A traumatizing experience awaited me, an experience that would strike immediate fear into my heart. In the summer of 2011, right after finishing up third grade, my family and I departed off to the group of islands just off the coast of Seattle known as the San Juan Islands. Since it was our first day arriving by ferry from the mainland, we promptly decided onto going to the clear, lovely beach, for it’s so infrequent to find a decent beach in the area of Houston. “Time to finish up here!” my mom announced after 30 minutes of adventuring the flawless sand and expressive waves clearly passed by. The majority of the family which included everyone but my dad and I went to scour for astounding stores since we still happened to be emptying our shoes of sand.
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However, I would soon to find that a mistake I would quickly regret. After obliviously walking around for quite a few minutes, it seems bad luck has finally struck me. Once, I got hit with the realization that I couldn’t find the rest of the pack, my dad, or even my sense of mind, water droplets quickly began to stream endlessly out my eyes similar to a waterfall. My hands started trembling with fear, my heartrate multiplied by the second, and my brain began into a frenzy. There seemed to be a million goosebumps all over my body. The words that were impounded in my head, “Once you’re gone, you’re gone forever,” kept repeating over and over again. As I kept walking aimlessly in mini
I slowly walked not looking back. I didn’t care where I ended up and I gave up on owning a ranch. There’s no point. The cold chill was blazing on me and my shoe gently began to pull out a tear. I thought about Candy and the other guys. Hopefully I made the right choice. The sun came down and I ended up in a deserted river. Slowly, I began to regain where I was and I opened my eyes in disbelief. I reached the spot where Lennie almost drowned if I didn’t save him from this river. It’s still the same as we left it, same rock, same sound as the water moves, and same smell. I sat in the nearest rock and gazed on the water. I slowly pushed forward memories beginning to fill my head. The memory where I confessed to Slim
The smell of the restaurants faded and the new, refreshing aroma of the sea salt in the air took over. The sun’s warmth on my skin and the constant breeze was a familiar feeling that I loved every single time we came to the beach. I remember the first time we came to the beach. I was only nine years old. The white sand amazed me because it looked like a wavy blanket of snow, but was misleading because it was scorching hot. The water shone green like an emerald, it was content. By this I mean that the waves were weak enough to stand through as they rushed over me. There was no sense of fear of being drug out to sea like a shipwrecked sailor. Knowing all this now I knew exactly how to approach the beach. Wear my sandals as long as I could and lay spread out my towel without hesitation. Then I’d jump in the water to coat myself in a moist protective layer before returning to my now slightly less hot towel. In the water it was a completely different world. While trying to avoid the occasional passing jellyfish, it was an experience of
One of the most controversial topics of the century hinges on one simple question: What makes the world go round? Most will jump to say money. Some will argue in favor of their religion. Others will point out scientific facts. The truth is, none are correct. One emotion, one aspect of life shines above the others, extending its light on merely half of our beloved globe, leaving the other semi-circle to deal with pitch black: fear. To understand its impact, society’s definition of fear must be perceived. Fear is officially defined as an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something dangerous will harm him/her. However, with his classic novel, Alan Paton shows that it extends far beyond that. An old man by the name of Stephen Kumalo leaves the comfort of his tribe in Ndotsheni, and embarks on a
The Dangers of Fear Irish Playwright, George Bernard Shaw, once said, “The worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them; that's the essence of inhumanity.” Inhumanity is mankind’s worst attribute. Every so often, ordinary humans are driven to the point where they have no choice but to think of themselves. One of the most famous examples used today is the Holocaust. Elie Wiesel’s memoir Night demonstrates how fear is a debilitating force that causes people to lose sight of who they once were.
In the words of Bertrand Russell, “Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom” (Russell). Fear causes many problems in our lives. Fear influences many of a person’s actions and decisions. However, people usually regret the decisions or actions they made out of fear. Also, these actions and decisions can cause problems for those people in their future. Fear is a harmful emotion, for it clouds people’s judgement, disables them from taking action, and causes them to make decisions that they will regret later.
Mental health and its disorders are an intricate part of the individual and society. Mental health incorporates our emotional, psychological and social well-being. Understanding human behavior and the social environment in conjunction with biological, social and cultural factors helps in diagnosing and treating individuals accurately. Film can be used to understand and visualize how mental disorders may affect one’s life. This paper examines the film “Primal Fear” and explores the character Aaron Stampler and his mental illness, reviews literature on the diagnosis given and critically analyzes the film’s portrayal of the disorder.
We thought the barf bags were the coolest thing ever. My parents were focused on getting there safely with everything in order and doing their best to keep my baby sister quiet on the plane. I asked my parents if they were worried at all about my brother and I swimming in the ocean. They agreed that neither of them were worried. “California has a lot of pollution and sewage in the ocean at the time”. “That ocean is so big it would take a lot of pollutants to make us worried about it. Lots of families were on the beach in Wilmington and Myrtle Beach area where we also went for a day” my mom said . “You and Joe noticed how salty the water was” she also mentioned. One day at the beach there was a dead, deformed looking creature washed up on shore. My dad told my brother and I to stay away from it. Growing up I really liked to eat tuna, but my dad said I could only have it once a week at the most because of the mercury in it. I follow that rule of his still to this
Fear is a human emotion everyone dislikes. Fear is in every person with no exception. It can be difficult problem to solve. We can overcome our fears by challenging ourselves by analyzing fear and developing a growth mindset.
In life, many things are taken for granted on a customary basis. For example, we wake up in the morning and routinely expect to see and hear from certain people. Most people live daily life with the unsighted notion that every important individual in their lives at the moment, will exist there tomorrow. However, in actuality, such is not the case. I too fell victim to the routine familiarity of expectation, until the day reality taught me otherwise.
When you hear the word haunted you probably think of a haunted house or a haunted mansion. The exact definition of haunted is a place frequented by a ghost. But haunted can mean so much more. Haunted can be a feeling, a place, or a state of mind. Some carry the haunted feeling around with them. They bring it with them wherever they go.
Death is a difficult subject for many people. The topic alone can cause a lot of anxiety because of all the things we don’t know. Most of us fear death for many reasons. Whether it’s your final day, or a final moment with a loved one, it’s a painfully scary process because of its uncertainty.
I think it was at its peak from about the age of twelve to roughly
Rolling waves gently brushed upon the sand and nipped softly at my toes. I gazed out into the oblivion of blue hue that lay before me. I stared hopefully at sun-filled sky, but I couldn’t help but wonder how I was going to get through the day. Honestly, I never thought in a million years that my daughter and I would be homeless. Oh, how I yearned for our house in the suburbs. A pain wrenched at my heart when I was once reminded again of my beloved husband, Peter. I missed him so much and couldn’t help but ask God why he was taken from us. Living underneath Pier 14 was no life for Emily and me. I had to get us out of here and back on our feet. My stomach moaned angrily. I needed to somehow find food for us, but how? Suddenly, something slimy brushed up against my leg and pierced my thoughts. I jumped back and brushed the residue of sand of my legs. What was that? As my eyes skimmed the water in front of me, I noticed something spinning in the foam of the waves. Curiosity got the best of me and I went over to take a closer look. The object danced in the waves and eventually was coughed out onto the beach. “Emily!” I called to my eight-year-old daughter who was, at that time, infatuated with a seashell that she found earlier that day. “Come here and see this! Mommy found something.” Although I had no idea what that something was and I definitely didn’t know it would change my life forever.
Fear is an instinctive, involuntary emotion that is experienced by every individual, whether it is fear of a situation, a person or an animate object. Fear is the body's response to prevent danger and pain when such stimuli are plausible. An individual can fear a multitude of things such as insects, heights, strangers, certain situations, and so on. Physiologic changes occur in the body while an individual is experiencing fear ranging from increased heart rate to widened eyes and dilated pupils. From an evolutionary perspective, the emotion of fear stems from past encounters with the feared and thus formed the concept of the necessity to maintain a distance with the feared to prevent harm to oneself. Fear can be both maladaptive and adaptive in terms of survival, mate selection and reproductive success.
A lot of people don’t even remember their most frightening day, it could happen when they were too young or they were so scared that they don’t want to remember. To me, I have lots of frightening days, but the day I will never forget that day, the first day of my High School. I don’t even know how to begin with, I rather watch a horror movie than trying to think about that day. I have heard many frightening stories, but to be honest, I think none of them are more terrifying as mine. I was so afraid to the point that I have to call my mom to pick me up from school because I can’t handle it, I know what you’re thinking, people might say is just high school what are you afraid of but trust me that’s my most frighten day.