fear of fear

DEEP THINKER · Post by **DEEP THINKER** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 3:58 am

I know this session focuses on realizing what your negative thoughts are and then turning them into positive and I've figured out that my negative thoughts often come simply from fear of fear. I often get anxious, not about external stressors that I can identify, but rather having another anxiety attack. Its very hard to stop the fear of anxiety itself because I can't pinpoint what it is coming from, I just know that I'm scared of that feeling. Does anyone know what I'm talking about? Sometimes I just get tired of constantly doing self-talk and fighting something when I don't even know the underlying cause.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 4:00 pm

Hey, I am a deep-thinker, too....I learned not to fight my anxiety...to accept it, and float through it...Best decision I ever made...Finished the program 4 years ago, and my life has changed tremendously...Everyone gets tired...That is human..But, the program is worth the effort..I am living proof of that...Anxiety does seems to come how of the blue; it is usually stressors and worries in our lives which bring it on...We definitely need to use the positive self-talk all the time...So, why try to figure it all out...I used to do the same thing...It really doesn't matter..The more you use the program, the more the answers will come to you...Good Luck On Your Journey To Recovery.....

BTTRFLY · Post by **BTTRFLY** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 4:06 pm

By the way, I used to have the fear of fear, also. I had it to the extreme of becoming housebound...Learn the tools, get out there and take action...Accept that panic attack...and realize it is impossible for it to hurt or kill you...Make a conscious decision to float through that panic attack...all the while, doing the deep-breathing, and all the positive self-talk...It works...Once, I made a decision to not let the panic attack frighten me, and just to let go, and float through it..It got easier and easier...to the point, of the panic attacks becoming a thing of the past...The more you practice anything, the better you get at it...God Bless You On You Journey To Recovery...

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 7:19 am

Deep thinker,
I know what you're talking about. My fiancee and I are planning on moving (from the Los Angeles area to San Francisco) later this year. While I'm excited about moving I am also scared. I am mostly afraid that I will get up there and have severe anxiety. As John, my fiancee, put it last night, "So you're scared of being scared?" It is hard for me to accept that I will probably feel some fear/anxiety because I am moving to a new place but that I will, in all likelihood, be okay.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 3:52 am

I Know exatly what your talking about, I have that issue too, Its called obbsesive thinking, I think lucinda covers it in the program. Maybe if we just go out and do it, I'm trying to remember my self its just anxiety, I control what I feel, and I can have positive thinking. What your fearing is probably not even true. Thank you for reminding me!!