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Fear
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Fear is a natural feeling that can help or harm our mental wellness.
It's like an alarm system in our brain, warning us of danger.
When we face challenges or threats, fear can motivate us to take action to protect ourselves.
But too much fear or constant worry can harm our mental health.
Balancing fear helps us stay safe and mentally well.
Book: Why has nobody told me this before? By Dr Julie Smith 2022 On Fear
22. Make anxiety disappear! Fear Topic
Summary:
It is understandable to want anxiety to disappear.
It is supposed to be uncomfortable.
To fight fear you must be first willing to face it.
Escape and avoidance only provides short term relief but feeds anxiety in the long term.
Our attempts to control fear and eliminate it becomes the real problem that dictates our every move
A threat response needs to work fast, so it tends to sound the alarm before you have a chance to think things through in more detail
**23. Things we do that makes anxiety worse **
Summary:
When we feel anxious about something, the most natural human response is to avoid it
But avoidance maintains anxiety
Just telling your brain that something is safe is not enough.
You must experience it to truly believe it.
Your brain will take some convincing, so you need to repeat that behavior over and over.
The things you do most often become your comfort zone.
If you want to feel less anxious about something, do it as often as you can.
24. How to calm anxiety right now Go To: Authors Opinion Meditation
Book: Level Up by Rod Dial 2023
**Fear is a defense mechanism. **
Do the math: 97 percent of our worries never materialize.
Fear arises from an image in our brain of future pain. Every fear is about the brain trying to avoid future pain.
Life is too short to spend it scared, angry, anxious, sad, worried, or bogged down with negative emotions.
Eventually, the result of not taking action will catch up with you.
**Fear is letting you know that you have reached the edge of your comfort zone. **
Its a sign of what you need to push past so you can grow.
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Updated: November 2023
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