Say "no" to fear campaigns
- Alison chez Délassa
- Sep 4
- 3 min read

There are at least a dozen expressions in the French language containing the word fear. It's no wonder that this little four-letter word evokes a résumé of our experiences, our doubts and our daily life.
Is this a mindset inherited at birth or societal indoctrination by the powers that govern us ? Everyone is free to have their own truths. You probably know people who
live in permanent fear (fear of their own shadow, English expression)
have fear triggers based on experience and not 'managed'
believe everything they are told to feed a more generalized fear
are influenced, influenceable, and even influencers
For this topic, I could have easily asked artificial intelligence to come up with a decent article in a few seconds. You'll laugh, I'm too scared, and let me tell you a little anecdote. I was in the car with a friend, I had just talked about a person and my worries concerning them, but suddenly the AI application, Gemini, on my Google Pixel, starts talking to me "it's completely normal that S..'s situation is worrying you...".
I quickly closed the dialogue box that had opened and was displaying the text corresponding to the electronic voice speaking to me. Stunned, I tried to understand how a phone could talk to me, when I hadn't asked for it to. Of course, I checked the microphone settings and permissions, everything was unchecked, no application had permission to listen to me, so WTF?
Why was I afraid of AI ? Was it the media's insistence that artificial intelligence will control humans in the uncomfortably near future? Or the idea that our devices have the ability to listen to us all day long, program our ways of thinking, and influence our daily consumption ? It's likely that all or some of these reasons are correct.
This short example is to say that everyone lives with fears, whether justified or unfounded, temporary or deep-rooted, and no one can escape them. This does not mean that we should always listen to them or react in such a way that we trigger an anxiety attack or worse.
If I wanted to use the phrase, in a world where nothing is going right, it would be relevant and suited to any issue and at any time, but we must be rational in our reasoning. We are regularly bombarded (the choice of word is important here) with threats of wars, natural disasters (or triggered disasters, we're not sure how) or new epidemics or even pandemics.
If the period experienced 5 years ago taught us one thing, it is to enjoy the present moment, we cannot act on what has passed and the future is not to be driven from the present. Many people prefer to plan for the worst and prepare for terrifying scenarios so as not to be caught off guard. Do you have your survival kit at home (laughs)?
I smile at this question because my son laughs at me, when a few years ago I was one of those people who planned just in case. I think we can prepare for some of life's hazards without freaking out and attracting them with constant negative thoughts.
One thing is certain, if you believe everything the media throws out as warnings, you are right, it will happen and you alone will be responsible for the turn your life takes. Are these threats from me or fear mongering ? Absolutely not, just common sense, do not give energy to thoughts that will not change the final outcome, unless you consider the worsening of the situation to be change. You can fear a hypothetical situation or you can ask for help to prevent it from happening, I am here for that.
On this site, there are services that will allow you to answer all the questions you have, even those you don't dare to ask. Go ahead, don't be afraid, or rather, have faith in life! Peace of mind is just around the corner.
Sincerely yours,
Alison
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