What Scares You?
Do you find clowns scary? Maybe you are afraid of heights or of water? Perhaps you are afraid of cats or chihuahuas? Are you more than a little claustrophobic? Or, perhaps you suffer only from liticaphobia?
It’s natural to have fears. Some even seem to think an occasional fright can be good for you. Boosts the adrenaline, you know. Many people even enjoy it; just look at the popularity of roller coasters and haunted houses.
Worry not!
With the exception of some disorders which may prevent you from otherwise living an ordinary life, fear is not a problem for most people. What is more troublesome and damaging is worry.
Do you worry that you will lose your job? Do you worry that something bad will happen to someone you love? Do you worry about being a victim of crime? Do you worry that you’ll be eaten by a mutated woodland octopus while hiking through the woods?
Worry does no one any good.
Concern, Not Worry
It is okay to be concerned about things, and to act upon that concern by taking preventative measures. Identify a problem, then plan a solution or multiple options. If you are concerned about losing your job, for example, have your resume prepared, start a home business, or just start a list of options. Do what action you can to be prepared. Once you’ve done that, why worry? What good will it do you to occupy your thoughts with things that may or may not happen? If you have a plan developed, what good will worry do you?
Face Your Worries
You should not attempt to repress your worries. Instead, examine them, scrutinize them, learn the cause of them. Then, face the situation. Examine the facts and your options. Whatever reason you may have for worry, face it in a calm and deliberate manner. Decide what you can do about the situation. Then, let that be the end of your worry.
If new concerns arise, modify your plans. Worrying about it more will achieve nothing. Don’t let worry cause you to make rash decisions or jump to incorrect conclusions. Address your concerns, as I’ve mentioned, and then let go of your worries.
Do not let worry be your master. Once you have examined all the facts, explored your options and developed a plan of action, what more can you do?
Why Worry?
If you are confident in yourself, why worry? Worrying occupies the mind and distracts you from more productive use of your mental abilities.
If you are a person of faith, and say you have trust in God, why worry? Worrying can be a sign of a weakness of faith. If you believe in God, if you trust in God, you should have no worries.
Address your concerns, face your fears and worry no more!
I like the post! I’m scared of heights personally.
I don’t like driving over bridges.
By the way, when are you going to create an avatar for yourself? Makes it easier to spot you in a crowd of comments.
I wanted to note that my comment about driving over bridges was made before I was aware of the full scope and tragedy of the bridge collapse in Minnesota. My sympathies go out to the families who lost loved ones.
I have long had a fear of driving over bridges, especially bridges going over bodies of water. I do occasionally have nightmares along these lines, similar to what happened today in Minnesota.
Don’t feel bad about it. I’m sure people understand. I don’t like long bridges myself, always fearful of what *might* happen.
How do they connect those things to the ground anyway? I’ve always wondered about that.
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@Alex:
I was so afraid of the height. So I decided to be a paratrooper. I jumped out airplane 10 minutes after I went on board. That was the first time I took airplane.
Once you accomplish and conquer what you are afraid of. Nothing will stop you!
Great way to conquer your fears!
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Yea about jumping off airplanes… I don’t think I would do that for a million dollars. I get scared at the top of a ferris wheel looking down let alone a plane. How do you create an avatar?
Alex: For avatars, sign up with MyBlogLog.com (free, unless you decide to subscribe to a premium service). You can upload a photo or image, and their website will convert it into a little avatar you can use. Once that’s in your account and activated, it will show on blogs that have the MyAvatar plugin.