Comments on: The Scariest Place on Earth: How to Conquer Your Fears & Develop Bravery http://www.thedailymind.com/how-to/the-scariest-place-on-earth-how-to-conquer-your-fears-develop-bravery/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:02:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: grow taller for idiots http://www.thedailymind.com/how-to/the-scariest-place-on-earth-how-to-conquer-your-fears-develop-bravery/comment-page-1/#comment-23605 grow taller for idiots Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:57:20 +0000 http://thedailymind.com/?p=273#comment-23605 you are so right when you say that "99.99% of the time your fear is unfounded" its so stupid, so how can we kill our Ego? you are so right when you say that “99.99% of the time your fear is unfounded” its so stupid, so how can we kill our Ego?

]]> By: Fat Loss 4 Idiots http://www.thedailymind.com/how-to/the-scariest-place-on-earth-how-to-conquer-your-fears-develop-bravery/comment-page-1/#comment-23360 Fat Loss 4 Idiots Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:16:16 +0000 http://thedailymind.com/?p=273#comment-23360 I've really enjoyed reading your articles. You obviously know what you are talking about! Your site is so easy to navigate too, I've bookmarked it in my favourites :-D I’ve really enjoyed reading your articles. You obviously know what you are talking about! Your site is so easy to navigate too, I’ve bookmarked it in my favourites :-D

]]> By: Acai Force Max http://www.thedailymind.com/how-to/the-scariest-place-on-earth-how-to-conquer-your-fears-develop-bravery/comment-page-1/#comment-21286 Acai Force Max Tue, 08 Sep 2009 07:29:44 +0000 http://thedailymind.com/?p=273#comment-21286 “Bravery is not the absence of fear, but the mastery of it.” True.. Very True. Looking back in history of mankind.. all the great men were those who overcame their fear - from presidents to businessmen to saints all accomplished and came out as success in areas where their deepest fears lay. Nice post ! “Bravery is not the absence of fear, but the mastery of it.”

True.. Very True.

Looking back in history of mankind.. all the great men were those who overcame their fear – from presidents to businessmen to saints all accomplished and came out as success in areas where their deepest fears lay.

Nice post !

]]> By: Brett Epstein http://www.thedailymind.com/how-to/the-scariest-place-on-earth-how-to-conquer-your-fears-develop-bravery/comment-page-1/#comment-21157 Brett Epstein Mon, 07 Sep 2009 23:09:06 +0000 http://thedailymind.com/?p=273#comment-21157 Hey, just wanted to comment on what an excellent blog you have here. I literally use the tips in these blogs all the time. I also have a story on how i get over fears B, C, and D, by facing fear A. So fear A is being afraid of the dark, fear B is of spiders, fear C is of assorted crawling insects (beetles cockroaches, etc., and fear D is of some one jumping out and attacking, mugging, or surprising me in some way shape or form. So this is how i got over fears B, C, and D by facing fear A. I one day decided that this being afraid of the dark is just to much: keeping others up with night lights, making others get things in the back of my closet, etc. so i went into the dark and went right out. Then i realized i can overcome my other fears by facing this one, so the next time i went into the dark, i pictured all those other fears being inside of the dark. So i pictured spiders, robbers, and insects inside the dark. I went in (and this only worked when i closed my eyes) the dark and just stayed there picturing all the fears of mine around me. Now obviously something that isn't really there cannot hurt me, so obviously nothing in the dark hurt me. But i still saw all the fears there, this made me realize that just because they are there does not mean they are going to always start hurting you or crawling around on me. So i now go along in life not being afraid anymore..... The moral of the story is the same thing as the sports company, NIKE's slogan: JUST DO IT. Don't be afraid to face what makes you afraid. You can either sit there in life and be stressed out all of the time over this irrational fear of yours, or you can FACE IT, get over it, and laugh in a month of how much of a goof you were for being afraid of that fear in the first place. I mean think about it, (setting aside the robbers of course), what could the dark, spiders, or insects do to me, last time i checked, there is generally nothing in dark but air, and air cannot hurt me. all a spider or insect can do is crawl on me, oooh crawling anything but crawling. most fears are of things that can do absolutely nothing to you, so why not make your life a little easier and at least attempt to get over your fears. Hope my story helps, Sincerely, Brett Epstein Hey, just wanted to comment on what an excellent blog you have here. I literally use the tips in these blogs all the time. I also have a story on how i get over fears B, C, and D, by facing fear A.

So fear A is being afraid of the dark, fear B is of spiders, fear C is of assorted crawling insects (beetles cockroaches, etc., and fear D is of some one jumping out and attacking, mugging, or surprising me in some way shape or form.

So this is how i got over fears B, C, and D by facing fear A.

I one day decided that this being afraid of the dark is just to much: keeping others up with night lights, making others get things in the back of my closet, etc. so i went into the dark and went right out. Then i realized i can overcome my other fears by facing this one, so the next time i went into the dark, i pictured all those other fears being inside of the dark. So i pictured spiders, robbers, and insects inside the dark. I went in (and this only worked when i closed my eyes) the dark and just stayed there picturing all the fears of mine around me. Now obviously something that isn’t really there cannot hurt me, so obviously nothing in the dark hurt me. But i still saw all the fears there, this made me realize that just because they are there does not mean they are going to always start hurting you or crawling around on me. So i now go along in life not being afraid anymore…..

The moral of the story is the same thing as the sports company, NIKE’s slogan: JUST DO IT. Don’t be afraid to face what makes you afraid. You can either sit there in life and be stressed out all of the time over this irrational fear of yours, or you can FACE IT, get over it, and laugh in a month of how much of a goof you were for being afraid of that fear in the first place.

I mean think about it, (setting aside the robbers of course), what could the dark, spiders, or insects do to me, last time i checked, there is generally nothing in dark but air, and air cannot hurt me. all a spider or insect can do is crawl on me, oooh crawling anything but crawling. most fears are of things that can do absolutely nothing to you, so why not make your life a little easier and at least attempt to get over your fears.

Hope my story helps,

Sincerely,
Brett Epstein

]]> By: ways to get ex back http://www.thedailymind.com/how-to/the-scariest-place-on-earth-how-to-conquer-your-fears-develop-bravery/comment-page-1/#comment-20728 ways to get ex back Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:40:43 +0000 http://thedailymind.com/?p=273#comment-20728 I am less fearful and less stressed since picking up that practice some years ago. Its not for any lack of stressful impulses, or fearful cues, its more that I’ve learned to recognize them when they begin to sprout, and I tag them for what they are. Essentially turning on the lights and seeing the sheet, rather than imagining the ghost. So the impulses are still there but the way I handle them are different. I am less fearful and less stressed since picking up that practice some years ago. Its not for any lack of stressful impulses, or fearful cues, its more that I’ve learned to recognize them when they begin to sprout, and I tag them for what they are. Essentially turning on the lights and seeing the sheet, rather than imagining the ghost. So the impulses are still there but the way I handle them are different.

]]> By: Acai Force http://www.thedailymind.com/how-to/the-scariest-place-on-earth-how-to-conquer-your-fears-develop-bravery/comment-page-1/#comment-20501 Acai Force Tue, 01 Sep 2009 06:16:19 +0000 http://thedailymind.com/?p=273#comment-20501 Being afraid is just one of the states of mind. You have really explained it worthly to overcome fear and be brave against all odds. Being afraid is just one of the states of mind. You have really explained it worthly to overcome fear and be brave against all odds.

]]> By: The Daily Minder http://www.thedailymind.com/how-to/the-scariest-place-on-earth-how-to-conquer-your-fears-develop-bravery/comment-page-1/#comment-19169 The Daily Minder Fri, 14 Aug 2009 04:39:43 +0000 http://thedailymind.com/?p=273#comment-19169 Hey there. Check out this article - it explains it perfectly. http://www.lamayeshe.com/index.php?sect=article&id=425 Hey there.
Check out this article – it explains it perfectly.

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]]> By: Antcollector http://www.thedailymind.com/how-to/the-scariest-place-on-earth-how-to-conquer-your-fears-develop-bravery/comment-page-1/#comment-19006 Antcollector Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:17:41 +0000 http://thedailymind.com/?p=273#comment-19006 You said that the interaction between senses and a object happens in the first place. If so, what’s the cause of the action of labeling that object? Wouldn’t labeling being a consequence of the creation of “me” and “something” (and the fear of losing the known world)? If all that happens at the same time, what’s the most enlightening state-of-being for living (if that is something like that)? To abandon the known? You said that the interaction between senses and a object happens in the first place. If so, what’s the cause of the action of labeling that object? Wouldn’t labeling being a consequence of the creation of “me” and “something” (and the fear of losing the known world)? If all that happens at the same time, what’s the most enlightening state-of-being for living (if that is something like that)? To abandon the known?

]]> By: grow taller http://www.thedailymind.com/how-to/the-scariest-place-on-earth-how-to-conquer-your-fears-develop-bravery/comment-page-1/#comment-17683 grow taller Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:56:03 +0000 http://thedailymind.com/?p=273#comment-17683 I am less fearful and less stressed since picking up that practice some years ago. Its not for any lack of stressful impulses, or fearful cues, its more that I’ve learned to recognize them when they begin to sprout, and I tag them for what they are. Essentially turning on the lights and seeing the sheet, rather than imagining the ghost. So the impulses are still there but the way I handle them are different. I am less fearful and less stressed since picking up that practice some years ago. Its not for any lack of stressful impulses, or fearful cues, its more that I’ve learned to recognize them when they begin to sprout, and I tag them for what they are. Essentially turning on the lights and seeing the sheet, rather than imagining the ghost. So the impulses are still there but the way I handle them are different.

]]> By: Charlie http://www.thedailymind.com/how-to/the-scariest-place-on-earth-how-to-conquer-your-fears-develop-bravery/comment-page-1/#comment-17302 Charlie Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:58:00 +0000 http://thedailymind.com/?p=273#comment-17302 It's rare that I fear the big things such as death or disease but I have several small, seemingly irrational fears which are, none the less, quite paralysing at times. One of my biggest fears is of being the centre of attention. I don't like my own birthdays and will only agree to a party if it's very low key or a joint celebration so that there is someone else there to take centre stage. I am terrified of public speaking and I am even afraid when I have to walk into a room full of people because I know their eyes will be on me and I feel like I'm being judged. I am good at hiding these fears, especially in social situations. Most of my friends and family would say I'm a confident person, but I know that it does affect me quite a lot in the workplace. I have no idea how to overcome it. It’s rare that I fear the big things such as death or disease but I have several small, seemingly irrational fears which are, none the less, quite paralysing at times.

One of my biggest fears is of being the centre of attention. I don’t like my own birthdays and will only agree to a party if it’s very low key or a joint celebration so that there is someone else there to take centre stage. I am terrified of public speaking and I am even afraid when I have to walk into a room full of people because I know their eyes will be on me and I feel like I’m being judged. I am good at hiding these fears, especially in social situations. Most of my friends and family would say I’m a confident person, but I know that it does affect me quite a lot in the workplace. I have no idea how to overcome it.

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