The Fear Paradox

The Consequences of the Comfort Zone Over the last five hundred years, life for the average human being has changed dramatically -- plagues no longer wipe out entire families, and no longer do we empty our chamber pots into the street. Nope, not today. But, western progress has shown that no matter how many dangers we neutralize, new ones emerge. Why? Because our level of fear remains constant. Safety not guaranteed. For years, Dr. Frank Faranda studied a state of fearfulness in his patients--an evolutionary state that relentlessly drove them toward avoidance, alienation, hypercriticism, hyper-control, and eventually, depression and anxiety. He began to wonder how embedded these fears might be in contemporary society. This book aims to break us free from what he found. A culture of fear. Society is reaching increasingly extreme levels of comfort and safety, all while living in fear. As a result, fear is embedded into culture, creating new dangers, and isolating ourselves from one another. That's Faranda's Fear Paradox: even though fear has a prime directive to keep us safe and comfortable, it has grown into the single greatest threat to humanity and collective survival. Fear not. Faranda believes it is time for each of us to shine a light on our deepest fears, and to examine with fresh eyes the society that our fear is creating. Put an end to fearmongering and start to fear less, in The Fear Paradox learn about: The fear of pain and the fear of the unknown How fear has driven progress in the West The price paid to eradicate fear If you enjoyed reading books like Fear, The Culture of Fear, and The Science of Fear; then The Fear Paradox is your next read. Come on, what are you afraid of?