This isn't the first time I've read about fear and adrenalyne being two separate responses, but it's something that I could probably introspect more on.
For some context, I've gotten a music degree and there was always this phantom physiolgoical response that I've had to deal with leading up to performances. I've never had stage fright in my life, and I've never had any nervousness leading up to performances, but whenever I am out there and playing, I start speeding up and making mistakes that I've never made before. In my third year, I started identifying it and started planning for the inevitable physical response, and that helped. Basically go out there and say, "I know that my body is going to want to do this, so catch it in the act and don't do that," and that's all it really took.
Basically my explanation was "I'm not scared, but I guess my body is anyway." Reading this I'm starting to think it's not a fear response, but an adrenaline response, and that probably would have been helpful to know back then. Definitely a good thing to introspect on and define a little bit better going forward.
I'm guilty of this assumption - although I thought psychopaths felt a different sensation of fear than NT's, since it has an evolutionary advantage to be able to know fear, especially as we weren't always the top predators on this planet. But that's why I'm here, to learn more about this.
I found this to be very interesting:
"Psychopaths still have all of this, but lack the emotional aspects."
Roller-coasters was an excellent examples. I get the same sensation cycling downhill as I do on a roller-coaster, though I'm aware one wrong turn will kill me. But I never feel fear, as the word is understood.
I felt fear when a gun was shoved in my mouth and the trigger was pulled - no bullet came, but my fears and anxieties feel stunted since that moment.
Decisions made under duress of fear are the absolutely worst ones.
Very interesting bit. You know more about us NT's than most of us do about ourselves.
Hi, I have read many of your posts, they're very educational. You seem really honest and upright. That is surprising to me, what made you choose to be so? You also say in one article that you are "fiercely loyal", can you explain "why"? Is it a because its a quality that you respect and therefor want to posess? Also do you want "that back" from someone important to you? What is anger like to you, what can make you angry (if)? And why?
How is your selfesteem like? Do you ever care what someone thinks about you? If a person expressed deep intrest or being drawn to you as a person, would you feel excited about it? Thanx for willingly exposing your brain to us ; ) You have made me understand "pshycopathy in a whole new way.
A psychopath retains the lizard brain reactions but not emotional responses. I personally don't like scary movies because if I pay attention to them I get unpleasant adrenal dumps while at the same time being annoyed at the stupidity of the plot
I have been crippled by anxiety/fear in situations I'm perfectly capable of solving. But as you say, it's mainly due to the emotional part. The more objectively I see a situation, the more stable my emotions are. And the more stable my emotions are, the less fear/anxiety I feel! Emotions are certainly annoying if they get out of control.
Interesting clarification. However, I do wonder about the claim that fear (as distinct from fight or flight instinct) is "crippling". It seems to me that there would have to be an evolutionary advantage for this sort of emotional response to be so prevalent among (normal) people.
This isn't the first time I've read about fear and adrenalyne being two separate responses, but it's something that I could probably introspect more on.
For some context, I've gotten a music degree and there was always this phantom physiolgoical response that I've had to deal with leading up to performances. I've never had stage fright in my life, and I've never had any nervousness leading up to performances, but whenever I am out there and playing, I start speeding up and making mistakes that I've never made before. In my third year, I started identifying it and started planning for the inevitable physical response, and that helped. Basically go out there and say, "I know that my body is going to want to do this, so catch it in the act and don't do that," and that's all it really took.
Basically my explanation was "I'm not scared, but I guess my body is anyway." Reading this I'm starting to think it's not a fear response, but an adrenaline response, and that probably would have been helpful to know back then. Definitely a good thing to introspect on and define a little bit better going forward.
I'm guilty of this assumption - although I thought psychopaths felt a different sensation of fear than NT's, since it has an evolutionary advantage to be able to know fear, especially as we weren't always the top predators on this planet. But that's why I'm here, to learn more about this.
I found this to be very interesting:
"Psychopaths still have all of this, but lack the emotional aspects."
Roller-coasters was an excellent examples. I get the same sensation cycling downhill as I do on a roller-coaster, though I'm aware one wrong turn will kill me. But I never feel fear, as the word is understood.
I felt fear when a gun was shoved in my mouth and the trigger was pulled - no bullet came, but my fears and anxieties feel stunted since that moment.
Decisions made under duress of fear are the absolutely worst ones.
Very interesting bit. You know more about us NT's than most of us do about ourselves.
Hi, I have read many of your posts, they're very educational. You seem really honest and upright. That is surprising to me, what made you choose to be so? You also say in one article that you are "fiercely loyal", can you explain "why"? Is it a because its a quality that you respect and therefor want to posess? Also do you want "that back" from someone important to you? What is anger like to you, what can make you angry (if)? And why?
How is your selfesteem like? Do you ever care what someone thinks about you? If a person expressed deep intrest or being drawn to you as a person, would you feel excited about it? Thanx for willingly exposing your brain to us ; ) You have made me understand "pshycopathy in a whole new way.
A psychopath retains the lizard brain reactions but not emotional responses. I personally don't like scary movies because if I pay attention to them I get unpleasant adrenal dumps while at the same time being annoyed at the stupidity of the plot
Very interesting! Thank you for this post!
I have been crippled by anxiety/fear in situations I'm perfectly capable of solving. But as you say, it's mainly due to the emotional part. The more objectively I see a situation, the more stable my emotions are. And the more stable my emotions are, the less fear/anxiety I feel! Emotions are certainly annoying if they get out of control.
Interesting clarification. However, I do wonder about the claim that fear (as distinct from fight or flight instinct) is "crippling". It seems to me that there would have to be an evolutionary advantage for this sort of emotional response to be so prevalent among (normal) people.