Tips to Overcome Irrational Fear

Whether you’re afraid of spiders, elevators, airplanes, or anything else, the sensations can sometimes be downright debilitating. Whether we refer to them as phobias or fears, they destroy our quality of life when faced with them. Here are some ways you can get a handle on those things that bring you dread.

Recognize where the fear comes from:

All fears can be traced to our past, usually someplace in our childhood. Something scared us and in that moment it was forever embedded in our mind. When confronted with the same situation again our subconscious dredges up the old memory and all of those old feelings that went along with it. As children we overreact and feel things deeply, which is why our fears are so strong when they resurface—your experiencing it all over again just as if you were a child! Fear is our reaction to feelings of insecurity. By acknowledging this we can at least put it into perspective and begin working to overcome it.

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