Anxiety Disorder – How to Get Over Your Fear

There’s no battle to fight, except of your own making! What I’m referring to is your almost autonomic response to fight your anxiety or panic attacks. Reaction to thoughts is what keeps people constantly sensitized. They become so afraid of their own reaction to the thought that they will do everything they can to fight it, to try and stop it from coming. But, this is impossible. People cannot stop that first thought from coming. Just like they can’t stop their heart beating or their hair from growing. Heck, they can’t even make themselves have a panic attack. If you don’t believe me, go ahead and try to make yourself have a panic attack, it’s impossible!

But, they can stop adding second fear. “Oh my God, I’m going crazy or losing my mind.”

This is the habit and this is what must be stopped. You’re not allowing it to “be.” If you allow it to be, it will not be so terrible, in fact, you will soon forget it. They should let the first thought flash. Leave it be, leave it unresolved and go on with whatever they were doing. Responding emotionally, and trying to figure it out is what keeps it going. This means to float through the first thought, don’t analyze it, don’t try and figure it out. STOP adding constant second fear to the thought. This is what frightens. This produces anxiety and feeds the body with an excessive outflow of adrenaline, keeping them sensitized, keeping their nerves ready to fire panic.

So what should one do?

He/She should let the first thought come. Practice floating, stop adding second fear. It’s not easy at first, they’re going to add second fear for a while and a LOT of it, because it’s their habit. They’ll even add second fear sometimes subconsciously, without noticing it. They should accept even that. They have a habit of adding fear to fear. Building their own crisis. As Dr. Weekes says, “Practice masterly inactivity.” Throw up your surrender flag. How can you fight yourself anyway?

Once second fear is stopped and acceptance is put into practice. The body can heal its sensitized state. Are you fighting your anxiety and trying to win? The word fight spells tension, someone has to win and someone has to lose. I’m asking you to completely stand down to your anxiety, let it burn itself out.

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