Fear stinks. It is contagious. It has the stench of spoiled water with a yellowish, muddied color. The odor is unforgettable. It spreads, unlike many other vicious infections, not through the air or physical contact, but through silence. Silence enables this disease to thrive, multiply, and spread at lightning speed. Fear can interrupt the processes in our brains that allow us to regulate emotions, read non-verbal cues and other information presented to us, reflect before acting, and behave ethically. This negatively impacts our thinking and decision-making, leaving us susceptible to intense emotions and impulsive reactions. Fear adores silence. Its power becomes amplified. Despite its devastating impact on humanity over the centuries, there is still no vaccine or remedy. Patients live with the symptoms for years, even generations. In most cases, it is not directly lethal, yet it causes side effects far more dangerous than the contagion it carries'hypocrisy, apathy, acceptance of...
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