How do fears work?

This article might help. ?

A breakdown of the new Wants and Fears system, plus every Fear, how to trigger them, and how to overcome them!

https://simscommunity.info/2022/07/27/guide-to-wants-and-fears-in-the-sims-4/

@Lenny_Ogg That's amazing that your DEATH is afraid of the dark

"mightysprite;c-18294798" wrote:
@Lenny_Ogg That's amazing that your DEATH is afraid of the dark

I had a ghost witness a random townie die and get the fear of death, the Sims she lives with (including the Grim Reaper) get startled from her possessing stuff and get the fear of ghosts, and Sims related to mermaids get the fear of water for no apparent reason :lol:

One thing I only learned last time (because I never bother to read the tutorial pop ups ?) is that while having a fear, sims might wake up with a moodlet that if you complete it can help you overcome said fear. My sim was afraid of the dark for most of her childhood until I realized this xD she had to become confident while outside in the dark to overcome it.

I think it’s kinda cute :)

This seems to be a rare bug (reported here, has only 4 "me too"s: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/Extinguish-Self-and-other-Sims-does-not-resolve-the-Fear-Of-Fire/td-p/12612735)

You could try the Fear-B-Gone potion or the reward trait from the Outdoors Enthusiast aspiration (from OR, makes sims immune to fire).

@Lenny_Ogg it’s an item from Jungle Adventure and I think you can only get it from the vendor tables in Selvadorada. Don’t think I’ve gotten it any other way. Maybe a mailbox order while on vacation would work?

For me it feels like a very short list of fears. Wish sims could become afraid of the occult sims. Perhaps animals like cats and dogs. Will play with it more to see how it works.