Why Is Being Scared Fun (an encore) ~ Plus a New Release!

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by Kassandra Lamb ~ Happy Halloween, You All!! ~ I wrote this post ten years ago, but I believe the science is still sound. Why is being scared fun for us human beings?

It all has to do with our nervous systems.

As a psychologist, I had my theories about this, but since it’s not my specific area of expertise, I did some research as well.

As I suspected, it revolves around the part of our nervous system called the autonomic nervous system. This system ...