Overcoming Fear - Start Asking the Right Questions

Overcoming Fear - Start Asking the Right Questions

There are hundreds of phobias in existence today and overcoming fear can be a long and difficult process. Fear can be described as " A distressing emotion aroused by the feeling of impending danger or evil whether the threat is real or imagined."

The real or imagined part is very significant when looking at overcoming fear. In my mind there are 2 kinds of fear.

First type of fear - Inauthentic Fear

This is an imaginary fear it's the "what if" scenario. For example I really want to start my own business but what if the bank won't give me the money and even if I do get the money what if I fail? What will people say? In this example the person is looking at the worst case scenario and making that real.

Second Type of Fear - Authentic Fear

This is real fear it's the "really real kind". For example you are camping in the woods and you stick your head out of the tent and standing in front of you is a big bear ready to eat you for supper. In this example you are in immediate danger, this is real fear!

How to Overcome Fear

In your quest to overcoming fear you need to create a new habit. Stop seeing things from the lowest possible outcome. Just because you get on a plane does not mean you are going to die. Its more likely that you are going to get where to want to get to and all being well get their on time.

Start to form a new habit of seeing things from the highest possible outcome. Think about whats the best thing that could happen, not what's the worst case scenario.

If you feel fear immediately ask yourself is this authentic or inauthentic fear?

On average humans have 70,000 thoughts per day. With this in mind what we think about has a huge impact on overcoming fear.

"You have control over the pictures that occupy your mind" - Jeff Keller

When overcoming fear the questions we ask ourselves can make all the difference.

For example if you are afraid of being fat for the rest of your life rather than "why am I so fat?" ask yourself "how am I going to get my ideal body shape". If you are afraid for your children's well being in the future and are anxious that they might get into trouble. Rather than asking "why don't my kids listen to me?" ask "how do I become the leader that my kids deserve."

By applying these small simple steps and asking yourself the right questions fear will start to play a smaller role in your life. How does this affect you?

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