436: Why I Don't Watch Scary Movies with Sahara Rose

Highest Self Podcast® · May 17, 2022 · 24m

When I was 7 years old, my cousins thought it would be funny to show me Nightmare on Elm Street, the horror film with Freddy Kreuger. I was afraid of the dark and being alone for many years after, with constant nightmare of someone coming to get me. To be honest, these types of fears haunted me for years and were perpetuated by other scary movies I felt pressured to watch in the media.

In this episode, I discuss why I don't watch scary, horror or psychologically disturbing films. I discuss how our minds don't know the difference between what we are watching vs what we are in (hence why the…