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当你独自走在漆黑的巷子，你会害怕吗？
当夜晚你突然从梦中惊醒，你会害怕吗？
当你阅读惊悚小说，看恐怖电影，你会害怕吗？
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看了下面这几个小故事，你会害怕吗？
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1. 我不能动、不能呼吸、不能说话、也听不见......而且四处黑漆漆的......早知道我会这么孤单，我应该要选火葬的!
2. 我发现手机里出现了一张我睡着的照片，可我一个人住......
3. 她把长长的、已经腐烂的指甲刺进我左胸，我看到的最后一幕，是闪着12:07的闹钟。
我吓得跳起来，发现这只是个梦时松了一口气。但我听到衣橱门打开的声音，闹钟闪着：12:06......
Why You Should Scare the Crap Out of Yourself for Fun?
干嘛要没事吓唬自己？
恐惧是根植于人性的一种本能。
在很多人心中，恐惧是一种负面的情绪，大家排斥恐惧，厌恶恐惧。而有些人，却喜欢去寻求毛骨悚然，心惊肉跳的刺激感。
其实，有时候不妨去体验一下后背发凉的恐惧感，对身体也是有益处的。
“I don’t like scary stuff,” you tell people-as if it is an allergy of some kind.
“我可不喜欢吓人的东西，”有人这么说—仿佛这是种过敏症。
You won't go to haunted houses, you wouldn't dream of playing the new Resident Evil, and your fingers are perpetually crossed in the hope your movie going friends won't pick a horror flick.
有人不敢去鬼屋，有人做梦都不敢玩生化危机，有人约朋友去看电影，生怕朋友挑个恐怖片。
Well, what if I told you scaring yourself is actually good for your mind, body, and soul?
那，如果我说，吓唬自己其实有助于身心健康呢？
Fear Clears Your Head
放空大脑
Some people go for a run or do meditation to clear their head, but a spooky story works just as well.
有些人通过跑步和冥想来放空大脑，其实恐怖故事也有这种功效。
When you get scared, your body engages its “fight or flight” mode.
人在害怕时，身体会进入“战斗模式”或“飞行模式”。
Your heart rate spikes, your palms sweat, and you get hit with an adrenaline rush.
心跳加速，掌心出汗，肾上腺素飙升。
As Dr. John Mayer, psychologist and author, explains, the excitement of fear forces you into the present and helps you forget about the worries and pressure of the real world you were feeling before.
约翰·梅耶博士，一位心理学家兼作家，解释道，恐惧带来的兴奋感会让人专注于眼前，帮人忘记之前的担忧和压力。
As he puts it, “It works like an eraser for the mind.”
如他所说：“恐惧就像是脑海中的橡皮擦。”
Release happy hormones
释放荷尔蒙
You also release some happy hormones when you're terrified.
当人体受到惊吓时，会释放令人愉悦的荷尔蒙。
According to psychiatrist David Zald, thrilling activities like scary movies and spooky games activate a dopamine response in the brain.
据心理学家Davivd Zald研究，看恐怖电影，玩恐怖游戏，会刺激大脑释放多巴胺。
Dopamine, also known as the brain's pleasure chemical, plays a major role in everything from sleep to motivation to sex.
多巴胺，一种让大脑兴奋的化学物，无论是睡觉，还是性爱，都与之有密切关系。
That's why many people, me included, think horror is so much fun.
这就是为什么很多人像我一样，认为恐怖的东西很有趣。
Zald does note, however, that some people's brains are less prone to this type of dopamine release than others.
Zald也说过： 但也有一些人，大脑不容易释放这种多巴胺。
You may not be wired to be a thrill-seeker, but even so, there are plenty of other reasons to give fear a chance.
你可能不愿成为恐怖爱好者，但依然有很多理由去体验一把恐怖的感觉。
Controlled Horror Brings Catharsis
净化内心
Think of the last time you watched a horror movie. How did you feel afterward?
回想你上次看完恐怖片的时候，那是一种什么感觉呢？
Maybe a little drained?
是不是感觉松了一口气？
Maybe you had a new-found appreciation for the mundanity of your own life?
有没有可能对这茫茫俗尘有了新想法？
I usually think about how nice it is to not be chased by an unkillable slasher, or be haunted by a demon that wants to rip off my face and wear it as a mask.
我总觉得生活真美好，因为没有不死杀手追杀你，更不会有恶魔纠缠你。
作者：朱树智, 一个极具灵气的女子，热爱英语。
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