Kontrollierte Angst kann vorübergehend die mit Depressionen verbundenen Gehirnmuster verändern. Untersuchungen ergaben, dass Personen mit mittelschweren depressiven Symptomen möglicherweise eine intensivere Angst benötigen, um maximales Vergnügen zu erleben, was auf ein faszinierendes Zusammenspiel zwischen Angst, Vergnügen und Emotionsregulation hindeutet
Controlled fear might temporarily alter brain patterns linked to depression
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A study has found that engaging with frightening entertainment, such as horror films, is associated with temporary changes in brain network activity common in depression. The research also found that individuals with moderate depressive symptoms may require a more intense scare to experience peak enjoyment, hinting at an intriguing interplay between fear, pleasure, and emotion regulation. These findings were published in the journal Psychology Research and Behavior Management.
The investigation was conducted by researchers Yuting Zhan of Ningxia University and Xu Ding of Shandong First Medical University. Their work was motivated by a long-standing psychological puzzle known as the fear-pleasure paradox: why people voluntarily seek out and enjoy frightening experiences. While this phenomenon is common, little was known about how it functions in individuals with depression, a condition characterized by persistent low mood, difficulty experiencing pleasure, and altered emotional processing.
The researchers were particularly interested in specific brain network dysfunctions observed in depression. In many individuals with depression, the default mode network, a brain system active during self-referential thought and mind-wandering, is overly connected to the salience network, which detects important external and internal events. This hyperconnectivity is thought to contribute to rumination, where a person gets stuck in a cycle of negative thoughts about themselves. Zhan and Ding proposed that an intense, controlled fear experience might temporarily disrupt these patterns by demanding a person’s full attention, pulling their focus away from internal thoughts and onto the external environment.
https://www.dovepress.com/fear-pleasure-paradox-in-recreational-fear-neural-correlates-and-thera-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-PRBM
Damn so that idea about kidnapping a depressed friend to scare him back to life was legit afterall
>Hinting at an intriguing interplay
Ughhhhhh
Isn’t it just that all emotions are dulled when you are depressed?
Imagine seeing your therapist and at the end of the session they prescribe you 1 horror movie each week.
Im a big amusment park enjoyer. And when it comes to scary movies, The only true scary movie that ever evoked a reaction in me, was Hereditary.
I genuinly broke down the first time watching it full tears and hyperventilating and saying “were okay, its okay” to myself a few times, all while i was sitting beside my partner.
Man… what an absolute tsunami of astounding emotions, strongest and to the absolute max experience of feelings ive ever had. I wonder if ill ever have such a pinnacle of an emotional experience again.
Makes sense. Mountain biking seemed to kick off my recovery from my mental health problems.
Would this also extend to theme park rides? I’d love to be prescribed a day or two at Alton Towers.