“There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
Fear results from the avoidance (or reduction) to harm. Fear can keep us feeling trapped and prevent us from doing things we’d like to. Fear can sometimes take place immediately following surprise and often oscillates with the experience of anger.
Fear is defined in the dictionary as "an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat." The word "fear" is derived from the Old English fǣr ‘calamity, danger’, fǣran ‘frighten’, also ‘revere’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gevaar and German Gefahr ‘danger’.
Most of our base fears are learned as children, yet researches have seen how many fears are an ancestral inheritance. The evolutionary preset actions of fear include fight, flight and freezing.
Gift
Fear serves an important role in keeping us safe. The immediate threat of harm focuses our attention, mobilizing us to cope with the danger. In this way, fear can actually save our lives by forcing us to react without having to think about it. We are capable of doing many things we wouldn’t typically be able, or willing, to do in order to stop the threat.
Moods and Disorders
Persistent fear can sometimes be referred to as anxiety if we feel constantly worried without knowing why. The inability to identify the trigger prevents us from being able to remove ourselves, or the actual threat, from the situation. While anxiety is a common experience for many people, it can be considered a disorder when it is recurrent, persistent, intense, and interferes with basic life tasks such as work and sleep. For more information about anxiety and phobias, read here.
Traditional Chinese Medicine
Fear and the difficulty letting go of emotions is often associated with the kidneys. The role of the kidneys is to release physical, and emotional, waste from our systems to keep our bodies in balance. When we hold onto emotions, like fear, it creates an imbalance and can lead to disharmony and di-ease in the body.
It is also worth noting that the adrenal glands sit on top of the kidneys and release cortisol and adrenaline into the system in response to fear. Fear can either motivate us into fight or flight action or freeze us into inaction.
Physical
Our focus narrows, the heart races, and the flight or fight response is engaged, Sensations of fear include feeling cold and shortness of breath. It also may include sweating and trembling or tightening of muscles in the arms and legs. The posture of fear can either be one of mobilizing or immobilizing- freezing or moving away.
“Many times, the thought of fear itself is greater than what it is we fear.”
― Idowu Koyenikan
Here are some things that you can do to manage fear:
Confront fear instead of avoiding it. If you’re afraid of something it’s natural to want to stay away from the source of your fear. But this can often just make your fear worse. Instead, try to face your fear safely.
Distract yourself from your fear. Sometimes fear can become so overwhelming that it’s hard to think about anything else. But ruminating, or letting the same thoughts play out over and over again, can have a negative impact on your emotional state. It can also make fear worse. If you feel yourself fixating on a worry or source of stress, try something distracting.
Consider the fear logically. Take a moment to think about your fear. Is there anything you can do about it? Can it actually harm you? What’s the worst thing that could happen if your fear came true? What would you do in that scenario? Knowing how you would deal with your fear can help you feel less afraid.
“To escape fear, you have to go through it, not around.”
― Richie Norton
Journaling and Reflection
How is fear impacting your life?
When was the last time you experienced fear in the last month?
What does fear look like when it's happening to you?
When you are in a state of fear , how do you react?
Does this same type of situation or experience keep happening over and over again? What's the pattern? What’s the cause?
How did that experience make you feel on a physical and emotional/mental level?
How would moving past feelings of fear change your life?
Then,
Notice the feeling you are having without judgment, any story, or justification.
With an open heart allow the feeling. (“I feel ______ right now.”)
Touch a place on your body (i.e. heart) that will emphasize this choice. With your hand on your body deliberately choose the new feeling.
Ask yourself the next best thing to do (now that you have created the new feeling.)
Go peacefully back into your day.
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