Fearful emotions include everything from low levels of concern and apprehension to intense worry, anxiety, fright, and even terror. Fear serves a purpose, and its message is simple.
\nFear is simply the anticipation that something that\u2019s going to happen soon and needs to be prepared for. In the words the Boy Scout motto, \u201cBe prepared.\u201d We need either to prepare to cope with the situation, or to do something to change it. The tragedy is that most people either try to deny their fear, or they wallow in it. Neither of these approaches is respecting the message that fear is trying to deliver, so it will continue to pursue you as it tries to get its message across. You don\u2019t want to surrender to fear and amplify it by starting to think of the worst that could happen, nor do you want to pretend it\u2019s not there.
\nReview what you were feeling fearful about and evaluate what you must do to prepare yourself mentally. Figure out what actions you need to take to deal with the situation in the best possible way. Sometimes we\u2019ve done all the preparation we could for something; there\u2019s nothing else we can do\u2014but we still sit around in fear. This is the point when you must use the antidote to fear: you must make a decision to have faith, knowing you\u2019ve done all you can to prepare for whatever you\u2019re fearing, and that most fears in life rarely come to fruition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Fearful emotions include everything from low levels of concern and apprehension to intense worry, anxiety, fright, and even terror. Fear serves a purpose, and its message is simple. Fear is simply the anticipation that something that\u2019s going to happen soon and needs to be prepared for. In the words the Boy Scout motto, \u201cBe prepared.\u201d …<\/p>\n