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BOO! The Science of Scary with Mathias Clasen & Heather Berlin

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The Zombe Apocalypse

People who watch a lot of hor movies actually had better mental health during the pandemic, possibly because they have a lot of practice in fear regulation. There is some evidence to suggest that people with pre existing mental health conditions can be hurt by hor movies. But there is also now emerging, some evidence to suggesting that people with anxiety disorders actually get relief from watching hor movies. And maybe also the kind of practising of e coping skills, the emotion regulation expertses that you can develop through engagement with recreational fear.

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