Word: afraid
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...this out of the way right up front: I'm afraid of people eating. Some people are scared of snakes or flying or heights or other things that can actually be dangerous. I'm filled with overpowering, irrational dread by the sight or sound of another human being eating or drinking. It doesn't make any more sense to me than it does to you. But that's what a phobia is: a fear that has nothing to do with logic or common sense. (Find out how to prevent anxiety...
...Denmark before returning to Somalia - and may also have been involved with al-Shabab. (The group has denied responsibility for the attack.) But Somalia's Environment Minister, Buri Hamza, told Danish television last month that he believed the man was first drawn to extremists in Denmark. "We're afraid that this Danish-Somali has been brainwashed right here in Denmark," Hamza told the TV2 channel...
Horsley and other experts think that sites like Facebook are helping people become more open about grieving. Kids who publicize their lives online are not afraid to show vulnerability and share their feelings. "The younger generation is setting the stage for a new model of grieving," says Horsley. (See TIME's tribute to people who passed away...