To Fear The Darkness

Fear Of Death And Darkness Phobia

by: Steve Hill

Fear of the dark also known as Nyctophobia is common among young children who often fear that something catastrophic may happen to them in the night. In the darkness, we can’t see very well, and for a young child, particularly one with a healthy imagination, this can be very frightening. A pervading sense can build that something sinister is just out of sight and arm’s reach waiting for its moment to strike.

As a young child, I used to suffer from this phobia, as a result of which my mother used to leave the landing light on for me to provide a calming relief from the darkness. My parents also used to ask me questions to make me elaborate on my fears. By doing this, they showed concern and sympathy, while at the same time making it very clear that they were not afraid. In this way, parents can be of great use to their children.

The fear lessened as I grew older, then went away altogether. Most children as they grow up and the world around them becomes more logical and less fantastic, come to realise that they are quite safe in the darkness and their fears were irrational.

Some adults can suffer from this fear – particularly those who suffer from nightmares or have traumatic memories. Although gradual exposure to darkness can be helpful to nyctophobics, the management of nightmares and bad memories is liable to require specialist help.

Fear of death or Thantophobia is quite a natural phenomenon. None of us know what will happen to us after we die. But to be morbidly afraid of death is unhealthy and detrimental to our lives.

If one fears death excessively, it can prevent them from being able to enjoy life. Often associated with hypochondria, morbid death fear can cause unnecessary worry and anxiety and can prevent the sufferer from being able to live life to the full.

To a point the fear of death diminishes when we see it in its natural context – a dying person surrounded by loving friends and family. However most of our images of death in the modern world have been distorted by our culture’s preoccupation with unnatural violent death: daily news stories of shootings, abductions and suicide bombings. Brutally violent movies and computer games. Also scare mongering news stories regarding types of food once perceived to be healthy, but now putting you at death’s door.

All this negative focus leads to unhealthy consequences. An exaggerated fear of dying and phobias of growing old leads to a reluctance to make a will or make any plans for those we love whom we know will outlive us and a general ignorance of normal end of life options.

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The Anatomy of Fear

Conquer Your Fear

by: Daniel N Brown

Your belief system is the driving force behind your behaviors and your results. If you can change your beliefs, you will change your behaviors. When you change your behaviors, you will change your results. Then, when you change your results, you will change your life.

It all starts with your belief system. Jesus said, “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes” (Mark 9:23).

Many things can keep one from believing. But, I think the biggest factor that keeps one from believing is fear and doubt.

Fear and doubt is a common problem from which none of us is immune. They are acquired diseases because we weren’t born with them. They are very contagious and are passed around from one person to another. They impair your normal functioning and keep you from making positive and long lasting changes in your life. If you’re not careful, fear and doubt will cause you to make weak and irrational decisions that sell out your future for the sake of today. They will steal your peace, your joy, and your very life.

Fear is probably the dominant problem in one’s life. 90 percent of the chronic patients who see today’s physicians have one common symptom – fear.

Many different fears are common to us all to some degree, such as a fear of failure, fear of success, fear of losing one’s job, fear of poverty, fear of criticism, fear of illness, fear of rejection, fear of growing old, fear of being separated from loved ones, fear of death, and probably one of the most common fears of all – fear of inadequacy.

Then there are innumerable phobias such as a fear of the dark, fear of high places, fear of closed-in places, fear of insects, and so on.

But, fear is a part of life and a God-given emotion. We rightly fear many things that we should fear. In it’s right place, fear is a strong motivator and protecter.

Fear becomes a problem when it is irrational, such as fears that are imagined. 90 percent of the things we imagine through fear never happen. Much of the remaining 10 percent we often make happen ourselves. Like the person who has a fear of failure; he may get himself so anxious about failing, he will actually, somehow, make himself fail.

Fear terror eye (Photo credit: @Doug88888)

So, how do we overcome our fears?

~ The first step for resolving any problem is to admit you have the problem. Whatever fear you’re experiencing, admit it. It’s ok to feel fear but it’s not ok to let your fear control you. For those who will admit they have a disease called fear, they are more likely to break through it’s control over them.

~ Determine if your fears are imaginary. If so, acknowledge it and refuse to continue to dwell on those fearful thoughts. What the mind dwells on, it magnifies and attracts. It will eventually begin to actually believe that your fearful imaginations are real and act upon them.

~ If your fear is real, accept it and take whatever steps you can to change the circumstances that cause your fear. Keep in mind that courage isn’t the absence of fear, it’s the ability to press on dispite the presence of fear. Many times, the solution to any fear is simply – do the thing you fear. It’s amazing how action conquers fear! Try it.

~ If you are fearing a person, or the ‘unknown,’ the best thing to do is simply trust God. There is no greater way to overcome these kinds of fears. The Bible says, “Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe” (Proverbs 29:25). Trust your circumstances to God every day. 1 Peter 5:7 says, “Cast your care on Him for He cares for you.”

Remember, your belief system is the driving force behind your behaviors and your results. If your beliefs are fear driven, they will impair your normal functioning and keep you from making positive and long lasting changes in your life.

If you conquer your fears and doubts, you will conquer failure.

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The Anatomy of Fear

Conquer Your Fear

by: Daniel N Brown

Your belief system is the driving force behind your behaviors and your results. If you can change your beliefs, you will change your behaviors. When you change your behaviors, you will change your results. Then, when you change your results, you will change your life.

It all starts with your belief system. Jesus said, “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes” (Mark 9:23).

Many things can keep one from believing. But, I think the biggest factor that keeps one from believing is fear and doubt.

Fear and doubt is a common problem from which none of us is immune. They are acquired diseases because we weren’t born with them. They are very contagious and are passed around from one person to another. They impair your normal functioning and keep you from making positive and long lasting changes in your life. If you’re not careful, fear and doubt will cause you to make weak and irrational decisions that sell out your future for the sake of today. They will steal your peace, your joy, and your very life.

Fear is probably the dominant problem in one’s life. 90 percent of the chronic patients who see today’s physicians have one common symptom – fear.

Many different fears are common to us all to some degree, such as a fear of failure, fear of success, fear of losing one’s job, fear of poverty, fear of criticism, fear of illness, fear of rejection, fear of growing old, fear of being separated from loved ones, fear of death, and probably one of the most common fears of all – fear of inadequacy.

Then there are innumerable phobias such as a fear of the dark, fear of high places, fear of closed-in places, fear of insects, and so on.

But, fear is a part of life and a God-given emotion. We rightly fear many things that we should fear. In it’s right place, fear is a strong motivator and protecter.

Fear becomes a problem when it is irrational, such as fears that are imagined. 90 percent of the things we imagine through fear never happen. Much of the remaining 10 percent we often make happen ourselves. Like the person who has a fear of failure; he may get himself so anxious about failing, he will actually, somehow, make himself fail.

Fear terror eye (Photo credit: @Doug88888)

So, how do we overcome our fears?

~ The first step for resolving any problem is to admit you have the problem. Whatever fear you’re experiencing, admit it. It’s ok to feel fear but it’s not ok to let your fear control you. For those who will admit they have a disease called fear, they are more likely to break through it’s control over them.

~ Determine if your fears are imaginary. If so, acknowledge it and refuse to continue to dwell on those fearful thoughts. What the mind dwells on, it magnifies and attracts. It will eventually begin to actually believe that your fearful imaginations are real and act upon them.

~ If your fear is real, accept it and take whatever steps you can to change the circumstances that cause your fear. Keep in mind that courage isn’t the absence of fear, it’s the ability to press on dispite the presence of fear. Many times, the solution to any fear is simply – do the thing you fear. It’s amazing how action conquers fear! Try it.

~ If you are fearing a person, or the ‘unknown,’ the best thing to do is simply trust God. There is no greater way to overcome these kinds of fears. The Bible says, “Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe” (Proverbs 29:25). Trust your circumstances to God every day. 1 Peter 5:7 says, “Cast your care on Him for He cares for you.”

Remember, your belief system is the driving force behind your behaviors and your results. If your beliefs are fear driven, they will impair your normal functioning and keep you from making positive and long lasting changes in your life.

If you conquer your fears and doubts, you will conquer failure.

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