A person’s underlying outlook and motivation can certainly affect how he or she responds to life’s adversities, threats, or dangers,” he replied. “For example, an attitude of kindness and compassion brings a sense of self-confidence, an inner strength. That will reduce fear. In fact, you will often find cases where there might be two individuals in the very same dangerous situation, yet one of them copes much more effectively than the other—here it’s one’s outlook that could make the difference. In fact, an individual’s response to a dangerous situation and ability to deal with fear can often
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