Overcoming Fear with Mindfulness

Even if your fears do come true and you lose your job or your wife leaves you, you will still be okay. And that’s because

you know who you are and what you need and you are able to give yourself what you need, so what other people do doesn’t matter that much. Fear often arises from the belief that something bad is going to happen and that you won’t be able to cope if it does. But once you know who you are, you will know that you have resources you can rely on right inside you, all the time.

often blame our current partner for the feelings that arise, but it’s often the pain of the past that we are really experiencing.

You are an intelligent, capable person who has worked hard and prepared well for this presentation. You will do a good job. And if anything goes wrong, it will be all right. You will not be rejected. You are not a failure. You can learn from your mistakes.

Likewise, psych-iatrist Michael Liebowitz asserts that there is a connection between panic disorders and overprotective parenting. Trying to protect a sensitive child from harm might seem helpful, but it actually prevents the child from developing a natural and appropriate response to fear on his own.