According to American researchers, the effect of terror varies from person to person, but its effect is not bad in general.
People try to avoid things that make them uncomfortable, psychiatrist Hershey Ramnarin Bodo Center said. So why do they love things like creepy horror movies? The reason is what is known as (the paradox of terror), “according to the” Sky News Arabia “website.
Bodeau explained that one theory that explains why many people love horror movies is that they help cope. Humans are endowed with deeply ingrained unconscious mechanisms that help them respond to stress, freed from times when danger may be external.
In a press release for the center, Boudo indicated that for someone who watches a movie like The Exorcist, they will have an activation in the sympathetic nervous system, which can cause an increase in heart rate and breathing, and the viewer can sometimes experience nausea and sweating.
On the other hand, Bodo pointed out that such activation without real danger is fun and captivating for adventure enthusiasts like roller coasters.
He added, “This can help a person’s ability to cope with stressful situations in real life, and such experiences can provide a form of exposure therapy that reduces fear over time,” according to the UPI news agency.
“These tactics can be applied to real-life scenarios. It can also be a form of stress relief for some people,” he said.
And Bodo cautioned against considering the issue of not overdoing horror movie viewing, as it reduces compassion for humans and increases aggression.
