I really doubt that that's the reason. It's more like a reverse-conditioning imo. Your subconscious adjusts the "fear level" so to speak by lowering it a little

I really doubt that that's the reason. It's more like a reverse-conditioning imo. Your subconscious adjusts the "fear level" so to speak by lowering it a little bit every time it notices that the situation is less dangerous than it thought before.