XIX. Survival mechanism

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Julia’s POV: “Dislike is a necessary survival mechanism-” I twirl the pen in circles while I stare at the psychology professor’s lecture. “The mind-body connection is particularly interesting as we are still determining how it wholly works, but we do have some theories. In order to grasp the concept of dislike, we must start by attempting to understand...fear.” My pen stops, and I glance at the clock. “Can anyone tell me why?” A student raises her hand, and he nods at her, ” Isn’t fear an unpleasant emotion generally caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous?” “So?” “So, for example, if we see someone who looks different from us or did something bad to us, then we grow to dislike them?” “Yes.” The professor turned to the board, “When fear or aggression sparks, th

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