What we call psychological fear begins right at the crest of the wave just as it begins to turn downwards, away from pleasure and towards distress. The uncertainty of whether or not pleasure will continue creates a sense of danger. The Intellect attempts to avoid a fall into discomfort by suggesting ways that we can remain at peak pleasure, but fetched solutions often cannot compete with The Body’s urgent distress signals. Getting stuck at the crest is what we call stress. Stress is the stubborn resistance to a letdown.
