Often the part of self that is most disturbing for people plagued with fear is their emotions. Typically they fear the strength of their feelings, particularly those feelings associated with impulses to action. Anger, sexuality, and any of the inner urges and desires all feel disruptive because they are all capable of leading to action. Consequently, people may attempt to shut down all feelings and thereby eliminate the urges that lie behind them. But this only compounds the sense of danger, because now they also fear a lapse of control.
