Antidotes to Fear

I've been on a "fear" kick for the past few days, so I will wrap it up tonight with antidotes. Fear is a God-given emotion and will strike all of us at some time or another; that is a given. Big fears, little fears, all sorts of them. Some poor souls are naturally fear-based, living in a fairly constant state of worry. For me, real fear of any significant size is an uncommon and unpleasant emotion, one I want to be rid of sooner rather than later. So, as a solution-oriented person I've developed antidotes to fear that work pretty well and I share them with you here:

1. Be realistic about your fears ~ the acronym for F.E.A.R (False Evidence Appearing Real) can be an absolute truism. Assess how realistic your fear is; you will probably come to see that it is not as bad as you believe it to be

1. Visualize your worst fear ~ when I do this I can develop a familiarity with my fear that takes much of the power away from it

3. Develop a plan of action ~ once you visualize the fear figure out a plan of action around it; being prepared offers a genuine sense of comfort and control

4. Share you fear with a trusted and sound-minded friend or advisor ~ it is said that sharing pain/fear lessens it by half; sharing joy doubles it.

Do you have helpful tips to share? Stories of fear overcome? Thoughts? Please chime in.

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