Fear NOT

 

Heard it many times, that 'ART' of combatting FEAR.  BUT I just DON'T agree that to fight off FEAR, that ART has to exist.  It's neither being gifted NOR developing that ART.  Because in the first place, everyone of us [with NO exemption] has his own FEARS.  I've got my fair share of FEAR, name it, heights and being claustrophobic amongst others.  On the other hand, some FEARS are quite unique.  Some even find their FEARS interfere in their day-to-day lives.  LIKE you might NOT do certain activities to avoid the thing that frightens you.  WHATEVER it is that makes you feel afraid, the experts are here to counsel us to at least cope with it.  Fear NOT💚💛💜

The very first practical advice I came across really floored me because it seemed so casual, like it's NOT even worth heeding it, that need to TAKE TME OUT.  True, it's difficult to think clearly WHEN you feel scared OR even just feeling quite anxious. And YES we're advised, take TIME OUT to physically calm down.  Try and get away from WHAT's upsetting you.  I did even bear witness how far and how long can a TIME OUT be❗❗❗

Without compromising confidential info entrusted to me, I had a friend WHO decided to take a sabbatical from his work, for like indefinitely.  Only WHEN I understood WHAT he was going through did I gain crystal-clear understanding of that predicament he was going through.  Either way, I agree to heed that advice, WHETHER it means taking 15 minutes TIME OUT or 15 months.  And here's the hard part though.  Sometimes, FEAR is the root cause of a behavior that's symptomatic of a deeper issue within us.  I vividly remember my past travails where I was cowering in FEAR.  Our heartbeat gets to pump faster and even our palms get sweatier.  SO HOW???

Experts advise us to take a DEEP BREATHE even while we are advised to STAY WHERE YOU ARE.  How many times did we witness someone running berserk like a headless chicken NOT to a fault but he/she was just cowering in FEAR?  Instead, we are advised to STAY WHERE YOU ARE, and let yourself feel that FEAR even thought admittedly it will be that uncomfortable.  Instead, we are advised to place the palm of our hand on our stomach and breathe slowly and deeply.  Apparently, the reason for that is to get our mind get used to coping with PANIC and that takes away that FEAR of feeling panicky❎❎❎

Our takeaway:  A blunt advice I received many times is this:  FACE YOUR FEARS.  For the longest time, I had a hard time conceding and agreeing with the notion that avoiding FEARS only makes them worse.  BUT gradually exposing yourself to the thing you're scared of can help us to maintain CONTROL and even overcome that FEAR [which often exacerbates and worsens before it tapers off].  FEAR NOT dude😌😌😌