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Oren Peli

In many cases your imagination is much more effective than what can be shown. It primes you to know something is about to happen - the anticipation and anxiety is worse than what ends up happening.

Oren Peli

Imagination

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Oren Peli is saying that imagining a situation often creates stronger feelings than actually seeing it play out. This mental buildup makes you feel more nervous or scared before the event than the event itself usually causes.

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