ON FEAR AND TREMOR

Tremor, an involuntary, rhythmic, oscillatory movement of a body part, is the most common movement disorder encountered in clinical practice. Rest tremors occur in a body part that is relaxed and completely supported against gravity. Action tremors occur with voluntary contraction of a muscle and can be further subdivided into postural, isometric, and kinetic tremors. While Parkinsonism is associated with tremor at rest, lesions in the cerebellum is associated with intention (action) tremor. Most tremors are action tremors.

Fear is a common emotion. It could stir you to action (action-laced fear), and as well, stir you away from action (action-less fear). It could also make you immobile, stationary and perpetually without risk (restful fear).

So is fear still relatively good, since it can stir one to action?

Well, I don’t think so. This is because, though fear could be an emotion, it is also a pathological spirit (2 Tim 1:7).

Therefore, both fear and tremors signify an underlying diseased state, which should be taken care of, so as to forestall the presenting complaints et symptoms.

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