Fear is not always
a bad thing ... it gives you the opportunity to make a
decision ... the "fear or flight" syndrome.
For example,
imagine you are enjoying a wonderful African safari and
you are fully captivated by the scenery. You step out of
your 4 wheel drive to snap a photo. For one moment, you
are oblivious to the dangers that lurk behind that calm.
The second you spot the King of the Jungle, you jump into
your car. You are now safe. That split second "fear" was
justified and rational under the circumstances.
Now imagine a
tiny harmless spider. When you have an irrational fear, it
blows the whole thing out of proportion. You might start
imagining the spider is much bigger than it actually is,
you start thinking it's coming for you, it will bite, it
will cause you harm. It might have started as a mild fear
but it develops into a phobia. You start avoiding spiders,
you may not even look at spider pictures, etc.
At a conscious
level, you know that a tiny spider can't harm you in any
way. But fears and habits reside at the subconscious level
(activated out of your immediate conscious awareness). As
soon a you see a spider, you automatically take flight.
There are
many types of irrational fears, apprehensions, phobias.
They affect your lifestyle. They spoil many things you
might otherwise wish undertake and enjoy.
The
good news ... fears and
apprehensions can be removed - just like deleting a virus
from a computer.
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