Although the
chemical reaction in the brain that triggers fear responses (the Fight or
Flight Response) is believed to be hard wired, it is interesting to note that
many of the specific things that trigger these reactions vary from person to
person. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_processing_in_the_brain
Recognizing this
helps us realize that we do have some power over what triggers this response in
us.
In some way - a
personal experience, something we heard, an image we saw - one experience or
another, has entered our data bank as something that 'should' trigger this
response.
We have the
ability, using our conscious and unconscious mind to remove the event from this
category - sometimes an immediate change, sometimes a gradual shift.
DANCE WITH IT! EXPERIENTIAL APPS
An opportunity to
experiment with some fun
ideas...
Make a list of the activities that make you nervous, this might include:
Doctor visits
Flying
Taking exams
Meeting new people
On a scale of 1-10 rank how important these activities are to you. Is there a valid reason to do them?
Do you want to go ahead with this activity?
If yes:
Do you feel suffering should be an integral part of the experience?
If no:
Try the following exercise now and perhaps before the event in question…
Get in a comfortable safe place.
Begin breathing deeply and allow yourself to imagine the previously labeled
event.
See it in your mind's eye and watch the event occur as if you were
watching a movie.
Continue to breathe deeply.
Now imagine that you could take that same movie and make it miniature -
really tiny!
As you do this imagine that it also slowly recedes until it is only a
tiny dot in the distance…
Keep breathing deeply.
How do you feel now?
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