Challenge or Threat?I was in a clubhouse room this week listening to various authorities talking about facing fear. One individual summed up something brilliantly, something which I have attempted to explain for years.
It went something like this:
When you are facing something which is potentially scary for you, what do you think about it. Essentially, two people facing the same thing will have completely different reactions. For example, if you are about to get on a roller coaster and you are scared, what happens next to you depends on one thing. Do you consider the roller coaster a threat or a challenge? This fundamental difference in attitude is critical. If you consider it a threat, you will have adrenaline and will probably want to run away. If you consider it a challenge, you will have adrenaline and move towards the roller coaster. The Doctor, that explained this, did so much more eloquently than this.
However, it got my thinking about fear of flying again and how important it is to get our minds right. To get our thought processes helping us move towards the fear. So, perhaps, this is a good reminder then? Maybe, if you were to think of flying as facing a challenge, not a threat? You might still have similar feelings but, you would be in an action mindset rather than a run away mindset?
Challenge or threat...you decide.
Paul, Fear of flying coach
Lovefly Team
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