The other day I heard someone talking about fear being an illusion.
That we make it all up.
And maybe you've also heard about fear standing for false,
Evidence,
Appearing,
Real.
And I agree,
A lot of times we generate and amplify fear for nothing,
By going through all kinds of scenarios,
Running millions and trillions of possible outcomes in our head over and over again,
Very often imagining,
Of course,
The worst that could happen.
These scenarios are not real,
And they make us feel even more fearful.
And when we do this,
It's often a great playground for the creativity of our own mind,
Where it can show what it's up to,
Where it can show what it's capable of,
By making up all these fake and fantasy scenarios.
Rationally,
We know that we do this.
Yet this doesn't help us when we're caught in fear,
When we feel it all over our body and can't think clearly anymore.
It's hard to think on our own feet when there is this rush of energy and emotions through our body,
Which is taking us with it way too often.
And in that moment,
Thinking about all of it being an illusion,
Well,
Thank you for the advice.
This makes us just feel guilty,
Incompetent,
Or whatnot.
The idea of fear being an illusion also doesn't leave room for the fact that there is wholesome fear,
That kind of fear that holds us safe and keeps us on the right track.
Let's say the fear of getting ill makes us eat healthy,
That is if we don't drown in that fear but can take its essence,
Which is that it wants to protect us.
So it's important to feel safe in our body,
To have ways to come back to that feeling of safety,
Because when we feel safe in our body,
We have the capacity to step back and to do exactly that.
We can hold our fear,
Let the surge of energy pass through and see its essence.
What's the message and do I want to take it serious or not?
So it's really about being able to discern the essence of that fear and not drowning in fearful scenarios or sensations that come with the fear.
So I hope that was helpful,
And I send you lots of love,
Namaste,
Sina.
