How to stop being afraid
How I did it: I have a rather fatalistic view on things. So I'm not recommending my approach. But.. I'm a Christian, and I figure, what's the thing that I'm so scared of happening, really.. Is it that a monster will pop out while I'm in the garage at night, or that I'll get stabbed in a dark alley.. and I realized it's not the monster or whatever, it's what follows, DEATH. But then I thought, heaven is the best place ever, period.. so why would I be afraid of going there? I should look forward to it. So now I do. Like I said, I'm a bit fatalistic, but whatever, I'm not in the least bit scared of anything at all anymore. because I know that things can only get better if the worst happens I guess.. or rather I know that the 'worst' happening would actually be the best thing that ever happened to me I ges lol.
Lessons & tips: none. I have no advice. like I said, I wouldn't recommend adopting my viewpoint, it's led me to become veeeeery reckless. i.e., since my epiphany at 9, I decided I want to get to heaven on the fast track. Which isn't suicide. Since you go to hell or purgatory, whatever for that. Rather, the fast track is a hazardous situation.. the ultimate hazardous situation being a hazardous career. So I decided (at 9 y.o.) to join up in the infantry, since it has the highest mortality rate.. and the Army having the highest mortality rate of almost any career lol. Switched between that and fireman a lot.. and have been a volunteer firefighter for the last 2 years almost. I signed up as soon as I was able. So f.y.i., that's where all my goals stem from, like getting a GED, ... so that I can join the infantry.. etc. lol. In the meantime I never pass up an opportunnity to walk down a dark alley or save a homeless guy who's getting beaten up by gangsters.. 'cause what the hell, why wouldn't I? It's not nobility or anything, it's pretty selfish really. or rather, why I wouldn't < why I would anyways lol. Oh and if I die in service, I get 'an honorable death' and my family gets money etc, plus during service I get a good education and good pay and discounts at movie theaters etc. ;) lol
Resources: eh, the Bible. and.. church. that's it. seriously tho they weren't that big of a part of it, all things considered.. Oversimplifying things was the biggest factor lol.
