Real Relationships With Paula

Niche Radio — We all at some point or other in our lives experience fear. Fear often drives our behavior and actions, such as you’re afraid of heights, you’re afraid of the dark etc. What we really need to understand is that fear is really just the ‘element of the unknown’ that is causing us to be afraid. Our brains are wired in such a way that we look for the familiar, for certainty and security. When we are uncertain of what an outcome will be, we use our past frames of reference (i.e. our experiences both real and imagined) to try to make sense of the situation. We hesitate or procrastinate on making a decision hoping that something will happen or someone will give us that certainty or the answers we are looking for. The reality of fear is not fear itself but rather what that fear resembles for us: · You are not scared of the dark, you’re scared of what’s in it · You are not afraid of heights, you’re afraid of falling · You are not afraid of the people around you, you’re afraid of rejection ·