“Medicines” For Fears

People who want to be freed from fears seek a surefire anti-fear formula. Many books offer many remedies that claim to eliminate fears fast. But here’s shocking news for everyone: Man has been on earth for years and fears still lurk around him. All anti-fear solutions have been made and offered, backed up by the most advanced technology ever, and yet scores of people to this day still look for solutions to conquer fear. This speaks volumes about claims to eliminate fears fast.

Certain techniques have freed some people from their fears. But these techniques are far from bringing “fast” results. Anti-fear techniques require a process. Just look at the Kamikaze pilots of Japan in Second World War and the terrorists in the Middle East. They were trained not to fear death since childhood. The point is, a fearful person doesn’t get suddenly brave just because he read and applied the techniques that a book about fears teaches.

Getting rid of negative fears is not a speedy process. The question is, “what do you do with your fears while you are undergoing the elimination process?”

Fears can be kept away from you while you try to eliminate them. It’s like the paracetamol you take while your antibiotic is eliminating a virus. The paracetamol does not kill the virus. It does not get rid of the fever, but only keeps it away for a while. If you don’t take the antibiotic, the paracetamol can only do so little to cure your fever.

On the other hand, your antibiotic cannot kill the virus immediately. It starts overwhelming the virus after several consumptions. It finishes its job after 5 to 7 days. Now, if you choose to just take the antibiotic without the paracetamol, you would suffer the fever terribly while waiting for the antibiotic to work. Any doctor would advise against this.

You need to take something to control your fears (paracetamol) while you work out for the gradual treatment (antibiotic). The best way to manage fears while they are around during the treatment is to use them to your advantage and make them “user-friendly.” Your “paracetamol” for fears is to enjoy them while they are around. Your “antibiotic” is the new mindset you gradually feed yourself to overcome and conquer fears.

There are ways on actually enjoying and using your fears as you try to gradually get rid of them. You can adjust your behavior when you positively face your worst fears in life. Use this as a sort of amusement — like the kind of thrill you experience when you play to win in computer games. Instead of letting fears cripple your life, treat them as a series of escapades or exciting exploits. Remember, even being healed from a virus-inflicted sickness does not mean you have become immune to it. The virus can strike you again in greater strength.