Fear had become second nature to Raj. Everybody in his family knew that fear had got the better of him. The one who knew this the most was his family physician. Raj would call his doctor over every week to have his blood pressure, his sugar levels, and even his lungs checked. The doctor got used to it. Raj was very apprehensive that he would get some disease. He feared he would get cancer and would watch documentaries on heart attacks, kidney failure, and coma. He thus took comprehensive health check-ups every few months although all his reports indicated good health. He feared he would die.
Raj was very scared of death. He was scared of many things. What would happen to his daughter’s marriage if he died? How will his young son cope? How would his wife manage after his death? While he was very much alive, the fear of death killed him as he lived in worry and stress every day.
If we peep into the life of Raj, don’t we find similarities with the people we know? Fear grips many of us, more fatally than a wild bulldog can tear us apart.
We human beings develop phobias – extreme irrational fears and this destroys our peace and joy. Today, we are living with the phobia that we will be attacked and destroyed by a virus. We fear not just the disease, but certain death. However, the virus is like a bulldog without teeth.
TAKEAWAYS TYPES OF FEAR
It will mainly affect people over 65 and can possibly cause death to the aged with comorbidities. Majority of us, who are below 60 and relatively healthy will experience cold, cough and fever or even no symptoms if we are infected. However, the intense panic created by Coronavirus has developed a fear that has spread across the globe. No other phobia has enveloped the planet like this virus has done for the last 100 years.