Inside the Nightmare Anticipation Guide

Watching scary movies is fun and entertaining.

• Disagree: I hate to be scared!

• Only if it is daytime and all of the lights are on.

• Sometimes. Sometimes, not.

• Agree: I love scary movies!

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There is a difference between fear and anxiety.

• Disagree: They are the same thing.

• Not Sure?

• Agree: There is a difference, but not a big one.

• Agree: They are two very different emotions.

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Intuition is different from paranoia.

• Disagree: Those are basically the same thing, but one sounds better.

• I don't know because I don't know what either of those words mean.

• I don't know? I know what the words are, but I'm not sure if they are different or not?

• Agree: Those are two very different words.

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Fear is necessary for survival.

• Disagree: Fear is the opposite of what you need to survive.

• I'm not sure? I am leaning, no, though...

• Maybe? Fear can help motivate you to make decisions that keep you alive. But necessary...??

• Agree: The adrenaline of fear is what keeps people alive when they are in dangerous situations.

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Some mysteries can only be explained by the supernatural.

• Disagree: There is always a logical, usually scientific, explanation.

• Not sure. Weird things happen all the time, but can't they just be coincidences?

• Probably? I'm open to the possibility that there are supernatural forces working.

• Agree: Whether it is God, aliens, or some other spiritual force, there are definitely otherworldly powers at work.

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Dreams reveal our deepest desires and our deepest fears.

• Disagree: Dreams are just our brains "thinking" while we sleep.

• Maybe? I've had dreams of both, so it makes sense...

• I think so? That's why we call them dreams and nightmares, right?

• Agree: Dreams represent all the things we are afraid to think about when we are awake because we are afraid of them coming true.

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Humans are innately evil/bad; there is a monster in us that must be “tamed.”

• Disagree: Humans are innately good and only become "monsters" because of the world they live in.

• Some people are born evil, but most people are born good.

• We are not innately good or bad; we learn right from wrong as we grow and choose to be one or the other.

• Agree: We must tame the evil/monster in some way to find our humanity and gain redemption.

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Emotion and thought are equally important to one’s humanity.

• Disagree: Emotion is more important.

• I think? Maybe? I'm not really sure.

• Agree: Both are equally important.

• Disagree: Thought is more important.

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