Fear grows in the vague. Name exactly what you’re scared of and watch it get smaller.
REFLECTION
WHAT THIS MEANS
An unnamed worry can be any size, so your mind makes it the biggest one available. Specificity takes that away. Once a fear has a subject, a time and an actual bad outcome attached to it, it becomes a problem with edges, and problems with edges can be handled.
Write the sentence out: I am afraid that on Thursday this particular thing will happen. Then write what you would do if it did. Most fears lose a great deal of their weight the moment you make them finish the sentence.
A QUESTION TO SIT WITH
Can you name in one sentence what actually scares you?
MORE IN PERCEPTION & ATTENTION
- Nerves often point straight at what you need to do next. Treat the jitters like an arrow on a map.
- Worried about the future? Turn the lights on and actually look at it. Most scary shapes are just coats on a chair.
- You think the whole room is watching you. The whole room thinks the whole room is watching them.
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