The Mayan calendar ends Dec. 21, and some experts say this is the end of civilization.
A recent survey found more than 6 million Americans expect Thursday to be their last full day on Earth, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
But clinical psychologist Scott Bea of the Cleveland Clinic, said this is all about the “fear of the unknown,” rather than the world coming to an end.
“Some people really respond with fear to uncertainty- things they can’t predict,” Bea said. “There are media reports of cataclysms: tsunamis, things of that nature that get people guessing at the end of the world. Now you add the Mayan calendar thing, which may be misinterpreted by many, and this just fuels the fire for people who are anxious about these sorts of things.“
Bea said the majority of people do believe we’ll wake up on Dec. 22 – but they are having fun with the Mayan notion anyways.
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A recent survey found more than 6 million Americans expect Thursday to be their last full day on Earth, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
But clinical psychologist Scott Bea of the Cleveland Clinic, said this is all about the “fear of the unknown,” rather than the world coming to an end.
“Some people really respond with fear to uncertainty- things they can’t predict,” Bea said. “There are media reports of cataclysms: tsunamis, things of that nature that get people guessing at the end of the world. Now you add the Mayan calendar thing, which may be misinterpreted by many, and this just fuels the fire for people who are anxious about these sorts of things.“
Bea said the majority of people do believe we’ll wake up on Dec. 22 – but they are having fun with the Mayan notion anyways.
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