Looking for all of the answers in how
to manage your most persistent fears and anxieties? I
deal with fear on a personal level and I found it difficult
to find all of the answers in managing my anxieties. I
read some anxiety books and talked to various professionals,
however I still had trouble dealing with certain fears
and anxieties. Eventually, I wrote a book that presents
all of the ways to help manage those hard to manage fears
(more
here)
Let me explain the process of how I found those
answers.
I first went to my local bookstore to find those books
that dealt with fear and anxiety. I looked for those books
that reviewed the techniques in how to manage certain
fears and anxieties. As I read these books, I wrote down
some notes on those techniques that I found most useful
in managing my fears. I noticed that each book said something
different and there wasn’t always a complete review
of all the techniques to manage fear and anxiety. As a
result, I started a notebook and every time I found a
technique that was useful in managing my fears, I would
write it down in my small notebook.
Talk to Professionals
Secondly, I talked to various professionals in the psychology
and religious fields and they provided me with additional
information. Again, I would write down in my notebook
the information that the professionals gave me that I
felt was most useful in managing my fears. Some of the
techniques that I was told to use were learning how to
use positive self talk, using thought stopping techniques,
and breaking an overwhelming problem into its smallest
parts.
Use Visualization
For instance, I was told that I should
visualize a red stop sign in my mind when I encounter
a fear provoking thought. The stop sign would remind me
to stop focusing on that thought and to think of something
else. Another example is when I conducted my job search.
Instead of looking at the job search as a whole, I broke
down the job search into many different tasks. I first
developed my resume. When I completed my resume, I began
to look for companies that would hire me and I submitted
my resume. After sending out my resume, I then focused
on the job interviewing process. During my job search,
I performed each of these tasks one at a time which prevented
me from getting overwhelmed.
I made it a point that every time I would experience a
fearful or anxiety related situation, I would use the
information in my notebook to help me. After the anxiety
would go away I figure out what techniques worked and
which ones didn't work. In every anxiety related situation
I experienced, I began to learn what worked, what didn't
work, and what I needed to improve on in managing my fears
and anxieties
At the same time, I would continue to talk to various
professionals to learn and to become better at managing
the many types of fears and anxieties. I would review
what I have learned with these professionals and they
would provide me with additional information so that I
would be better able to deal with my fears in the future.
I did this research for around fourteen years and during
this time, I gained a lot of valuable information on how
to manage fear and anxiety.
The main point of this article is that no matter how difficult
it is to manage your fear and anxieties, the answers are
out there if you look hard enough. It might take some
hard work and persistence, but it is possible to find
those techniques that work for you.
Stan
Popovich is the author of "A Layman's
Guide to Managing Fear Using Psychology, Christianity
and Non Resistant Methods" - an easy to
read book that presents a general overview of techniques
that are effective in managing persistent fears and anxieties.
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