Agustino; we are not going to agree on fear. I am a person of science (as in I am a scientist). I know the base fears are common and are healthy. One who fears eating rotten food is fearing of food poisoning. We have built in, hereditary phobias that have kept us alive for a very, very long time. It is illogical to assume all fear is unhealthy. You say you don't put your hand in fire because you know it will harm your body. If you life without fear, wouldn't the bodily harm be an irrelevancy? Wouldn't you be able to put your hand within the fire anyway? You must be aware, since you know you will face bodily harm, that you must fear and extensive injury. Or you'd easily put your hand in the fire. That is knowledge. That is instinctive understanding. And fear teaches us (HEALTHY fear) how to protect our bodies and minds from AVOIDABLE harm.


"During a panic attack, why does one panic? Because bodily sensations indicate that one will die, and hence one fears that he or she will be unable to fulfill his or her desires. Whether this desire is to be with his loved ones, have a girlfriend, become financially independent, or whatever. It is important to note that those who have had a near death experience have all been cured from anxiety and fear. They never fear anything because they have had a personal experience that death is not the end and death will not stop them from fulfilling their desires. So, likewise we must also search for a way to experience what they have experienced in their near death experiences without of course putting our lives at risk. As I mentioned before, prayer, meditation and hypnosis are the three ways one can try to achieve this with. However, as I said before, the result of these practices is NOT certain. We are looking to generate an experience which will create faith in the fact that death will not stop us from achieving our desires. No mere intelectual proof can do this, it must be an experience. I notice it is the goal of the Abrahamic religions to create this experience."

All panic attacks are not connected to death. Yes, they are connected and related to fight or flight. That does not indicate that all panic attacks are based on fear of death. When I have a panic attack it is because I depersonalize. It has nothing to do with fear of dying before I can live my desires out, or because I fear death is at my doorstep. If death is at my doorstep I will have to let him in, wouldn't I? I'd have no choice in living or dying.

I think you are generalizing; which is making your argument redundant (though fascinating). You are grouping people together with no scientific backing. You are assuming that we all fear death (we don't) because we all fear we will not live our desires (we don't). It is a very brash and cold statement. Especially what you said about people with depression. I find that rather ridiculous, to be honest. Depression is caused by an imbalance of chemicals in the brain, a traumatic event, past abuse, etc. Not "lack of desire". I went through high school depressed and managed to have a near perfect gpa. I worked for four years as a number 1 customer service agent, and I found pride in my work. Now I am a freelance journalist currently writing for a popular mental health magazine. And, I am actively depressed. So does that make me an odd case, or does that mean your over-generalization and simplistic rendition and ideas of depression are just that?

You must accept we are all individuals, and because of this we all face individualized thinking and thought patterns. A singular human mind is like a human finger print. None are identical (besides identical twins, and even then the science is questionable). What you're saying is "if you fear, you're losing. if you're depressed, you're losing.". How is this mental to be a mentally stimulating conversation when you continuously rely on the generalization of already marginalized groups?