. Even after taking 36 paracetamols, 3 ibuprofens and 12 anti-histamine tablets in the space of 2 days; in my attempt a few days ago :L I guess I'm just to stubborn to die :/

@tzetzo_tzetzov

10 жыл бұрын

munem939 This is special kind of curse!

@tzetzo_tzetzov

10 жыл бұрын

munem939 If ever you try to suicide by jumping from high building please do a backflip!!

@str8todamoney

10 жыл бұрын

Цветомир Цветков lol you fucking psychopath

This explains my social anxiety around a whole bunch of people.

@NewTrapMuzic

9 жыл бұрын

That's just called social anxiety! Of all people I would know ;)

I have never felt this fear before...

@allyourpcarebelongtous8744

7 жыл бұрын

neither have i. so I looked at the study and the conclusions the researchers are making are dubious at best. participants rated their feelings towards large letters more negative than those of small letters, therefore researchers concluded we are afraid of approaching objects

@daffymax8456

7 жыл бұрын

Suuuuuurrrreee

First of all, I don't think that the approaching dates fear is related to the approaching objects fear. I think any stress related to an approaching event or date is more to do with planning and preparations, and less to do with confusing it for a wild animal. I notice we don't get stressed about approaching dates/times like the end of a work shift or the microwave being finished. Second, I think a lot of marketers already know about this tactic. Notice in political campaign ads, whenever they show the opponent, the camera is always slowly zooming in (usually accompanied by creepy music).

@AlgaeEater09

10 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@VariantAEC

10 жыл бұрын

Plus one! KZread I should really be able to +1 comments on mobile by now.

@jackcarr45

10 жыл бұрын

VariantAEC well it did take them nearly 2 years to apply the reply feature for comments, so the chances of being able to plus 1 a comment sometime soon are next to nothing...

@ExgaGaming

10 жыл бұрын

VariantAEC Press on the comment and a box should appear with the ability to like/+1. It works on my iPad, not 100% sure about phones though.

@Eric_D_6

10 жыл бұрын

ExgaGaming Works the same way on Android

I have social anxiety and people scare me no matter what they do.

@Psyconaut116

10 жыл бұрын

*Doing things*

@ncktyu

9 жыл бұрын

***** I'm a male. That getting laid isn't so easy anymore is it?

@DangerZone200

9 жыл бұрын

nick ty you crazy women are statistically a lot more sluttier then they were a 100 years ago thanks to all the freaken modified food that brings out their hormones and i didnt even mention all the brain washing advertisement does

@ncktyu

9 жыл бұрын

***** I wish bro

@DangerZone200

9 жыл бұрын

nick ty lmao hmm maybe your just an asshole? XD

I'm pretty sure things moving toward you is still dangerous. To name just three reasons: Fast moving vehicles, rapists, grizzly bears. There are so many more but yeah.

How big was the sample size in the study?

@BartholomewConstantine

7 жыл бұрын

2 ppl

@DevonExplorer

7 жыл бұрын

And how close did the researchers get? ;)

@Mark-uk8wz

6 жыл бұрын

1/2 a person

Science calls it being afraid. I call it being ready.

Am I the only one thinking of the episode from spongebob where the burger kept moving closer?

@zabayomi

9 жыл бұрын

😹

@ratsvt

9 жыл бұрын

-_____- How did youuuuu knowwwww?

@_khushikumar

9 жыл бұрын

🍔

@ratsvt

9 жыл бұрын

Khushi Kumar Pft. What makes you think I'm... Scare- AHHH OH MY FREAKING GOD IT'S MOVING CLOOSSSSEEERRRR!!! O: O: O:

@brandex2011

9 жыл бұрын

+Noahjr Fleitz One must always suspect burger creep. Isn't that the eleventh commandment?

Considering all the RAPE and ABDUCTIONS and MURDER that goes on I simply cannot understand why we'd have this fear... (/sarcasm)

I am terrified of when a slug is moving towards me at .00002 mph..

Finally, a study that explains why people scream and run when I walk toward them.

It bothers me that the globe in the background includes Madagascar but doesn't include New Zealand

I thought death would have been the universal fear humans all share.

The article you linked has been an interesting read, thank you folks at Dnews. ♥

But, I'm not scared of things approaching me. Maybe things like a dog might make me a little uneasy, but not people or something that I know won't try to hurt me.

@ChipChocolatePR

10 жыл бұрын

You would be scared if you're walking at night trying to get to your house and then you look back and you see a person walking behind you and gets closer and closer ontill he pass right by you or just kills you. you never know. lol

@thisscreensucks

10 жыл бұрын

i bet when theres someone walking your way on the street you move around them. thats part of this. its not nessesarily direct FEAR of things, but uneasiness, avoidance, worry. and like she said ALL test subjects exhibited this. no one is immune

@williamzinedineh

10 жыл бұрын

Its like when i play skyrim and sometimes i attack my companions when they come towards me

@ShawnRavenfire

10 жыл бұрын

thisscreensucks I think that kind of avoidance is probably just to avoid bumping into the other person. We know that we both need space around us to maneuver.

@TheKrister2

10 жыл бұрын

ChipChocolatePR Pfft, I'm the one usually following people at night... it... it's not like I want to kill you.... *baka*.....

A gets closer* Me "get the hell away"

@cockblocker4204

8 жыл бұрын

AAAA

There is no courage without fear.

That has to be why "weeping angel" style monsters freak so many people out. They're getting closer... AND YOU DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE AT FIRST!

That moment in spongebob where the krabby patty is moving closer and closer and the guy is singing "dit dot didileet dot dot dot dun" is the most stressful thing ever so yeah. What they're saying is at least partially true.

I have a question. Why do I always get nervous when walking into a theater room at a movie theater. I'm not scared and I know nothings gonna happen. I just get very nervous and jittery from walking into the room.

@martianmanfrommars8428

9 жыл бұрын

***** I don't think it's the first one and the second may be true, but I don't think it's the cause. It maybe that I don't like the dark and loud or booming noises, which tend to mix with each other in a movie theater. Or maybe it's because when I was a little kid I was too afraid to go in a movie theater to see Finding Nemo.

@randomdood1099

9 жыл бұрын

MartianManFromMars did you even watch the vid? it says the anser to your question

@martianmanfrommars8428

9 жыл бұрын

Troy Stenzel Where?

Clorox bleach is here

@himynameisbrianna7754

7 жыл бұрын

Clorox Bleach save me

@SIedgeHammer83

7 жыл бұрын

Ahhh bleach, always there to give me warn, confront and sense of security.

I'm glad Tara is part of the D news crew now. She 's purty and has a soothing voice. Two useful attributes when relaying information to a lot of people.

Thank you. This research has given me more information in addressing my own issues, what is normal and what is extreme parts of my psyche. Every little bit helps.

very interesting. I saw this video of a woman dancing in a strange way that was fascinating, but I specifically remember getting rather stressed/scared every time it looked like she was going towards the camera, and went right back to enjoying it as soon as she went another direction. I didn't know why though :)

@thahdeepseadivuh7501

7 жыл бұрын

I am the walrus?

@LuigiTheHeadcrab

7 жыл бұрын

***** nah it was this pretty lady doing a traditional hindu dance or something. it was as lovely as it was creepy but i don't remember what it was called

Maybe "fear" is the wrong word. I have a feeling the way they use the term "Fear" in science is not entirely equivalent to how people use the word in their daily life. "Fear" in science is more like a feeling of "alert, notice, this could be important". While the general physiology may be roughly the same one person may experience this as "excitement" in certain contexts say when a loved one is running up to you and you know they are about to give you a hug. So then it boils down to the amygdala keeping us aware of our environment anytime something approaches us, which is good because if something is approaching you it might soon be something you'll have to deal with even unexpectedly. That stranger on the street may be asking you about something and you may respond better if you notice them approaching you first and aren't taken by surprise.

@sicktoaster

10 жыл бұрын

How was "fear" measured? Did the people say they were afraid? Or were physiological signs read? If the latter then it's likely what scientists read as "fear" is sometimes not labeled or experienced as such by humans. Also did they study other cultures or was this only in one culture? How many studies? Can we truly rule out the existence of a minority tendency no matter how small in humans that doesn't share this trait?

@LSpiro

10 жыл бұрын

sicktoaster I was basically going to say as much. A startled reaction towards something coming towards you is simply natural until you identify what the object is. Since they claim it happens even with benign objects and even your friends I assume they controlled this out of the experiment, because you wouldn’t know it is benign or a friend unless you have identified it. As far as I could tell, I was completely indifferent when the letters came at me. It’s just an effect on a screen like so many I have seen before. I used to pretend as a child I was a movie camera (and close one eye) and would bring toys towards myself for that dramatic cinematic shot for my own enjoyment. If there was any level of innate fear of “something coming towards me” that I could identify as benign, it had no manifestation in reality as I have already been well trained to pursue reason and logic above animal reactions. “It’s benign. Just make sure it doesn’t get in my eye.”

That explains why when the letter Aa was getting closer to the screen I yelled *"GET THAT GOD-DAM LETTER AWAY FROM ME!"* -__-

This explains my weird fear of walking on the sidewalk. I always hated all those people coming toward me. Like wanna fight bro??????

I fear that TWO devil are watching this video: 666,666 views

@juanpablosanchezperez8940

7 жыл бұрын

Omg you too?

@dreamsansnightmaresans6585

7 жыл бұрын

no need to fear now

@RotaryPoweredRX

7 жыл бұрын

naw, you're just dumb or paranoid, it'll be okay, bud

not gonna lie that A that kept getting bigger and bigger freaked me out.

Thank you for captioning!!

Most of the time, I get more exited as I get closer to the stuff coming up on my calendar. I also feel a slight relief when I see the train or bus finally coming my way. Maybe I'd be more afraid if it was only things I wasn't expecting.

We don't approach death, it approaches us and we welcome it accordingly. #life

@jamietalbot445

10 жыл бұрын

Truth

@ashmantwo

9 жыл бұрын

then we reincarnate over after a 49day waiting period minimum and the cycle continues !! huzzah

@lucaswvargas3826

9 жыл бұрын

Reincarnate? Haha the adult fairy tale.

I wish I feared those numerous forkfuls of food coming at me.

so how do I feel less fear or make use of the fear that Id feel toward an impending due date for an assignment or test?

I have an anxiety disorder, I'm afraid of everything all the time. I sit in worry for months about everyday things. I'm used to living in fear. I learned to live with it and accept that it's a part of who I am. We all have fight or flight, just some people have it more intensely then others.

Well Shit. No wonder It Follows was such a scary movie. And for anyone who hasn't seen it, I highly recommend it.

@dubwavy6386

9 жыл бұрын

You guys that haven't seen it can pay or watch it on genvideos

that's why people hate the jaws theme music

How was the fear recorded or measured? For many things it's not what I owuld call fear but being alert or excited.

I used to get really bad nightmares where strange objects would randomly appear in my room and shoot straight for me, then quickly veer past. It scared me so bad, even just remembering!

This is not a human thing this instinct is shared by literally every single animal with a brain. Even inscects

Omfg this is me I'm not even joking, my sister would be walking toward me in a wierd way and i flip out.

That actually makes a lot of sense. Whenever something comes closer to me, like a ball or a person, I always feel like I'm gonna get hit or fall down

you just watched a horror movire with your friends movie finishes lights goes out you wake up in a house similar to horror movie,alone ,no one around you what will you do?

i have a fear of being scared

@itzybitzyspyder

7 жыл бұрын

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself!

is "this" the cause of my procrastination? >.

@Wakeupgrandowl

6 жыл бұрын

Could also be depression, anxiety and or ADD/ADHD.

i recently developed a fear of people, objects, and dates getting closer. i have no idea why, i just started being increasingly more afraid of things like that. i was okay before but now im just terrified of everything

how many hours do you sleep a night im too tired to read but i cant sleep either

"They're coming to get you Barbara"

I love it when people approach me. So much for this theory.

@3astond

10 жыл бұрын

Ha ha, yes!

I always wondered why it seemed to upset me so much when one of my roommates would come charging to the front door to open it for me when I'm standing on the porch. Well there you go.

i'm not being paranoid, but when i stroll down the streets i always keep an eye out for any potential danger especially from suspicious-looking people heading towards me. you can never be too careful these days. better safe than sorry.

I would like to know how the study determined when the participants were experiencing fear. If it is just elevating blood pressure, heart rate and respiratory rate then that is not necessarily fear. If that was the case then having sex could be considered a fear producing event and that all people while having sex were in a state of fear. I can see why some people would have a fear reaction to many of the examples given in the video. I am just saying it is probably just natural to go into a more heighten sense of physiological arousal when things approach you body is just getting prepared to interactive with it. I am just saying it is not necessarily a fear response.

I can't relate to any of this. And it surprises me that a lot of people do agree with what she says!

@lordadamson

8 жыл бұрын

lol yeah that would :D

like when the teacher is taking roll in class and shes getting closer and closer to calling your name, and then she/he does and its scary but then you say 'here' and you nail it perfectly.

yeah i used to be scared but over the years ive learnt to just switch the fear off sure fear makes people more alert but when it comes down to it all that focus is just a waste of energy you'd be surprised how much more clearly your able to think in public without fear i swear to god ive had a few rare moments of bullet time when i thought hard about something important to me

This explains why I keep putting off buying a new laptop.

@gendoruwo6322

7 жыл бұрын

Do not let that new laptop approach you. It's going to be bad...

@sopretty43vr

7 жыл бұрын

I gotta steal on a brand new MacBook Pro. Traded my bike and camera for it. Bike was used and about 400, camera was 150. The Mac is in the thousands lmao

@KassMcCormack

7 жыл бұрын

@Yung Tarantino please teach me your ways!

@sopretty43vr

7 жыл бұрын

+Taylor Romano I just got lucky and knew a guy that had multiple Mac books and didn't really need all of them

then let us crawl into a cave and live

@shirajonathan6990

7 жыл бұрын

MarieSueMax I know right

As a child I use to have nightmares every night which included things coming closer to me really quickly. I know for certain that I have this particular issue, and I hate it because sometimes it severely impacts my day to day life.

I have a fear of heights......like on the farris wheel i start having a slight panic attack when my sister moves the seat a little, When i went on the Pharroh ride at the fair i was afraid of falling off and i felt my heart beating out of my chest and my legs getting weak as i try to hold onto the safety bar and keep my feet still, also the swings and the handgliding ride at the fair scared me half to death.....i had to close my eyes and hold onto the seats tightly so i wouldnt fall off......basically i fear heights and falling off of those heights (like a farris wheel, etc.)

What I think about this is you should have explained what you mean by "fear" a little bit. I'm quite certain you lost most of your audience when you said we all feel fear when things approach us. I don't feel any fear (as I understand the word to mean) at all with the approach of nonthreatening strangers. I assure you, I can walk down a mall, and have hundreds of times, with strangers constantly approaching me and feel no fear at all. I feel almost the entire population of humans and certainly the vast majority of your audience have done the same. You might also have explained what "approach avoidance" actually is, and what, if any behavior is considered to be approach avoidance.

@andrewc874

10 жыл бұрын

That's cause you know they're not "approaching" you specifically. A better scenario would be a lone stranger walking towards you in the night. I've always felt a bit uneasy in that situation even though I almost always have no reason to be. I got mugged once by a crazy dude who was foaming at the mouth, but I digress...

@Ravinian

10 жыл бұрын

K2ACP Well, that's not what they are talking about in this video. Your scenario would at least be plausible, but even then not 100% of people are afraid of stranger approaching them at night. In this vid they are talking about things getting closer to you, so the mall they are approaching you. I mean..they said people had "fear" when the letter "A" appeared to approach them..clearly not talking about a stranger "heading right for us!" at night.

@MyName_Jeff

9 жыл бұрын

***** Especially if they're black

I have an extreme fear of wasps

When I was emotionless(or as close as you can get[I am pretty sure I had crippling depression]) for w while I couldn't really get scared, but the pattern of getting attentive when something is moving toward me exists, so it sounds like a true statement that humans fear things that are getting closer.

I remember having nightmares as a young kid about being paralyzed and scary images slowly moving closer to me. Could that be linked to this instinct?

@zakosist

8 жыл бұрын

+Isabella Hanson I actually cant remember that... but I guess it is kinda linked

Who else has to watch these videos like three times to remember? XD

Aha, so we're prey animals. Makes sense

That's really interesting. That seems to explain why in really intense moments in movies, the camera tends to zoom or move in on the action. It just creates a sense of uneasiness.

Chuckie Finster versus Tommy Pickles: which one are you?

This is stupid as shit. This isn't true at all. Like, I'm actually confused over this "study." I'm emetophobic, so I know what a fear is. Wow.

@evildesu

10 жыл бұрын

Do you have proof it isn't true? I and most people will believe the researchers over you. Also it isn't full blown fear, it is probably nervousness and anticipation to the coming person/object/event. Although I greatly fear my dental check ups.

@TailRunnerOPSpec

10 жыл бұрын

***** Proof it isn't true? Uhmm, I'm proof. I'm not afraid of advancing things, dates, objects... at all and it is hubris to state that all humans have such fear. "All" in any finding is usually fallacious in context.

@evildesu

10 жыл бұрын

MarrickFait You may not feel fear directly, its what goes on the brain. The people they tested may not have expressed fear, but their brainwaves may have indicated a subconscious fear. If we expressed fear at everything we'd get nowhere in our lives, the fear is probably at a subconscious level which will intensify if the object/person really is a threat.

@TailRunnerOPSpec

10 жыл бұрын

***** That makes little to no sense. You must research and understand fear completely to understand it. I've been researching fear since 2007. I, do not, fear any approaching objects.

@xavmanisdabestest

10 жыл бұрын

MarrickFait It's not necessarily fear just the uneasy feeling you might get when a lone stranger approaches you.

so,... logically... humans would be afraid of moving at all then? because if we move/walk somewhere, things are going to be moving towards us constantly, or appear as if they are lmfao wow XD

@williamzinedineh

10 жыл бұрын

Afraid is a strong word. Its more like you get nervous

@3astond

10 жыл бұрын

No, not really. The difference between you approaching something and something approaching you is that you have complete control.

@TGWTHF

10 жыл бұрын

David Easton not if you're in the passenger seat of a car lol

@3astond

10 жыл бұрын

Horse - TGWTHF Ah you got me there, but I think I've covered walking and running.

@TGWTHF

10 жыл бұрын

David Easton yeah I know, but the way it was explained was whether you have control or not really it was just things moving towards you... :F I was just being a smartass fr the sake of being a smartass lmfao XD

i'm so exited about my course starting up but im so scared because its creeping up on me! this makes a lot of sense now :) thanks dnews

How exactly are you defining fear?? I have a reflex response for things coming close to me from my peripheral vision but I have never once felt what I would describe as "fear" over something coming towards me. I can't think of a single experience in my life that validates the assertions of this video.

I don't think scientists have used the right methods to come to this conclusion. I'm not afraid of approaching objects or entities. I don't know many people who are either. Most people who are afraid of such have are either in their elder years, or have had a traumatic experience with something that involved an approaching object or entity. That's just from my experience though, what do I know I'm not a researcher lols.

@lemmontree6638

7 жыл бұрын

So if somebody is throwing a fist at you, you aren't going to be scared?

@LadyRebelle16

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah but that's with the prospect of potential pain. Incoming sound, letters or events are not going to cause physical pain. The real fear in that scenario is the incoming pain of getting hit, not the fist itself.

@rosebrigade

7 жыл бұрын

Lena Yousif Exactly what Jephrsyn Gee said. Fear of approaching objects has nothing to do with fear of pain. You know when a fist hits you, it's going to hurt. Are you afraid of every single person walking towards you? Growing letters and text? Approaching animals like cats or dogs? Most likely not. Like I said the scientists took the wrong experiments and got the wrong conclusions.

I am not scared of anything because im so manly.

@nocucksinkekistan7321

9 жыл бұрын

OW FunCLOUDS I get it every day

@hedgehonk880

9 жыл бұрын

Tony Montana damn right you do.

What about the subject walking towards someone? Are they feeling the same approach avoidance as the other person is getting closer?

if someone is walking towards me i don't get scared i just instantly be on guard... but i also try to get out of the area quick so.... i maybe a bit scared Cx

am i the only 1 not scared of this?

@zakosist

8 жыл бұрын

+Evan Mayville Im only scared of things moving towards me if they come abruptly

@junedanieltamor9071

8 жыл бұрын

+zakosist I'm scared of big butterflies flying towàrds me

@megancochran7335

8 жыл бұрын

no. my hole family isnt

@yueqiuthefoxspirit3014

8 жыл бұрын

+the jdlt ...is it ok for me to be here now? cause I'm a moth...