A batch of the best highlights from what Lukas's read, .
Zilboorg points out that this fear is actually an expression of the instinct of self-preservation, which functions as a constant drive to maintain life and to master the dangers that threaten life:
The Denial of Death
Ernest Becker
Relational seasons have a lot to do with proximity and timing.
Why Everything That Doesn't Matter, Matters So Much
Andi Ashworth and Charlie Peacock
In peach cultures like the United States or Brazil, to name a couple, people tend to be friendly (“soft”) with others they have just met. They smile frequently at strangers, move quickly to first-name usage, share information about themselves, and ask personal questions of those they hardly know. But after a little friendly interaction with a peach person, you may suddenly get to the hard shell of the pit where the peach protects his real self. In these cultures, friendliness does not equal friendship.