fears, fears the magical emotion
4 months ago
My fears?
I fear looking people in the eye for they might see my pain.
I’m sometimes afraid to be touched lest people notice how tense I am.
I fear intimacy.
How do I change?
How to overcome my fears
It made me
free 
"It's great not being afraid to fly or fear other things that are out of my control."
How I did it: Therapy! Only took 3 sessions. Talking about why flying scares me so much helped me to deal with the emotions before I had to get on the plane--I thought that worrying about it ahead of time wasn't worth it but putting it off actually made it worse. I was able to get a professional's perspective of this fear which is quite common and he helped me convince myself that the panic attacks are a result of a physical reaction. So I did exercises to train myself to stifle the irrational, panic-driven thoughts, breathe slower and relax my body. I listened to relaxing music and brought plenty of other things to keep me occupied during the flight. It's so liberating to be free of this, I didn't want my fear to stop me from traveling.
Lessons & tips: Deal with it before you actually have to. You're not helpless, there are things you can do.
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Overcoming Fears
5 months ago
One thing to say; Way too many fears that I want to get over!
Nie What, July already?
I think my brain got it wrong
8 months ago
Cause what kind of moron is made more anxious by a soothing relaxation tape from one of the most highly rated anti-anxiety tape series that their parents spent too much money on?
I wish I could say it wasn’t me.
ladybirdgirl http://moourl.com/myworld
fear of social events/pubs
11 months ago
my fears suck and get in the way. tonight was supposed to be the night of work’s christmas party.
my friend came over, we’d done our hair & makeup, put our dresses and little shoes on and were just about ready to leave… I took one look in the mirror and burst into tears. Needless to say we didn’t go.
It’s now been a year and three months since I last entered a pub, I want to go, I’d love to be able to spend time with my friends in some pub/club for a few drinks but I just can’t do it, I can’t seem to even get myself to go to one that’s been booked for a private do with only people I know being there :(
My friend hopes to get me to one tomorrow… probably not gonna happen.
I’ve focused around pubs but it’s any social environment really.
ShuffShuff is absolutely in love with life.
Renewed Motivation
13 months ago
Since I’ve arrived at college, I’ve made a point to do everything, specifically things that make me nervous. I’m diving head first into new situations, and I’m learning that most of my fears and anxieties are pointless.
Untitled
14 months ago
- the prospect of desertion
- physical pain
- emotional vulnerablity… whew!
I avoid these things like the plague :)
ladybirdgirl http://moourl.com/myworld
my fears
14 months ago
I’ve developed some pretty weird fears over the past year and maybe they’re stupid or not very big but they are to me.
I’ve become too scared to go to the hair dressers, use public toilets, use store changing rooms, go out clubbing, basically anywhere that makes me feel exposed or is a social thing.
I haven’t been on a night out in over a year now and I miss having nights out with my friends, I guess its not a biggy. The public toilets thing is a huge one especially while at work, then theres the changing room thing… the amount of times I’ve had to bring clothes back or just gave them to a friend its unreal.
If I can overcome just some of these, mainly the important ones I’d be thrilled
refreezer is stressed, out of balance, and feeling much better
but what are they?
15 months ago
fear of -
- not being able to get another interesting job
- commitment
- being distracted
... what else? .. hmm..
formolaki is "studying"
Untitled
17 months ago
Fear of taking risks is what keeps us back from being true to ourselves…by taking small steps I m going to overcome every obstacle
Phobia
19 months ago
Just some of the things that i am afraid of: SPIDERS!!, HEIGHTS!, darkness, extremely sharp knives, sketchy looking needles, having everything taken away from me, speaking in front of audiences (even small classrooms), snakes, and [this sounds weird but..] becoming mentally insane. i should be able to overcome at least ONE of them….Right?
