Fear is a tiger that stalks us throughout our lives. But it's a paper tiger, a grand mental fantasy. Almost all of our fears are imaginary. Fear is a Mental Masturbation, by Giulio Cesare Giacobbe, shows how to rid yourself of them forever. With a fun and realistic approach, Giacobbe presents the main symptoms that the dynamics of fear (of any kind) produce in the human mind. The author explains how this feeling is a consequence of a process of failure in the growth and development of the adult personality and that, like all mental masturbations, it ends up blocking people's actions. According to Giacobbe, people, unlike irrational animals, have the habit of creating an image of themselves and the world around them that is not always in tune with reality. And it is precisely this image that generates fear, society's greatest enemy. The conclusion, according to the author, is that what's truly frightening isn't real. It's undeniable that seeing a psychotherapist can be of fundamental help in cases of severe and troubling mental masturbation. Reading this book, however, is recommended for anyone who wants to understand how fear arises and takes root in the mind. It's worth trying to put simple suggestions into practice immediately. This is, therefore, the official manual of evolutionary psychotherapy.
