Fear controls our lives in numerous ways whether we are aware of it or not. From the beginning of childhood through our formative years we have developed reactions to many frightening situations. As the twig is bent, so grows the tree. We are creatures of habit and we carry the emotional bends and twists of childhood into later life. Our earliest reactions to fear persist into our present lives to impact how we function and how we relate to others. Very early in life we are taught, "Don't be afraid—you're over-reacting!" "Be brave. Act grown up—handle it!" We soon learn to suppress even the awareness of most of our fears. But when we are no longer conscious of our fears we are unable to distinguish between the real dangers of today and old automatic habits. I call these old habits “fear reflexes.” These fear reflexes, which were set up in early childhood, work automatically in our body-mind-relationship connection outside of our awareness— usually to our detriment.
MIND ZONE
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