11-22-11-24 Blog #1

The statement, "Fear builds walls," is a very general statement in my opinion. This basically means that when someone shows any type of fear, they are building a metaphorical wall to block out others from seeing their "weakness." I don't fully agree with this saying for the very reason that it is so general. What this statement is saying to me is that every time my sister, Allison, finds a spider, freezes up, and calls for whoever is there to kill the spider, she is putting up a wall and is shutting people out of her life by her reaction. I think she is showing more of herself when she reacts to a spider because she is sharing something intimate about herself. She wouldn't be building a wall to cut someone out. She is more inviting them to help her rather than shutting them out. However, I do think that a more serious fear could close some people out. For example, a person with a mental disorder could shut people out just because they are afraid of germs or had a traumatic experience is their life. These people can't always control their way of dealing with their fears because of their mental disorder. A person could be a hoarder, or have serious O.C.D., or obsessive compulsive disorder, and not be able to hold any baby whether it was theirs or not. Unfortunately, these diseases would force them to build walls because of their fear, even if they don't want to.