Are horror movies healthy?

[Gladius]

My theory is that horror movies are sign of good mental health. When you are able to watch them and not get too stressed, you are able to differentiate real world and fantasy from your mind.

As CPTSD survivor, I always dreaded horror movies. Lately, as part of my therapy, I forced myself to watch some of those movies. I'm really glad I did, since I could watch good movies like "It" and learn a lot from the characters facing their fears. Also, as Leo says, it is a way of doing what is emotionally uncomfortable.

Now some friends are going to a really hardcore horror theme park and they want me to join. I'm wondering if it would be healthy to do it in order to definitely leave my fears behind.

Any thoughts on this?

[Conscious life]

Stop bullshitng yourself. 

Horror movies are just movies. They aren't made to deal with fear or anything.

Don't swap one mechanism to deal with another. It's neurotic.