Each of us is afraid of something – a dragon, spiders, darkness, height and so on. And it is absolutely normal – the fear is protective reaction of an organism, without it many would perish at preschool age. But happens that fears seriously complicate to us life, interfering with development of our personality. What to do in this case how to cease to be afraid and to begin to live normally?
How to get rid of sensation of fear?
Strakhov great variety and to sort them all is required several volumes therefore now we will consider the general ways how to cease to be afraid and to begin to live, without being afraid of next day. But it happens that ourselves cannot tell what ourselves specifically are afraid of, then the expert will come to the rescue. Though to deal with itself it is possible to try independently. For this purpose you need time when nobody disturbs, paper and the handle. Write everything that causes in you fear, without thinking. Later read written, present in turn what will be if the situation frightening you occurs. Opposite to the list of fears do marks that you were frightened by most of all. When you walk according to all list, you will understand with what fear it is necessary to struggle by all means. After the fear is recognized, and you decided to cope with it, try to do the following.
- Imagine what you so are afraid of in all details, you hold the mental picture, suppress emotions and continue to consider. At first it will be difficult, the fear will reach the highest point, and then will be weakened. It is necessary to repeat this exercise every day until the situation ceases to frighten you.
- How to get rid sensation of fear? To force out it other strong experiences, for example, new acquaintances, sex or to become more aggressive. When you properly become angry, the place the fear will not have any more.
- Be not afraid to speak about the fears – find the grateful listener and tell what you are afraid. Something frightens in behavior of relatives, surely tell them about it.
- Against fears also laughter helps. Present (or draw) caricatures of your personal "horror stories", laugh and surprised how you could be afraid of it.
- How to get rid of feeling of a panic? Train to control the breath. Inhale slowly, working with a diaphragm, but it is not too deep. Hold the breath for about 10 seconds and slowly exhale. Practising every day, you will be able to control the breath and during panic attacks that will not allow you to lose clarity of thoughts and will help a panic to recede.
- How to get rid of nightmares? Many have cases when after the dreamed nightmare, it is not possible to fall asleep – terribly and shadows on corners strange flash. To cope with such type of fears, it is necessary not to release the dream, and to remember it in all details. Later it is necessary to change it so that it from a nightmare turned into a sweet dream. Scroll it in the head, as a result and it is simpler to you to fall asleep will be, and the nightmare will not dream any more.
How to cease to hesitate and be afraid of people?
Happens that people experience difficulties in communication with people because they are afraid of them. How to get rid of fear and nervousness of people? Only by means of trainings, do not dare to avoid communication. Try to talk to strangers – sellers (council for a goods occasion), conductors (specification of a route), you call in the organization (specify an operating mode, the address, services, etc.). Conduct the sociological survey on a subject which is interesting to you.
The main thing, do not despair and do not give up if something is impossible. After each exercise analyze, think what should be changed, where to speak more with confidence, where to smile more widely and where the serious face is required. In the course of such trainings you will notice how the fear of other people will begin to leave.
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