Meet The Woman Who Feels No Fear for Mind

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“I truly have no clue,” SM (not pictured above) replied when asked what fear is. (Stock Photo: Getty Images)

President Franklin D. Roosevelt famously said, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” But for individuals with Urbach-Wiethe syndrome, a rare hereditary genetic disorder, a worse fear exists: Some with the condition run the risk of having the inability to feel any fear at all.

NPR’s Invisibilia podcast recently spoke with a woman with Urbach-Wiethe, identified as SM to protect her identity, about what it’s like not only to be unable to experience fear but also to be unable to even understand the concept of fear. Please read more this article.

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