"Stigma, fear and lack of understanding compound the suffering of those affected and prevent the bold action that is so desperately needed and so long overdue," the two wrote in a joint piece titled "800,000 People Kill Themselves Every Year.
A negative reaction to the use of data is rooted in a fear of not understanding it, nothing more.
Is it the fear of not understanding the stock market that well and not knowing when to move money during a market downturn?
When it comes to conquering a fear of flying, understanding flight mechanics, safety statistics and how fear and anxiety affect the human body can help you ground your fears.
Fear is built off of understanding the consequences of an action for a character or the risk of their actions.
Instead of understanding that this fear is normal, we equate the fear with doubt and fall prey to pervasive message that "doubt means don't".
Blaming a "lack of understanding" on fears over fracking's impact on the environment, Cameron said concerns will be allayed once more wells are up and running.
Therefore, we concluded that pain self-efficacy may be a more important variable than fear of movement beliefs in terms of understanding the relationship between pain and disability.
Reasons for poor adherence include fear, lack of understanding that sight cannot be restored, and poverty.
Although quarantine has periodically been used for centuries to contain and control the spread of infectious diseases such as cholera and the plague with some success (1 – 4, 6 – 8 ), the history of invoking quarantine measures is tarnished by threats, generalized fear, lack of understanding, discrimination, economic hardships, and rebellion (1, 3, 4, 6 – 8 ).
