Why do some people fear more?

There could be many reasons, but one prevails others. It is control. Imagine you are living in extreme situation where everyday you are in fear for your life. What do you do? You are getting used and are adjusting to it. read more

More control you are trying to achieve, more energy you will spend cause fear underneath is growing. At some point, body will say enough and fear will go out, usually in form of illness. When that point will occur, you can’t tell. read more

Some said God had given people a way to let others know they were afraid even if they didn't speak the same language. Charles Darwin said it was a result of the instinctive tightening of muscles triggered by an evolved response to fear. read more

But some will start experiencing more fear due to loss of control (and in that way trying to gain control). And we are coming to interesting part and to answer to your question. Whatever is happening, body (your entire body, physical, mental, emotional) will always try to get rid of fear. read more

I once spent months trying to get the fear of public speaking into the schema of fear of death versus fear of anxiety, but I couldn't do it and had to conclude fear of rejection/ embarrassment is a third kind of fear. The fear of public speaking is less correlated to the fear of death than are many other fears. read more