What makes scary stuff scary -- and why does it freak some of us out more than others?
I've never seen"Halloween" . Or"Scream" or"Saw" or"The Blair Witch Project" or"It." My kids know better than to suggest it -- I've embarrassed them too many times by squealing loudly in the theater when some small scare pops up from nowhere. I don't go to Halloween haunted houses either, although I created one for neighborhood kids for years as part of my son's birthday celebrations.
"In psychology we refer to that as a sensation-seeking personality," Sparks explained."It will be those people who skydive and bungee jump who may also seek threatening entertainment."They may have a very low arousal set point, so they're constantly craving experiences that elevate that arousal and flood the system with adrenaline," Sparks said.The scaredy-catOk, that explains a good bit about why some people love to be scared .
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