How Do You Overcome Fears

How Do You Overcome Fears?
What is Fear? Fear is one type of emotion that impacts one's life significantly. Animals and h umans alike have this emotional response based on any events in the environment that poses danger, whether physical, mental, or emotional. Indeed, fear takes on different forms and it will be discussed later. However, the effect that fear h as on a person is important because it can potentially alter one's life and how he or she deals with the environment. How do you know when one is undergoing fear? Despite of its cause, there are com mon physical indicators of fear. They are as follows: increase in heart rate and blood pressure tightened muscles inability to focus your senses dilated pupils sweating Different Forms of Fear Fear comes in various forms. And yet, its effects are similarly devastating to t he person involved. There are various triggers for these fears but all have the potential to impact one's ability to think clearly and respond to situations log ically. Below is a list of the different forms of fears: Places: crowds, enclosed places, below ground, or heights Animals: rats, snakes, mice, spiders, etc People: strangers, homosexuals, feeling over-responsible for others, talking to groups of people, etc Events: war, crime, public speaking, etc Family member/loved ones: death of family member, getting ill Disaster: hurricane, lightening, injury or pain, blood, death, earthquake, etc Other people's reactions or responses: rejection, disapproval, being humiliated, being ignored, pretension, insecurity Feelings about one's self: taking the leadership role, speaking to a large crowd , stage fright, embarassing yourself There are more different categories of fear people response differently. Some are able order to sharpen their responses to a given ave control over the level of fear they are anicking. Negative Impacts of Fear Fear is not always negative, provided that you learn how to deal with the feelin g of fear. And yet it can be potentially dangerous when the feeling of fear has gotten really extreme. Therefore, it is important that you are able to understan d where fear is coming from and deal with it logically. If not, it can lead to y ou making irrational responses on the situation at hand, such as the following: Inability to make clear and logical decisions. Prevents your ability to trust in your surroundings and other people, which is c rucial in your own growth and development. that is experienced by people, hence to use that fear they experience in situation. Others, however, do not h experiencing, which often leads to p
Brings about fear of change due to the uncertainty of events, even though the si tuation requires it. Results to resistance of help from others. It confines you and unable you to explore opportunities that come your way. You become unmotivated to pursue your dreams. Tendency to exhibit self-destructive behavior. Confronting Your Fears Before you even think about overcoming your ry first step. You start off by recognizing of fears, then you can rank them according able to recognize which fear needs attended he most negative impact to you. fears, confronting them is a necessa your fear. If you have several types to intensity. That way, you will be to the most as it can also produce t
The best way to get yourself to confront your fears is realizing what you can ge t once you have let go of these fears. The lack of such fears in your life will motivate you to take steps to rid yourself of it. Whether it's regaining control over your life or improving your own self image, losing that fear will help boo st your confidence about yourself and the world so you can become a better indiv idual. Overcoming Fears The most effective means to overcoming your fears is to change your perspective and behavior towards it. Since it is not easy to do, you need to keep yourself m otivated in order to live life free of fears. The first step is identification o f fear, which is closely tied with the step of confronting your fear. Then, hone stly assess the extent of your fear. This is the only way that you can logically come up with methods that can reduce or eliminate the fear you are experiencing . When you encounter a stimuli that could potentially trigger the feeling of fear, think of ways to release tension and keep yourself in a relaxed state. This is important since once you have acknowledged fear, it can quickly consume and over take you. If possible, tap the help of others (whether your friends or family) t o provide assistance in conquering your fears. Lastly, this is a long-term proce dure and you cannot expect to get rid of your fears overnight.

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