Five Things You Should Know About Fears

Most people have experienced it at some point in their lives: your heart starts beating faster. You become more alert or feel as if you are in danger. Maybe you have trouble breathing, and you feel like you have a giant lump in your throat…   These phenomena are collectively known as fears.

However, this spontaneous reaction that sometimes overwhelms you is surrounded by all kinds of myths that prevent us from really being able to understand what fears really mean.

Most people know the symptoms associated with anxiety. But do they also know what the underlying reason could be?

1. Anxiety is not a disease

We often tend to think of anxiety as illness. That’s because it can sometimes completely disable those who suffer from it. Sometimes it can seem quite serious and the people out there don’t understand exactly what’s going on.

However, this does not mean that it is actually a disease.

• While some people may experience it frequently and uncontrollably, it’s important to remember that anxiety is not an indication that something in your body or mind is not functioning properly.
• It is simply important to learn different coping strategies to cope with it and to prevent it from controlling your life.

2. Can it kill me?

When anxious feelings keep piling up, it can almost feel like you’re about to die. Suddenly your throat tightens and you can no longer breathe properly.

However, these kinds of thoughts will only make the symptoms worse. The fear intensifies and you feel a lot worse.

After all, your body reacts to danger, but where is this danger? you are safe; everything is fine. These are just the physical manifestations of fear.

You cannot die of fear, because it is not fatal and neither are the symptoms it causes. Remember: the things you feel in your body will not lead to what you fear.

You won’t get out of breath. Your throat won’t close completely. The fear you experience is nothing more than an idea that your body must learn to respond to.

3. Fears are a normal response to danger

Fear is a normal response to prepare yourself for impending danger, whether you are in danger yourself or one of your loved ones. That’s why everyone has felt fear at one time or another.

However, in some situations, the body does not react exactly as it should.

When fear occurs in situations that are not threatening at all, and there is no reason to think that danger might be imminent, the reaction is completely misplaced. And in these cases it is important to learn to deal with it well and to get the fear under control.

When it’s not helpful and it just makes you feel bad, it’s important to figure out exactly what it is that you’re so afraid of, what you haven’t gotten over, or what problems you may be having.

Thus, you can begin to deal with these issues and face them in a healthy way.

4. Anxiety Causes Significant Changes in Someone

It may not seem like it at first, but fear does cause changes in someone. They make his body react as it is programmed to react to face threatening situations.

In relation to the cognitive aspect of fear, images and thoughts begin to run through your head that not only elicit this response, but also cause you to start thinking about possible ways to escape.

As for the motor aspect, your muscles and body get tense so they can perform the tasks your mind has instructed them to do (whether it’s running, fleeing, hiding or fighting).

This in turn can affect some other processes that may occur. This is the physiological aspect, where your heart starts racing. It can also happen that you suddenly break out in a sweat and that you suffer from headaches or certain stomach complaints.

Remember: your body reacts to a threat so that it can confront it as best it can. However, if there is no real danger, the body must be trained to respond appropriately to the situation.

5. Over time, fears can also affect your health

Anxiety is indeed normal, and it doesn’t have to be a negative experience.  Z ven if it occurs when it is not actually necessary. This response can also be your body’s way of telling you that it’s time to slow down, eat healthier, exercise more, and make more time for yourself.

However, if you continue to live with fear for a long time, it can at some point start to have a negative impact on your health. Unfortunately, it can weaken your immune system in the long run. You may also experience depression, insomnia and loss of short-term memory.

Knowing exactly where your fear comes from will make it easier. You can then tackle it at the root and learn to function normally again.

Ignoring the symptoms, doing nothing, or just covering up the symptoms by taking medication will not make the problem go away on its own.

You have to get to the root of the problem.