My Life
Facing Fear
Fear is crippling and stops you doing many things that could in reality be the key to your happiness.
Venus Cow says “The only way out is through.”
What makes us feel fear and what is it?
If you change the way you look at things the things you look at will change. Let’s take fear of the unknown to begin with. If you have never been on an aeroplane because you are afraid of flying, chances are you can make a good case to justify your reasons.
Fear of crashing, death.
The truth is; ask yourself how many people you know who have died in a plane crash and recognise the fear you have comes from something completely different. If you were on a ship that sank leaving you completely stranded alone on a desert island with no other people or food and a plane landed to fly you home, fear would not be an option.
To face fear you have to understand it. If you decide to give up eating cream cakes because you fear high cholesterol, this is a positive fear. We fear old age but there is nothing we can do about it; irrational fear. Then there is fear of failure which destroys success yet we can only learn from our mistakes.
Venus Cow says “Winners never quit because quitters never win. The secret to success is to double your failure rate and be proud that you are never giving up.”
Irrational fear can stem from a childhood traumatic event or early life experience such as embarrassment or bullying. But bullies are just cowards in disguise and fear is a feeling not a reality.
Do something today you would normally avoid like the plague. Ie. Tell your boss you deserve promotion and why. Go on the underground two stops if you suffer from claustrophobia.
Venus Cow says “Stand up for yourself and fear nothing or no one.”