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FALSE FEAR is the type of Fear I will be addressing on my website. These are the feelings and the emotions that could be creating a sense of FEAR even when there is no actual reason or concrete reason to fear, other than what you may be perceiving in your own mind when you play out a scenario. This doesn't mean that the feelings and emotions you are experiencing aren't real. It means you are reliving an event from your past, and yes, it can seem very Real and it can continue to cause the same outcome as in your past. This anticipated fear either stops you or creates the same outcome because you set yourself up for this. This is false fear since your fear is being relived as an experience in your mind, based on a past experience and you are giving it thought, whether you see it as such or not. Whether you recognized it as fear or not. If you can make yourself aware of your actual feelings you may see them as feelings of sadness or pain you get in the pit of your stomach in anticipation of an event or situation, long before it even occurs. Anxiety about a special project, or deadline you have coming up. Butterflies in your stomach.These are just a few. Now,if the situation is even slightly similar to something you experienced in your past and if the outcome of the experience was a negative experience then this could affect you now. Subconsciously, and also consciously. No matter how insignificant the situation may have appeared to you at the time; your mind takes over, and willingly reminds you of what happened the last time you were in a similar predicament. This is false fear. Would you recognize this as fear? You may have all types of excuses or reasons as to why you want to avoid a similar situation now. (You can fill in your own excuses and reasons here) This all occurs before you are even actually in the moment of a "real life situation". This Unreal fear could be based on past experiences. It has nothing to do with the present situation at hand other than your subconscious mind, your ego, protecting you from getting hurt from something that reminds your subconscious mind of a past outcome. Now, if you were aware of your fears, and face them as such, you would actually see this as a Great Opportunity for you to grow through your fears. When you become aware of this, you will recognize the role of your ego, which is doing it's job in protecting you from getting hurt.It becomes your job to Remember, sometimes you need the protection, and other times you don't. How do you know? This happens when you are consciously aware.This conscious awareness can be re-learned,and there are many tools to assist with this.Here's a quick exercise and an interesting read I came across while searching the web the other day. The article written by Bea Rhodes,M.Ed, President and Founder of Rhodes Wellness College, in Vancouver, B.C. gives an excellent explanation of this False Fear, and also gives you a quick exercise for you to do to explain this in more detail. Her definition: "F.E.A.R. FALSE EVIDENCE APPEARING REAL" explains the reality, and most importantly how you can use your own Fear as a measure of strength and encouragement towards your own growth: rather than seeing it as a measurement of your weakness.Which for some is the way their thoughts would have them believe.The article was written in June of 1998, and you can read it by clicking the link below. LinksFalse Fear Causes of Fear Feelings and Emotions Resources Recommended Reading
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