Today’s post is on the subject of fear – is it real, is it a choice? Since I can at least intellectually recognize that the source of all fear is thought, I don’t have to make a big deal out of being afraid. It’s not “false evidence appearing real”, as the acronym suggests – it’s. But once these reasons are identified and successfully addressed, anyone can change their life experience by making healthy behavioral change. May the blessing of the Lord rest upon you and your love ones in the name of Jesus Christ. √ Information is updated and added to daily. And since fear is made of thought, it seems to me that the majority of the time, I don’t really choose whether or not to feel afraid. So, danger is certainly real in certain situations, but how much danger is really there sometimes depends on the mindset of the individual. Making healthy behavioral change requires willful action…which we CAN do...and anyone can do. Thank you for stopping by at my blog and for liking on of my posts. I fear darkness. Dr. Richard Wiseman has some interesting thoughts about this… Is it possible we react in a way that we have learned is fear… we can retrain our reactions and interpretations… Hmmm…. Only if you fear god and have faith then there is no fear. […], Your email address will not be published. Thoughts create our lives! I have always had a huge respect for somebody that I knew was incredibly scared of something, chose to address their fear, and then gained a skill or accomplished a task. Those of us that are trained on where the danger is know what to respect and how to handle the situation since we know how to handle the dangers involved. Thanks for visiting! I know there are no ghosts. For example, our life experience is based on what we say to ourselves about the people, experiences, and things we encounter as we live. dangerous stories, the more anxious we are. The exact moment the person sees that the monster is just a drawing and can’t hurt it, the fear is gone and there’s nothing left to be done. Some may agree with what I wrote and some may not. The researchers were able to then cause an extinction of this conditioned fear, to a point that no medications or drugs were able to further aid in the extinction process. Retrieved from https://coaching-journey.com/fear-is-not-real-fear-is-a-choice/ […], […] feeling embarrassed, looking silly, being hurt, and facing rejection or possible failure. No matter what, I try not to panic :), Thanks for stopping by at my blog, https://toughfitgirls.wordpress.com, Yes Radhika. Thanks for visiting my site as well and taking the time to connect with me. :-), Hi there. “All of us at anxietycentre.com have experienced debilitating anxiety. It’s the stories we tell ourselves about our life experience that become our reality. One of the most interesting things about fear is that it always seems to either come from something outside of us (an environmental stimulus) or from something inside our heads but separate from us – what my mentor George Pransky calls “psychological bogeymen”. There may well still be things to do in the world to create the outcomes we desire – but we will do them based on what is actually wanted and needed in each situation, not as a knee-jerk fight or flight response to our own unrecognized thinking. I believe it takes courage to do something in spite of fear, and a confidence is instilled on the other side. © 1987 - 2020 anxietycentre.com. Wow you put it so nicely danger is real but fear is choice. Thanks for visiting. do we have any control on such thoughts. Fear alerts us to the presence of danger or the threat of harm, whether that danger is physical or psychological. Some people are scared of electricity and won’t come near a wire. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Good stuff there over at your blog too. All the best! I have always been thinking, is it really choice! That was a great post! Thanks for reminding me of it. Have a wonderful day sir! This is the line: I’ve been thinking about the “Fear is not real” idea, and at the same time, I had recently been immersing myself in the Three Principles (Mind, Consciousness, Thought), and had meant to write a post on it. In Blogging. “Fear is not real. Wow, I have really been thinking about this quote from long time, since i have seen the trailer first time, then seen movie and every time again trailer shows up in tv now a days. Choice plays a big part in shaping our lives and some people are still not aware of it. HuffPost is part of Verizon Media. I missed that link somewhere. Yet when you look closely, you’ll find that every fear you experience is actually made of thought. So, fear itself is imagined only (but does cause real physiological, psychological, and emotional consequences due to the triggered stress response and how stress responses affect the body and mind). Let me know once it’s up. I suffer from many fears. All rights reserved. November 21, 2019 by Jeffrey Madison 2 Comments Fear is a lot like stress. If you are struggling with anxiety issues, I encourage you to get the right information and help so that you, too, can overcome your anxiety issues for good. That is the way to lasting success over anxiety disorder. Thank you so much HT Lee for this post about fear. And in the very moment we recognize that thought is the only creator of our experience, the same world that once seemed so frightening becomes an endlessly, wonderfully fascinating place to be. √ Frequent Questions section with answers to over 1300 questions commonly asked about anxiety. Notify me of followup comments via e-mail. There’s no point rewriting what Michael has already written quite brilliantly. It is a product of thoughts you create.

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