The Art of Fear
Why Conquering Fear Won’t Work and What to Do Instead
Content
Part I
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How to know if you’re repressing your emotions
- criticizing
- controlling
- lecturing
- righteousness
- sarcasm
- interrupting
- gossiping
- intellectualizing
- wordiness
- complaining
- confusion
- being misunderstood
- being shy
- getting distracted
- procrastinating
- withdrawing
- watching TV
- eating
- shopping
- cleaning
- organizing
- rushing
- analyzing
- getting busy
- working out
- smiling
- laughing a lot
- …
The hard way and the easy way
The hard way: repressing fear
The easy way: embracing fear
I feel afraid
3. Run But You Can’t Get Away
Trying to control the uncontrollable is exhausting.