5 Powerful Strategies to Overcome Fear Today

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Do you live with fear every day? You don’t have to. Here are 5 powerful strategies to help you overcome your fears and do it today..

Immobilizing Fear

Fear is an emotional reaction that holds us back from seizing the moment. Yes, people often get stuck in life because of their fears. Some fear losing friends or family, while others fear losing fortune or a career. Whatever the fear, it is detrimental to your physical, mental, and emotional well-being. Fear can also be associated with danger and uncertainty. For instance, some people are afraid of moving to a new city or trying new things because they are uncertain of its success, however, when we don’t try new things, we don’t grow in our life.

Perception and Fear

Psychologists say that fear is neither good nor bad. It helps us make right decisions, but for most people, the feelings of fear are based on how they perceive things. If you think a dog is dangerous, you’ll be afraid of it. On the other hand, if you think it’s a cute pet, you’re more likely to reach out and pet the dog because you’re not worried about getting bite. Hence, it is our perception that generates fear, and it is our perception that will help us overcome it. It’s not healthy to hold onto the fear of things or be worried about the situations in your life. There are certain ways to handle these feelings of fear. In fact, you can replace them with healthier ones.

There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love (1 John 4:18).

5 Ways to Deal With Fear

1. Find Out What You Fear and Accept It

The first strategy to overcoming a fear is to find out about it and then accept it. People often ignore things or situations which exert pressure on their nerves, and they’re often not ready to accept their shortcomings, but acceptance is the key to overcome any fear. You don’t need to be ashamed of your fears, they’re natural, and everyone has them. If you don’t recognize your fear, you won’t be able to overcome it. Therefore, have a talk with yourself, assess your personality, and find the things that give you a pause for thought. For instance, if you have a fear of not getting good grades in the exams, maybe you should talk with your instructor and ask them how you can study habits and lesson your fears about exams. Remember, fear is not designed to immobilize us, but rather motivate us to get up and face the situation, and do so boldly like a conqueror.

2. Collect Information and Analyze the Situation

Fear of something that has not happened is due to a lack of information, so what you should do is examine the situation and educate yourself about it by getting as much information as you can so you can go over the things/situations that are bothering you. Collect facts rather than speculations. You need to take your time if you’re moving into a new situation in life, like a new job, moving to a new city, or getting married. Important decisions always cause fear because of the uncertainty is associated with change. Don’t rush your decisions; pause and analyze the situation first; look at the pros and cons to help you be more objective and come up with the right solution, and you’ll fear less.

3. Share and Seek Help

It’s true that you have to face your fears, but that doesn’t mean you can’t seek help! I’ve heard it said that sharing a problem cuts it in half, and the same goes for fear. When you share your feelings or discuss your fears with an intelligent and compassionate person, you’re more likely to get good advice. There’s no harm in finding a mentor and discussing what you’re afraid of. In this way, you not only get your feelings out in the open, you get help from a mentor who better understands your fears. Even if they don’t give you advice, you’ll feel better just getting that off your chest. Saying it out loud may actually decrease your fear. Face your fear with faith!

Finding a mentor is not difficult; children have parents or friends, students have teachers, athletes have coaches. Some companies encourage new hires to meet with their supervisors on a regular basis for feedback and to seek help if they have any issues.

Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed (James 5:16a).

4. Keep a Positive Attitude

Next, you can overcome your fear by keeping a positive attitude. Brian Tracy- a very famous American-Canadian motivational speaker wrote, “What else would you consider if you are so sure about success in any undertaking? Would you try out new alternatives or still work for longer hours or just leave the efforts. Successful people are those who keep on trying and never leave their positive thoughts even while others have given up. You must have heard, Try try again until you succeed.” [1] Do you know that reading a book about your specific fear is a good way to overcome it? A good book can open doors for you and let you finally walk through it. Similarly, you can listen to motivational speakers to get in a more positive frame of mind.

5. Take Good Diet

For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father (Rom 8:15).

I’m sure many of the readers must think about how diet can help them overcome their fears, but it’s true! A healthy diet can have a considerable impact on overcoming your fear. Did you know that processed sugar, preservatives, sweeteners, and other chemicals in our daily diet can have a bad impact on our bodies, making it lose its natural balance? These compounds increase anxiety-causing hormones and that makes us more prone to have fear and stress. That’s why it’s important to eat a healthy diet which should include fruits, vegetables, and whole grain foods. And exercise only makes you healthier. A healthy diet and regular exercise increase the levels of healthy hormones in our body. These not only keep us physically fit, they reduce stress and fear, helping our coping mechanisms.

For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands, for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control (2 Tim 1:6-7).

Conclusion

Everyone has some kind of fear; some fear failing exams and losing their career, while others fear losing their loved ones. Fear does not let us live a happy life. It means you have to overcome it by adapting the above five suggestions to be more strong and more confident. Please leave a comment and a suggestion that helped you overcome any of your fears in life. Your experience may help those who are going through what you’ve already went through.

Author Bio: Shaheryar Sadiq provides ghostwriting and copywriting services. His educational background in the technical field and business studies helps him in tackling topics ranging from career and business productivity to web development and digital marketing. He occasionally writes articles for Carpet Cleaning London.

Here is some related reading for you: Is it Sinful to Have Fear and Doubt?

Resource – Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version^® (ESV^®), Crossway Bibles. (2007). ESV: Study Bible: English standard version. Wheaton, Ill: Crossway Bibles. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

1. Brian Tracy – The Power of Self-Confidence: Become Unstoppable, Irresistible, and Unafraid in Every Area of Your Life.

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