since 2009 I’ve seen some amazing things happen in my workspace I seen grown men
happen in my workspace I seen grown men
happen in my workspace I seen grown men cry laugh push their loved ones in the
cry laugh push their loved ones in the
cry laugh push their loved ones in the way of danger the hope of saving
way of danger the hope of saving
way of danger the hope of saving themselves I’ve seen women fall to their
themselves I’ve seen women fall to their
themselves I’ve seen women fall to their knees and refused to go any further but
knees and refused to go any further but
knees and refused to go any further but a clown tries to control them I’ve seen
a clown tries to control them I’ve seen
a clown tries to control them I’ve seen people wet themselves would fear they
people wet themselves would fear they
people wet themselves would fear they probably hadn’t comprehended what they
probably hadn’t comprehended what they
probably hadn’t comprehended what they had just done why why do we put
had just done why why do we put
had just done why why do we put ourselves in the way of uncontrollable
ourselves in the way of uncontrollable
ourselves in the way of uncontrollable fear and Paige be afraid if this is the
fear and Paige be afraid if this is the
fear and Paige be afraid if this is the kind of reaction we’re going to have I’m
kind of reaction we’re going to have I’m
kind of reaction we’re going to have I’m going to show you some slides of people
going to show you some slides of people
going to show you some slides of people with genuine fear reactions in why want
with genuine fear reactions in why want
with genuine fear reactions in why want this
I can’t tell you what they’re afraid of
I can’t tell you what they’re afraid of or what they reacting to but I can tell
or what they reacting to but I can tell
or what they reacting to but I can tell me that it is a genuine reaction most of
me that it is a genuine reaction most of
me that it is a genuine reaction most of us can remember our first real feelings
us can remember our first real feelings
us can remember our first real feelings of real fear when I was 12 years old my
of real fear when I was 12 years old my
of real fear when I was 12 years old my parents entered me into singing
parents entered me into singing
parents entered me into singing competition it wasn’t really an ambition
competition it wasn’t really an ambition
competition it wasn’t really an ambition of mine but I said hey given a shot and
of mine but I said hey given a shot and
of mine but I said hey given a shot and they practiced for weeks on energy with
they practiced for weeks on energy with
they practiced for weeks on energy with a neighbor who played the piano I
a neighbor who played the piano I
a neighbor who played the piano I thought that I was getting better as and
thought that I was getting better as and
thought that I was getting better as and I was quietly confident on the way to
I was quietly confident on the way to
I was quietly confident on the way to the competition I could feel the
the competition I could feel the
the competition I could feel the pressure of wanting to impress my
pressure of wanting to impress my
pressure of wanting to impress my teacher and my parents we sat in the
teacher and my parents we sat in the
teacher and my parents we sat in the packed Hall full of strangers waiting
packed Hall full of strangers waiting
packed Hall full of strangers waiting for any checks to do their parent the
for any checks to do their parent the
for any checks to do their parent the crowd would roar would applause every
crowd would roar would applause every
crowd would roar would applause every time somebody would finish their act in
time somebody would finish their act in
time somebody would finish their act in my mind the crowd was a monster that in
my mind the crowd was a monster that in
my mind the crowd was a monster that in some way would be follow me because
some way would be follow me because
some way would be follow me because maybe my act wouldn’t be good enough for
maybe my act wouldn’t be good enough for
maybe my act wouldn’t be good enough for their approval and so I began to panic
their approval and so I began to panic
their approval and so I began to panic when it came from my turn to the
when it came from my turn to the
when it came from my turn to the backstage I could barely get out of my
backstage I could barely get out of my
backstage I could barely get out of my seat so paralyzed by fear my dad came
seat so paralyzed by fear my dad came
seat so paralyzed by fear my dad came would be backstage and I told him I no
would be backstage and I told him I no
would be backstage and I told him I no longer wanted to do it my fear had
longer wanted to do it my fear had
longer wanted to do it my fear had conquered me to shame
conquered me to shame
conquered me to shame this crowd monster created by my own
this crowd monster created by my own
this crowd monster created by my own brain had prevented me from doing
brain had prevented me from doing
brain had prevented me from doing something I knew very well I could do
something I knew very well I could do
something I knew very well I could do when we don’t conquer our fears our
when we don’t conquer our fears our
when we don’t conquer our fears our inner fear monster rules it tribes on
inner fear monster rules it tribes on
inner fear monster rules it tribes on our nerves and get stronger each time we
our nerves and get stronger each time we
our nerves and get stronger each time we let it win the back not many experiences
let it win the back not many experiences
let it win the back not many experiences in life can trigger our fight-or-flight
in life can trigger our fight-or-flight
in life can trigger our fight-or-flight emotions in a safe environment roller
emotions in a safe environment roller
emotions in a safe environment roller coasters maybe one skydive in order for
coasters maybe one skydive in order for
coasters maybe one skydive in order for some people it might be the dreaded fear
some people it might be the dreaded fear
some people it might be the dreaded fear after a night out for me I wanted to
after a night out for me I wanted to
after a night out for me I wanted to create a haunted house called the
create a haunted house called the
create a haunted house called the nightmare I wanted to create an immense
nightmare I wanted to create an immense
nightmare I wanted to create an immense immersive live-action walk through
immersive live-action walk through
immersive live-action walk through experience and put people inside of
experience and put people inside of
experience and put people inside of their own real-life horror movie you see
their own real-life horror movie you see
their own real-life horror movie you see in my workplace it makes perfect sense
in my workplace it makes perfect sense
in my workplace it makes perfect sense that we would try to recreate Fear few
that we would try to recreate Fear few
that we would try to recreate Fear few of the motions as much as possible the
of the motions as much as possible the
of the motions as much as possible the show is the one that is in complete
show is the one that is in complete
show is the one that is in complete control at all times not the audience
control at all times not the audience
control at all times not the audience and this adds to the feelings of danger
and this adds to the feelings of danger
and this adds to the feelings of danger and vulnerability you can sign the
and vulnerability you can sign the
and vulnerability you can sign the participants mind see me turn screams of
participants mind see me turn screams of
participants mind see me turn screams of terror into screams of joy well still
terror into screams of joy well still
terror into screams of joy well still mostly screams of terror so why do we do
mostly screams of terror so why do we do
mostly screams of terror so why do we do it why do we put ourselves in the way of
it why do we put ourselves in the way of
it why do we put ourselves in the way of fear it’s a combination of many
fear it’s a combination of many
fear it’s a combination of many different things it’s the adrenaline
different things it’s the adrenaline
different things it’s the adrenaline rushes the excitement the nervous
rushes the excitement the nervous
rushes the excitement the nervous anticipation the nichrome is a place
anticipation the nichrome is a place
anticipation the nichrome is a place where it’s acceptable to scream in
where it’s acceptable to scream in
where it’s acceptable to scream in company and have an emotional response
company and have an emotional response
company and have an emotional response with others either laughing or crying
with others either laughing or crying
with others either laughing or crying not something we would do in everyday
not something we would do in everyday
not something we would do in everyday life we don’t go screaming down the
life we don’t go screaming down the
life we don’t go screaming down the aisle as we do the weekly shopper even
aisle as we do the weekly shopper even
aisle as we do the weekly shopper even the most emotionally guarded people lose
the most emotionally guarded people lose
the most emotionally guarded people lose their veil of strength and react in a
their veil of strength and react in a
their veil of strength and react in a wide variety of uncharacteristic ways
wide variety of uncharacteristic ways
wide variety of uncharacteristic ways when they’re afraid our body produces
when they’re afraid our body produces
when they’re afraid our body produces chemicals that change the way we think
chemicals that change the way we think
chemicals that change the way we think and act when under stressful
and act when under stressful
and act when under stressful circumstances
circumstances
circumstances and of course fear is different for you
and of course fear is different for you
and of course fear is different for you everyone deals with it in slightly
everyone deals with it in slightly
everyone deals with it in slightly different ways some will laugh office
different ways some will laugh office
different ways some will laugh office care so we’ll cry some will fall to
care so we’ll cry some will fall to
care so we’ll cry some will fall to their knees so we’re wrong so may become
their knees so we’re wrong so may become
their knees so we’re wrong so may become violent it happens it’s a defensive
violent it happens it’s a defensive
violent it happens it’s a defensive mechanism and it’s not always the
mechanism and it’s not always the
mechanism and it’s not always the stereotypical tough guy either that
stereotypical tough guy either that
stereotypical tough guy either that doesn’t use usually the girls cowering
doesn’t use usually the girls cowering
doesn’t use usually the girls cowering in the corner we don’t know how we’re
in the corner we don’t know how we’re
in the corner we don’t know how we’re going to react until we are convinced
going to react until we are convinced
going to react until we are convinced we’re in danger and this is when our
we’re in danger and this is when our
we’re in danger and this is when our fight-or-flight cakes in the microwave
fight-or-flight cakes in the microwave
fight-or-flight cakes in the microwave strips you of your pretense your social
strips you of your pretense your social
strips you of your pretense your social script it invades your personal space we
script it invades your personal space we
script it invades your personal space we want to crawl inside your head play
want to crawl inside your head play
want to crawl inside your head play around a little and then leave you
around a little and then leave you
around a little and then leave you wondering how we did it the haunt itself
wondering how we did it the haunt itself
wondering how we did it the haunt itself is full of strange beings and monsters
is full of strange beings and monsters
is full of strange beings and monsters sort of an extreme version of everyday
sort of an extreme version of everyday
sort of an extreme version of everyday life the questionable sanity unknown
life the questionable sanity unknown
life the questionable sanity unknown motives of these strangers instills fear
motives of these strangers instills fear
motives of these strangers instills fear in anybody who comes to the show of
in anybody who comes to the show of
in anybody who comes to the show of course a clown wielding a chainsaw does
course a clown wielding a chainsaw does
course a clown wielding a chainsaw does the start to let the fear anybody might
the start to let the fear anybody might
the start to let the fear anybody might have in the stranger this is called
have in the stranger this is called
have in the stranger this is called coulrophobia fear of clowns something
coulrophobia fear of clowns something
coulrophobia fear of clowns something that has gotten awful lot of press in
that has gotten awful lot of press in
that has gotten awful lot of press in the last number of years again not
the last number of years again not
the last number of years again not probably not held by our accountants
probably not held by our accountants
probably not held by our accountants mistakenly going into a school yard
mistakenly going into a school yard
mistakenly going into a school yard during lunchtime which we are very sorry
during lunchtime which we are very sorry
during lunchtime which we are very sorry but people stated as their number one
but people stated as their number one
but people stated as their number one fear our people really worried that
fear our people really worried that
fear our people really worried that account is going to jump out from around
account is going to jump out from around
account is going to jump out from around corner any stage is it just a populist
corner any stage is it just a populist
corner any stage is it just a populist trend the current view point i would say
trend the current view point i would say
trend the current view point i would say that people probably have far more
that people probably have far more
that people probably have far more realistic fears that they probably don’t
realistic fears that they probably don’t
realistic fears that they probably don’t even realize when I was younger I had a
even realize when I was younger I had a
even realize when I was younger I had a fear of strangers the scientific
fear of strangers the scientific
fear of strangers the scientific is called anthropo fabia it’s an extreme
is called anthropo fabia it’s an extreme
is called anthropo fabia it’s an extreme form of shyness timidity and social
form of shyness timidity and social
form of shyness timidity and social phobia I’m sure how many people have
phobia I’m sure how many people have
phobia I’m sure how many people have social phobias these days it would
social phobias these days it would
social phobias these days it would manifest itself in uncontrollable
manifest itself in uncontrollable
manifest itself in uncontrollable blushing awkwardness and an uneasiness
blushing awkwardness and an uneasiness
blushing awkwardness and an uneasiness in social situations I’m sure a lot of
in social situations I’m sure a lot of
in social situations I’m sure a lot of people can relate to this and I’m sure a
people can relate to this and I’m sure a
people can relate to this and I’m sure a lot of people can relate to the idea of
lot of people can relate to the idea of
lot of people can relate to the idea of a drop or phobia fear of strangers so
a drop or phobia fear of strangers so
a drop or phobia fear of strangers so the very idea of going into a darkened
the very idea of going into a darkened
the very idea of going into a darkened maze full of strangers who are wielding
maze full of strangers who are wielding
maze full of strangers who are wielding chainsaws and weapons and covered in
chainsaws and weapons and covered in
chainsaws and weapons and covered in blood may not be the greatest idea for
blood may not be the greatest idea for
blood may not be the greatest idea for some people the monsters in our hearts
some people the monsters in our hearts
some people the monsters in our hearts of course are just people dressed up
of course are just people dressed up
of course are just people dressed up I’ll be a shin fairly convincing makeup
I’ll be a shin fairly convincing makeup
I’ll be a shin fairly convincing makeup and costumes but our brain convinces us
and costumes but our brain convinces us
and costumes but our brain convinces us that it’s real and our brain becomes our
that it’s real and our brain becomes our
that it’s real and our brain becomes our worst enemy you start thinking is the
worst enemy you start thinking is the
worst enemy you start thinking is the chainsaw real is this make real will
chainsaw real is this make real will
chainsaw real is this make real will they drag asunder abandon their will
they drag asunder abandon their will
they drag asunder abandon their will they lock us in a closet our brain
they lock us in a closet our brain
they lock us in a closet our brain tricks us and lateral thinking goes out
tricks us and lateral thinking goes out
tricks us and lateral thinking goes out the window sometimes the fear we build
the window sometimes the fear we build
the window sometimes the fear we build up with our own mind can be far worse
up with our own mind can be far worse
up with our own mind can be far worse than the reality of what we are afraid
than the reality of what we are afraid
than the reality of what we are afraid of in the first place when customers
of in the first place when customers
of in the first place when customers make it true the haunt the energy and
make it true the haunt the energy and
make it true the haunt the energy and relief
relief
relief they are conquering their fear and feel
they are conquering their fear and feel
they are conquering their fear and feel an enormous sense of accomplishment it’s
an enormous sense of accomplishment it’s
an enormous sense of accomplishment it’s like a badge of honor and it boosts your
like a badge of honor and it boosts your
like a badge of honor and it boosts your self-esteem we put ourselves in the way
self-esteem we put ourselves in the way
self-esteem we put ourselves in the way of fear because we secretly love feeling
of fear because we secretly love feeling
of fear because we secretly love feeling but only when we know deep down we will
but only when we know deep down we will
but only when we know deep down we will survive the trip it makes us feel alive
survive the trip it makes us feel alive
survive the trip it makes us feel alive and so we embrace it for our own
and so we embrace it for our own
and so we embrace it for our own enjoyment you can choose to feel
enjoyment you can choose to feel
enjoyment you can choose to feel inspired by your fears and use the
inspired by your fears and use the
inspired by your fears and use the emotion as a positive to push yourself
emotion as a positive to push yourself
emotion as a positive to push yourself further beyond your own comfort zone and
further beyond your own comfort zone and
further beyond your own comfort zone and each time you do this grow as an
each time you do this grow as an
each time you do this grow as an individual don’t let your inner fear
individual don’t let your inner fear
individual don’t let your inner fear monster control your if we give it far
monster control your if we give it far
monster control your if we give it far too much thought and attention as it is
too much thought and attention as it is
too much thought and attention as it is much like the twelve-year with me who
much like the twelve-year with me who
much like the twelve-year with me who would sing in front of the crowd
would sing in front of the crowd
would sing in front of the crowd monsters of course are all created by
monsters of course are all created by
monsters of course are all created by our minds so next time you hear a sound
our minds so next time you hear a sound
our minds so next time you hear a sound in the middle of the night you begin to
in the middle of the night you begin to
in the middle of the night you begin to feel afraid just pull up the blankets
feel afraid just pull up the blankets
feel afraid just pull up the blankets close your eyes relax and just remember
close your eyes relax and just remember
close your eyes relax and just remember that all monsters are human and then all
that all monsters are human and then all
that all monsters are human and then all monsters
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