What would happen if someone was locked up alone in a dark room with something that they fear?

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There was a YouTube video where a girl was locked up in a dark room with a severed hand from a corpse. When they finally opened the door, she was found eating the hand with a blank stare on her face.

Is this possible in real life? Could fear actually drive someone insane? Or would they overcome their fear? Would there be any lasting effects? Could they ever recover?

Thanks for your answers!

Comments

  1. drunky_crowette Avatar

    Fear can drive you insane, but fear doesn’t necessarily make you think “fuck it, let’s consume what I fear”.

    You’d be more likely to rip your own nails off trying to scratch through the doors/walls

  2. Sad-Idiot417 Avatar

    Exposure therapy. Eventually they stop being scared. Apparently.

  3. Able-Bar-7748 Avatar

    Idk if that was me I’d bang my head against the wall until I died lol but idk if anything could ever scare me that much honestly