Molang Kindness Club: Face your fear with Monday
🎃 Spooky season never felt so good! 🎃
In this second episode of the Kindness Club, Halloween makes its entrance! To get in the mood, Molang wants to scare Piu Piu. Problem: nothing seems to scare Piu Piu, not even the worst screamers! 😱
But will Piu Piu be able to resist the horror stories of Monday, the Kindness Club's most terrifying guest? Together your favorite Youtubers will learn to face their fear! 👻
Is being afraid necessarily a negative emotion?
On the face of it, nobody likes to be scared. In fact, we often try to avoid this feeling and the situations that might provoke it. But why do we try to push fear away?
The first explanation is scientific, since it's directly linked to our bodies. Fear is expressed by almost immediate physical discomfort: shortness of breath, palpitations, heavy sweating, etc. With these hard-to-bear symptoms, our body is actually preparing to face danger. Like when Molang shuffles around listening to Monday's terrifying stories! It's a warning of sorts.
Often, these physical symptoms are accompanied by psychic discomfort such as stress, anxiety, trauma, nightmares...
Fear is therefore often a legitimate, instinctive feeling, a message from our brain, which can sometimes herald danger and prompt us to take cover.
Despite this, fear can also be a source of amusement and even pleasure...
Not even scared!
While some people prefer to stay away from fear, others choose to confront it and even celebrate it (like Monday)!
Whether in literature, film or video, fear is also a source of inspiration and creativity for our culture. Fear fascinates society and is an integral part of traditions such as Halloween.
In recent years, scary content has become increasingly popular with the public, particularly in gaming, with horror video games (Molang and Piu Piu love it!!!) racking up millions of views on YouTube.
If fear can cause us feelings of discomfort, it can also give us pleasant sensations, even pleasure: when confronted with fear, our body secretes adrenalin, a hormone that puts tension on the body and once released, releases endorphins, the pleasure hormone.
This feeling of letting go after being frightened is generally appreciated by horror fans. That's what Piu Piu feels after listening to Monday's horror story!
Finally, what scares some people doesn't necessarily scare others. The subjectivity of fear, whether individual or collective, is above all cultural.
Face your fear and tame it better
Facing up to your fears, as frightening as it may seem, can be an opportunity to get to know yourself better. By asking ourselves questions about our own fears and their origins, and by taking a step back from our emotions. And by understanding why we're afraid, we're better able to face it and work on it.
We can also choose to confront our fears, rather than suffer them. For example, by voluntarily putting ourselves in a frightening context (watching a horror film or playing a video game) while knowing that we're not really in danger. But if you want a more subtle twist, our Molang soft plushes are here to comfort you, and if you want to watch your horror movie with a soft light, go for our Molang kawaii lamp!
Finally, we can face our fear for its own sake (yes, yes). We can even enjoy the feeling and emotions that fear brings us, like when Molang watches scary videos! Voluntarily putting yourself in a frightening situation for fun is also very common, especially in theme parks.
- Accept that being afraid doesn't necessarily mean you're in danger (watch out!!! I'm right behind you 👻)
- If you're overwhelmed by fear, surround yourself with your friends to help you...Or to all enjoy this DIVINE feeling together... It's up to you
- Sometimes confronting your fear can be a good way to learn about yourself and your limits. Like the day I had to hug my brother, even then it was too scary for me!!!! 😨
- If you ever want to face your fear, do it in an environment where you feel safe. Me for example, it's in a cemetery at midnight! ⚰️
Where can I find help to look after my mental health?
For some people, fear remains a negative, constraining feeling in everyday life, especially when it overwhelms us.
Fear can impose itself on us (phobias, traumas...) and become difficult to control and invasive.
If ever you or a Pinco need help, first talk to those closest to you, whether family or friends, as their help can be invaluable. But sometimes the help of those closest to us is not enough.
In this case, it's just as important to turn to medical professionals such as a psychologist or general practitioner.
Leave the comment “Boo!” below the YouTube video if you've made it this far 💗