
24/06/2025
🧠 We’re Born With Only Two Fears — The Rest Are Taught.
Science shows humans come into the world with just two hardwired fears:
🔊 Loud noises (startle reflex)
⛰️ Heights or falling (visual depth aversion)
Everything else—
fear of the dark, 🕷️ spiders, 👻 ghosts, 💔 rejection—is learned over time.
We absorb these fears from our family, media, and culture, shaping how we respond to the world around us.
That “monster under the bed”?
It was never real—just a shadow cast by imagination and influence.
The good news? If it’s learned, it can be unlearned. 💡
Which fear do you carry that isn’t truly yours?