Concept in Definition ABC

From the psychological point of view, morbid is the inner tendency that human beings feel at some moments towards the realization, fantasy or thought of some action that is accompanied by some prohibited aspect or that is considered as a taboo. It should be pointed out that feeling morbid over a certain situation does not mean materializing that experience in practice as cause and effect. That is, it is positive to differentiate between the plane of theory and action.

Attraction for the forbidden

Generally, the morbid shows the incentive to do something unusual in areas as specific as sex, for example. That is, some sexual fantasies are motivated by the curiosity of imagining them. Even morbidness can be a marketing incentive. This is the case, for example, with some erotic novels or movies that arouse curiosity. This was the case, for example, with the marketing of the film "50 Shades of Gray". In that case, the curiosity of seeing the anecdotes described in the novelIt was a very important incentive for many viewers.

Generally, the curiosity awakens the curiosity of an unknown universe, it is like a new door that awakens curiosity but at the same time, it also produces a certain fear. In fact, many people do not confess what it is that makes them morbid. They keep this information within the scope of your privacy.

The limits of morbid

The feeding morbid must have a limit, it is the limit of I respect towards oneself and towards others. For example, it is ethically and legally reprehensible any form of morbid that gives rise to a form of abuse or submission.

Otherwise, if the morbidity is transformed into an obsessive thought towards situations that are perceived as prohibited, the consequences can be very negative. First of all, for yourself. Generally, something is perceived as morbid when it projects a certain image of mystery.

Socially, the morbid can be fed through something as simple as a rumor. This is the case when neighbors spread the word of a story about a person. Is important to have common sense not to feed the instinct of morbid against reason.

Likewise, the tabloid and tabloid press can resort to morbidness to describe the most remote aspects of a macabre event, feeding headlines that are a clear example of the use of curiosity to arouse the interest of readers.

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