Ongoing “Fear” Conversation
Our discussion of “Fear” continues on “What We Talk About (when we talk about cancer)”. Before we start our new topic, “Battling”…. Continue…
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There are few emotions that can affect us more powerfully than fear. It is a force that can take hold of us and deeply affect our ability to make decisions and cope in the face of adversity. It can be, at worst, completely incapacitating. But is fear something that should always be suppressed or denied, or can we turn fear to our advantage? Can fear ever be useful, as a motivator to make a change, or to fight, or even as a test of our emotional strength?
Fearless
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The definition of fear is distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined;…
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POEM: “FEAR”
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Fear and Denial
The Fears of a Parent
I don’t think I ever understood fear until my children came into my life. Perhaps it’s because I never really was afraid of anything before…
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An unhealthy lack of fear?
A lot of people say that fear is good…that it can help protect us. But I’ve always been told that I have an unhealthy impassiveness towards fear. There’s nothing…
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