Fear - A Powerful Force

, even more so, the fears of others. The 1987 Awake said, "By observing their parents, children can, as they grow up, learn to react to potential phobias [fears] in a smilar way."4 Therefore, "if a child is raised by overprotective parents, he may feel incompetent and will be afraid to try new things. If raised by a perfectionist, the child may feel that it is better not to try anything at all than to fail,"2 (Susan Freighter, Family). Such children interpret their parent's anxious behavior as fear and in turn create their own fears of doing things wrong or displeasing their parents (the fear may not even be remotely related to their parents fear). During their younger life, these children may turn such fears into imaginary monsters and similar things. However, as they grow older these fears may develop into phobias. Other children develop
             OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder), which is a chemical imbalance in t
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