Show notes:
Fear is the most powerful of emotions
Franklin D Roosevelt - "The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself."
Yoda: "Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering."
-potential to create self-discovery
Collective unconscious and Fear - pandemics, politics, spirituality vs secularism, morals and values
How does society respond to fear?
How do you respond to fear in your relationship?
How does your shame affect your fear response?
How does your trauma affect your fear response?
H.P. Lovecraft - "The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown."
Fear as a Dragon - book 'There's No Such Thing as a Dragon'
-As long as you're afraid of something it has power over you.
Fantasy and Fears - Fear creates a sense of unsafety, creating fantasy around what is unsafe can change how the fear is experienced. Fantasy can also be used as a dissociative coping mechanism to avoid fear. Fantasies can be viewed as an attempt to rewrite history.
Fear and the Brain - The brain can not be reactive and curious at the same time.
Fear is reactive (fight, flight, freeze, fawn)
Curiosity brings compassion and understanding
When I am open about my fear I am more likely to be able to overcome
Taking the risk to face the fear will open up at least two possibilities, the first being potential and the second being closure.
