Fear of Terrorists, Plane Crashes, Ghosts or Snakes: Irrational Fears and How to Get Over Them
by www.Sedona.com
Irrational fears, those that involve generally harmless things and unlikely situations, impact more than 12 percent of the population at some point in life, according to the Mayo Clinic. These phobias bring up a strong desire to avoid the fear and may even impact your daily life, keeping you indoors or away from the potential threat.
You may have an irrational fear of heights, spiders, mice, tornados, public speaking, the dark or any number of countless others, but no matter what the fear, your reaction is likely the same. You may:
- Feel immediate, uncontrollable anxiety
- Take unusual measures to avoid the fear
- Be unable to function normally
- Feel panicked, have difficulty breathing or experience extreme anxiety
You may also realize that your fear is irrational, yet not know how to overcome it.
Overcoming Fear Begins With Letting Go
Your fears and doubts make you defensive. When you are defensive, you are holding in your mind what you don’t want (the fear), so that’s what you get (even more fear).
“Fears are caused by a belief in the lies that your feelings are telling you. This causes you to act and feel as though they are true,” says Hale Dwoskin, CEO and director of training of Sedona Training Associates.
The key to overcoming fear is to let go of your defensiveness, your anxiety and your belief that you need to be afraid using The Sedona Method.
The Sedona Method is a simple, completely safe and effective technique that is proven to help. Unlike medications or cognitive behavioral therapy, which are often the go-to treatments for fears and phobias, The Sedona Method is a non-drug, non-medical system for breaking free of the debilitating effects of all forms of anxiety and fear.
The Method consists of a series of questions you ask yourself that lead your awareness to what you are feeling in the moment. From there, you will learn how to tap your natural ability to let go of uncomfortable or unwanted emotions on the spot.
“If you examine with an open mind and heart whether or not your fears are actually true, you will discover that you can see through them and decide that you can let them go,” Dwoskin says. “You can ask yourself, ‘Is this really true or is this simply an unexamined belief?’ If you can see through it this way you can easily let it go.”
What if the fear still feels true to you?
“If it does still feel true,” Dwoskin explains, “you can let go of any feeling that that brings up inside of you. This will help you see more clearly that it is not true and then it becomes easy to choose to let it go.”
So the next time you feel paralyzed by an irrational fear, simply ask yourself the simple questions that make up The Sedona Method. As you release, you will find that your tense, panicked feels will disappear and be replaced by calm, peace and relaxation.
Source
MayoClinic.com
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