How to know if your opponent is scared | John Danaher and Lex Fridman

[@LexClips]

Full podcast episode: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n4u1k3dtppahY7c Lex Fridman podcast channel: kzbin.info Guest bio: John Danaher is one of the greatest coaches and minds in martial arts history.

[@lct9031]

Bring Thomas Sowell on your podcast... Brilliant mind, amazing person #ThomasSowell

[@johnman559]

They will swear,raise their voice, or it will go higher it will not sound relaxed. they look away from you occasionly, adopt submissive posture, smirk or smile, standing not Square, redirect attention from opponent and the situation eg. by engaging other people in conversation.... From Street life, North West England you're welcome😉👍

[@DudeSerious777]

I am more than glad that I get to live in a reality where John Danaher is a JiuJitsu instructor and not a Warlord commander.

[@karltanner3953]

Seriously. In the middle ages this dude would have led a brutal army.

[@beausneed9885]

No joke

[@aplus1080]

Naw. Smart is smart but there's no guarantee his analytic stuff transfers to nonsport contexts.

[@MrHuddo]

@@aplus1080 true; although, you can observe that he expresses his thoughts with crystal clarity, provides a logical and followable explanation behind his ideas/thoughts, holds a calm yet calculated demeanor revealing the calm and calculated nature of his mind -- judging from this, i'd bet a pretty penny on john danaher making a pretty formidable leader since just from his manner of speaking and quiet confidence, he'd be very persuasive to large numbers of people -- all qualities of a great leader. At least that is what i think lol

[@HimothyBronson]

With Gordon as his main enforcer

[@xXShakenXx]

I love Danaher's clarity of thought. He doesn't overcomplicate anything, straight to the point, simple and effective. A truly inspiring figure in the MMA world.

[@aplus1080]

😂 straight and to the point. He is literally the origin story of why I use 2x speed on everything now.

[@listrahtes]

This is the funniest comment ever on Danaher. He is the extreme opposite of that. Read his interview about why he didnt shake Avilas hand :-) .Every brilliant mind is able to compress his thoughts into simple to understand short sentences. Its always the mediocre insecure ones who need to trump up their bland ideas with long sentences and convoluted with "complex" words like cronyism. Annother of his tactics is throwing out random numbers and make them look scientific. Its so absurd because they are just random numbers he hasnt calculated like "99.5% before a fight" Thats Danaher in a nutshell. Danaher does this because its all about me me me. He makes everything about himself. Here he talks super focused about scared opponents without having ever competed. In short: No one is more impressed by Danahers opinions than Danaher himself.

[@larbear325]

This comment should be a wake up call for you man haha

[@jd3peat]

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[@VCthaGOATdunker]

@@listrahtes You must be a 10th planet black belt.

[@ifstatementifstatement2704]

The opponent being scared does not necessarily mean he will lose.

[@gickygackers]

It does if everyone is around equal technical level. If you are not confident enough to pull the trigger, you will be shot first.

[@jezcorrigan651]

@@gickygackers Most of the time but necessarily on the street. He who strikes first often wins. If you think a fight is inevitable then pre-emptive strike hard, fast and aggressively.

[@ifstatementifstatement2704]

@@gickygackers It depends on the context. Circumstances and luck can give an advantage to the scared opponent.

[@AysahSpades]

Mike Tyson was scared

[@gickygackers]

@@ifstatementifstatement2704 context here is top level competitive sports. All of you make excuses and make no money and accomplish nothing.

[@bjorntheviking6745]

I have competed at grappling and mma and regardless of any belief that 30 minutes before you compete your mind is your worst enemy, just trying to keep your adrenaline under control. I was ‘scared’ before every one, he is right about préparation but you still got to do it, it is very lonely place as it is you vs them. However… my mechanism was always the thought that I may be locked in here with you, but you are also locked in here with me..

[@hk-4738]

I concur. Leaving that aside; >Calls himself "Björn the Viking". >Has a Finnish flag next to his name. You're not a viking, you're a forest Mongol!

[@ShiNooBi1986]

Bruce Lee quoted right?

[@bjorntheviking6745]

@@ShiNooBi1986 Bruce Lee wished he was this insightful

[@aesthete1618]

@@bjorntheviking6745 are you fking dumb? 🤣🤣🤣

[@margaretpritchet]

Cute made up story. That line "your locked in here with me" is from every hollywood fighting movie. Stop acting like something you're not.

[@Nico18_]

What a pleasant conversation between agent 47 and the T-800.

[@midnightsplusnoonsis730LEO]

😂😂😂 gold. A Pavarotti solo it was not 😂😂😂

[@L2kneel]

GSP used to say he was scared before every single one of his fights. You could literally see it on his face especially during his early fights. Do not personalize your opponent.

[@Rcknrll666]

Fear is fuel. It can be used for greatness or weakness. And he is absolutely correct when he says “look at the extremities”, nervous people shake there legs and hide their face with their hands

[@Validboy]

1. Fear is a terrible tool for greatness.. 2. Many people shake their legs to keep them active and warm.. unless its nervous shaking, it's a sign of confidence.. 3. Hiding their face with their hands? Who does that? Yes, that would be a sign of extreme weakness and straight-out cowardly behavior that I've never seen.. I've only ever seen this used as a tool of isolating your thoughts in order to refocus.. Can you please give me an example of this? Im curious to see it in action..

[@Rcknrll666]

@@Validboy a great example of weakness is your comment, trying to justify wack behavior

[@Validboy]

@@Rcknrll666 Can't answer the question huh? Fine answer this one: How exactly am I justifying any sort of behavior here?

[@V12509]

@@Validboy You’re not justifying weak behavior, he’s just dickriding.

[@Validboy]

@@V12509 Yeah.. Guess he can't explain some of the dumb crap he said, so instead he goes on the offensive.. Very transparent and weak behavior by the way..

[@theconiferoust9598]

hes right about the cheerleading. i havent been in the ring or octagon or on the mat professionally, but personally having someone calling out my every next move and cheering constantly just seems like unecessary distraction, let alone tipping the opponent. the crowdless fights during lockdowns really showcased that for me. it almost seems like a lack of confidence or preparedness to not trust your fighter in there and have to yell out instructions the whole time.

[@johnwoo667]

Personally, I'd be too focused on my opponent to be able to clearly process instructions that are being yelled out and competing with the hundreds of other noises in the building. That sounds like a nightmare.

[@Kormac80]

Tunnel vision for athletes happens at even the highest levels. Sometimes elite athletes are very conservative. It took Roger Federer waaaay too long to move to a bigger racket head and hit an aggressive backhand. It took waaaaay too long for Mike Mussina to pitch inside. When both of these incredibly talented and successful athletes finally made the way overdue adjustment, they were wildly successful. Same thing for Mariano Rivera, the Red Sox had seen him so much they were cheating on the cutter and started hitting him. He finally learned to throw a 2 seamer and they had no chance against him. I could give endless examples. Current one being Cody Bellinger and his stupid approach at the plate. Painful to watch. Too upright, too much head movement. The more still a batters head, the better they can see the ball, and adjust to the pitch. Shoei Ohtani took a couple of years to learn to trust his stuff and stop trying to make perfect pitches. Attack the strike zone and trust your stuff. You're better than the hitter. In his case, much better. You give him an advantage by getting behind in the count. Kershaw never makes this mistake. He always pitches ahead in the count.

[@fortitude1208]

Its never exact its always mixed and in theove.. when you are young amd have quality youneed that extrem focus.. and Federer was good becouse of that tunel vision, but when he get old and a younger with good quality came.out he need to adoptate to new cicumstances.. i think tunel vision is nessesery

[@simonmccamus7817]

Wow. Love Danaher. Superbly efficient and profound clip that applies to all sports I think.

[@ArcangelGamingEntertainment]

I learnt to fly when I was 16 at school - and I had an instructor that no one liked, when landing he would be in your ear the whole time; "get lined up, too low, come on now, get lined up youre way off, check your flaps, 300ft" and everyone else disliked him. I was the first to go solo and to this day can still hear his voice in my head if I am flying or even playing a video game. Training yourself to have that voice in your head is something that stays with you - but the right teacher has to put it there.

[@H3RU_X]

Will there ever be a better Jiu Jitsu coach? So far Danaher is unmatched imo

[@Th3Chuzzl3r]

Lex can you please try to get Terry Brands on here? I absolutley loved the podcast with his brother Tom. I love hearing these masters of their sport talk about their craft. Probably a long shot but if you could get Cael Sanderson on here as well that would be awesome too.

[@notsoberoveranalyzer8264]

John Danaher is like the fighting version of Brian Cox.

[@counterflow5719]

When the interviewee says to look at the extremities for signs of nervousness and fear, the next question should be what to look for, not change of subject. It's not easy to be a good interviewer but I wish there were more.

[@OlIIlIIO]

Yup, click bait ass title

[@vaultboy4710]

Lol I was thinking the same thing. Frustrating, I'm glad I'm not the only one.

[@tproll170]

The best example I can tie to this is when gaetches coach told him to stop going for home run knock outs and to just take 10 percent off. The fight lace changed from back and forth to domination.

[@bittnerbs]

John is literally 1 of 1.

[@Jack-yq6ui]

Lex not being able to interpret non verbal cues is perfectly in character. The only thing I read from Gordon that could be interpreted as nervousness is that no matter how prepared you are you can ALWAYS be surprised. That is a VERY low level of "nervousness" that is inherent to any risk no matter how good your odds. It's like having pocket rockets (2 aces) in poker, and seeing an Ace and 2 7's in the flop. You are almost guaranteed a win but your opponent can still have a better hand.

[@RevoltingRudi]

classic. blank the turn, 4 on the river. you bet your topset again and the fish suddently comes awake and minraises or goes all-in. ofc it´s 53o but can you fold? :D

[@metopiamedia]

So wise, this explains a bunch about Mike Tyson saying he himself was terrified all the time. I've only looked into his eyes in all of the fights before they begun.

[@jeremyj5932]

Being scared is healthy. But a calm controlled scared. Even Mike Tyson stated in an interview that most people didn’t know but he was scared when he entered the ring. Not being scared can lead to overconfidence and being reckless. So I see it as a positive thing in my opinion.

[@christiantasidaily]

John Danaher, another kiwi doing NZ proud

[@ccraig4399]

In all my fights i had on the street so far, the number one sign of fear to me is hesitation. When somone hesitate he doesnt trust himself and he's unsure what to do and very scared of the outcome. Ive never put my hands on a scared person since they already beat themselves.

[@jgoat4]

ah shit we got a tough guy over here

[@tylerking5214]

Street means your keyboard?

[@ccraig4399]

I actually grew up beeing bullied so a lot fights had to happen

[@ccraig4399]

@@getschwifty9531 Ok snowflake

[@tatskamaster]

@@ccraig4399 I mean, you could have said your piece without humblebragging about your "impressive street fighting resume" tbh lol!

[@shibarmycryp5128]

This guy is the model coach if I've ever heard one speak intellectually

[@daaronchess9110]

He really said 99.5%

[@tiborzkarate1]

I truly agree with this coach; the trainers job is done soon as the fighter steppes into the cage or the tatami. That's why I don't understand when during UFC fights the some coach is screaming to the fighter what to do because you cannot micro manage a fight.

[@simonb4689]

easy to be confident about your student when the student is Gordon Ryan lol

[@xeftones]

Is Danaher from New Zealand? He sounds like a kiwi.

[@ryanjohnston4249]

He is, yes.

[@PraiseTheLord-JesusChrist]

How to know if Lex is a real human being or AI?

[@ИванШишаков]

Look at his feet and hands

[@tribudeuno]

Fear is really a low power negative quentum attractor field that doesn’t feel very good. Therefore often people rise to the next level of consciousness, Anger, that feels much better than Fear. But Anger is still a low power negative quantum attractor field that really doesn’t have any power to improve anything. The first level of consciousness that has sufficient power to improve anything - in Critical Point Analysis - is the high power positive quantum attractor field of Courage. This comes from the Index of Human Consciousness by Dr. David R. Hawkins, from his book Power vs. Force; the Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior…

[@Pvezin]

As with anything tho, fear only feels bad if you resist it. If you acknowledge it, and its reasons, you now have a better understanding of the risks involved and will need not worry about them during the action, wich frees up awareness. Just saying this here so other people dont judge negative emotions as bad. They're only negative because they are below the base level of "contentment", but every emotion has its uses. Holding onto negative emotions is the problem, not feeling them.

[@tribudeuno]

@@Pvezin … Saying things like fear only feels bad if you resist it puts you in the quantum attractor field of belief that you have fear. If one deals with the duality of having fear / not having fear by affirming ignorance that you are on either side of the coin of fear / no fear, this puts both probabilities into quantum superposition where both probabilities are cancelled, which is the state of all of the infinite probabilities within the source. They exist as probabilities, but don’t exist due to cancellation through contradiction. This renders the source of all things infinitely small or non-existent… The first time I experienced being without fear, I compare it to the first time I was in Washington DC. I looked around me and I knew that something was missing, but since it was missing I didn’t know what it was that was missing. As it turned out, the thing missing in Washington DC were telephone and power lines, they are all buried, which renders all eye-lines empty except for the monuments and federal buildings. Most people are constantly in fear, but don’t know it because it is a constant state. Then when a threat appears, that fear that has always been present overcomes the person. Once you experience what it is like to be without fear, it is easier to recognize fear when it arises, and you won’t be like a tightened spring ready to go kinetic. You will respond in ways that you had no idea that you had that capacity… When you hear of governments threatening each other, this says only one thing about them, they are in a consciousness of fear. They have a belief in fear, since they know that fear works so well on them. We are currently in a situation that is very much like the Cuban Missile Crisis. Khrushchev was pressured by hardliners like Putin is being pressured right now. This caused Khrushchev to dare to do a very dicey thing. Since the US had missiles on the Soviet border in Turkey, he would put missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the US. Because in 1962 it took 11 hours for a secure message to go from Moscow to Havana or Moscow to Washington - there was no hotline yet - Khrushchev had preauthorized his Russian commander in Cuba (which the US didn’t know Soviet troops were there) to automatically start launching the missiles if the US invaded the island. Kennedy - like Khrushchev - had hardliners in the Pentagon, pressuring him to invade. We had a 50/50 chance that Kennedy would make the right decision. He did something that must be understood that he was doing it because the Pentagon was pressuring him to do something. He didn’t invade, but placed a naval blockade around Cuba to stop any further arms shipments to Cuba. That in itself is an act of war, but it wasn’t an invasion. The Soviets were sending contradictory messages to Washington, which showed that a split was happening in the Kremlin. Kennedy and Khrushchev made a secret deal to remove all missiles from both Turkey and Cuba. But this caused the fall of both leaders. In a year Kennedy would be assassinated and Khrushchev would fall from power. The events of the Cuban Missile Crisis occurred because both Kennedy and Khrushchev were afraid of hardliners in their own governments, and as history showed, that they were not afraid without cause…

[@theneonpython]

what in the hell are you talking about

[@ilikepushrodv8s210]

I don't know how accurate it is but I've always thought the more one relies on the animal instinct of appearing larger than they naturally are(ei: chest puffed, arms further away from the body, stiff posture) the more fear they have. That and other intimidation tactics meant to scare off a rival like getting in their face and yelling. They don't want to fight. They just want to save face by appearing dominant.

[@robertlemoine3500]

Thankyou

[@StevenAlvarez]

stone cold legend!

[@Walker82kg]

Remember there's levels to fear as well I'm always scared when I fight but I'm not super nervous or throwing up and it doesn't hinder me when the bell goes some people get sick and can't perform there so scared

[@misael2649]

Love all your videos!

[@Kutzimutzi]

But why does he always wear these jiu jitsu shirts in every podcast studios

[@giehlemanns]

this man is so brilliant. you don't have to practice jiu jitsu to be able to understand that he is perhaps one of the most prolific teachers you might ever come across in your life. in the domains of what he has dedicated his attention to i'm pretty confident that there is almost no one else with the raw ability of functional analysis and depth perception, so to speak, as john danaher.

[@humbleking800]

He's an annoying egotistical dope

[@iamjulian2810]

You guys are such kiss ups good grief. Anyone that talks well and has good perception, and all I see are grown men on KZbin just getting on their knees like dogs for guys like this. It’s so cringe.

[@rlGoblin]

Nervousness ≠ fear

[@Hpencer]

There are different kinds of fear. One is a fear of respecting the opponent. One could be just an inner ego problem. Could be tied to past experiences of trauma. I think the fear of the super tattooed cocky in your face, acting a big tough game as a show (but has no skills) is a different fear than the fear GSP has before marches, because he’s an excellent and well rounded fighter. Both are scared before matches but both are so different. I’ve seen guys that look like wanna be gangsters and act like they’re about to get in a fight in the ghetto, act all tough and crazy and in your face during the weigh in stare down but then get absolutely destroyed during the fight and quickly, like they weren’t even in the same league. GSP said he gets scared too but he acts, looks and performs so differently.

[@barrick4807]

Something about grappling isn’t a nervous situation. Knowing your about to get punched in the face is a nervous situation.

[@larbear325]

Tyson said he was scared b4 many of his fights along with Nick Diaz. So it's almost like people are different haha

[@Brontobae]

Great words great job lex

[@kahiauandkeeaola808]

Everyone is a bit nervous/anxious before combat

[@anfzjdxn]

hey, Lex! I have a suggestion! lol Lets determine who's the best podcast fighter. LOL Paul Brother vs Lex in cage 😮😮😮 i would pay to watch

[@RockomusiK]

I'd love a book recommendation list from John. Be an interesting list I would say. Sun Tzu is probably in there maybe.

[@JK-uo3pd]

Man of a thousand rash guards.

[@izzy3918]

Almost everyone gets nervous or somewhat scared before a fight even mike tyson was asked if he was ever scared and he stated... I was always scared... but then why didn't it show? Because it's a mind game that will give your opponent leverage

[@VforVolusia]

Lex - your title is misleading. I watched hoping to get an answer to the title and all that is shared is look at the extremities of the body. There’s no answers beyond that. What we should look for in the extremities is the answer to the question.

[@theconiferoust9598]

employ a little comprehension, reading between the lines. relax your extremities. be ready and see clearly, and dont be needlessly reactionary.

[@matthewjmcgraw1113]

The answer is “look at the extremities. The further from the face, the more honest.”

[@MATHURR]

time stamp in full pod?

[@originaljungle]

this guy was born wearing a rashguard...aaahahahahahahaha

[@LinktheSamoyed]

He came out on a bodyboard

[@JR-xo5jp]

Who cares if there scared ..scared can be the most dangerous. Focus on your self be the best and be adaptable!

[@LordYanSpeaks]

How come there is no film or a video game character based on this guy? BTW hands down best DVDs on BJJ fanatics.

[@pedrodutra4088]

I’ve seen so many fights being won by corner advice that’s hard to believe what John says. Sometimes they see a small detail on the opponent’s game that changes everything. So many times that happened

[@calvinallen4313]

That exactly what the last minute and a half actually say….. Should’ve listened to the whole video…

[@ajgrant94]

@1:53 Cheerleading the world over was disbanded.

[@bobbylouis4858]

Imprinted

[@Hemzees]

Ugh I was promised information on how to exude confidence.

[@theconiferoust9598]

relax your body. dont needlessly react. manifest your inner confidence in your extremities. seems it was all there if not explicitly spelled out for you.

[@nothuman-pz3dl]

yo does this guy jus always wear his rash guard wherever he goes? if so that’s hard

[@rosemarietolentino3218]

Not everyone will be scared just because you are defeating them!

[@cerberus1321]

Same in business

[@reklesnes9299]

had nothing to do with the title nice click bait

[@patdundeemarketing983]

Brilliant

[@soleadoc8245]

I was never scared. I was always of the mindset that we are all there to test our training. No one is going to kill you.

[@darklord220]

I mean there is always a possibility someone might. Even in grappling, rules won't stop a slam from taking place. , only penalize after the fact.

[@dasshape00]

What trainers in cincy area that train kids and r good at training kids?

[@Requiredfields2]

Never mind that I'm scared shitless. Is my opponent scared is the question!

[@CanadianSmitty]

So your opponent is scared. So what. Doesn't mean anything. Scared people win too. They gain confidence during the fight. Tides change. The fact that someone is there in front of you and are going to compete, that's enough. Besides, even if they are scared and you are not, you can't let your guard down.

[@listrahtes]

Thats were Danaher shows its quite some mumbo jumbo he talks about. He has never competed. Its all in his mind and near every so called argument ends with self inflation. Every fighter is scared we just deal different with it. Seeing a fighter is nervous helps you in absolute no way. If you are well trained you will handle the adrenaline dump and do your thing. And no you dont see it in the hands or feet if someone is nervous. Sure if he shakes but we are talking about fighters. Annother aspect that is not meant to offend bjj or wrestling. When I did ground fighting it always felt kinda playful even with dangerous submissions you are rolling around.Never had that much of an adrenaline dump. But going it stand up fighting is a complete other game. Not that its tougher but for the mind its a lot tougher to process having someone across wanting to punch your face in instead of taping out or being submitted. Whole other ballpark regarding adrenaline but people might have diffferent views.

[@seanhyde8013]

I think adrenaline is more the reason he looks nervous.

[@CanadaHasFallen]

Sooo no answer to the title of the video? Click bait? CMON MANNN

[@davidyisraelSho-nuff]

He's like a "Dune" Mentat...

[@suedunham1087]

Do people actually get scared before a jiu jitsu competition?

[@ryanjohnston4249]

No, Danaher is just trolling you.

[@steretsjaaj2368]

ask mike

[@Slaphappy1975]

He looks like Rimmer from Red Dwarf lol

[@blackelton7127]

Rimmer talking to Kriton

[@kanthakathewhite1012]

Where's Cat ?

[@IMMORGZ]

Hes in an All Black shirt

[@50kT]

Imagine if they put this guys wisdom into an ai, and then you could have it tell you what he would say or give you advice on what to do any time you need lol

[@thuglincoln7699]

I know it's his thing, but like i kinda wish Danaher would not just wear rashguards all the time to interviews that are on camera.

[@holddisl9823]

Gordon Ryan is ultra instinct Goku and galvao is Vegeta..

[@iman388]

I hate it how the biggest tool in "combat sports" because bjj is not a combat sport.. Has one of the best coaches in all sense of the word and has class, yet the athlete does not.

[@HappyWolverine]

This man should lecture if he doesnt already

[@reeyees50]

If you keep looking at them and they look at the floor AT LEAST once. Thats it, they scared

[@Logan-zv4xg]

lol no

[@reeyees50]

@@Logan-zv4xg that what mike tyson did. I think it worked for him, dont you think?

[@God-up1ce]

Scared dogs bite

[@ABC-yt1nq]

Fascinating! So when I'm assessing how terrified my opponent is of me, in the case of an African Lion, I look at the 4 sets of razor-sharp claws, instead of the massive canines in its mouth. Similarly with the Grizzly Bear - the claws, not the jaws. As for the Silverback Gorilla, he has made an enormous tactical mistake in tearing my arms and legs off, as he can no longer determine if I am frightened or not. Ha ha!!!

[@gcobanimaqeda8548]

Let me guess these are the know it all.

[@Suomi91]

Im not a hater of this fella but he sounds sometimes like a person who smells his own farts 😅

[@petetheneighbor8132]

Belichick like.

[@jaybeeaustria9706]

Does John Danaher own any other type of shirt?

[@Kaku892]

Why the f is he always wearing his BJJ outfit?? 🤣

[@Shanetangybits]

Does an erection count as an extremity? Can you have a nervous erection? Basically if you opponent has an erection is it a fight?

[@marcinsarniak]

The wisdom of the bald master.

[@eddy5097]

One time at work this idiot was causing me trouble I told him off he was poking me and I was so angry and wanted to kill him but I held back but my body started to shake cause I was resisting the urge to let loose. He thinks I was scared. I was trying to save his life and my job

[@topeleven7188]

Steady, Eddie.

[@gagewoodin8855]

NO ONE ELSE SEES THEIR LEGIT TWINS!!!?

[@kylieminou7775]

Master Po

[@gainzcreed6613]

Haha he can be scared and still whoop your A$$ real quick lol.

[@Rexgf8]

That's the look of embarassment from wearing that bcash t-shirt

[@Ben-nw2pq]

Jesus Christ is the way believe in Him

[@rafaellisiecki]

then khabib has failed with Islam fight.. LOOL

[@thetruth1.613]

Tyson said he was scared to death before his fights. Obviously nobody here hunts and has ever cornered a coyote, they're scared to death but will tear you the eff up.

[@zaidmeazer3617]

and then there's fador

[@Stevewatson3]

Fear is good.

[@danielgarrett7226]

what does it matter if he's scared? you think a scared guy is not going to knock you the fuck out? I'd argue that he might be worse to deal with, because of the fear