Overcoming Fear ( Archived) (27)

Never needs to happen again Pedro..

Thank mate... I feel it will never happen again I have been very well since 2010, Long live good health

Fear is an essential part of human survival, but sometimes a particular fear may become incapacitating, this is the one it is important to overcome and face, have seemed like Everest, was heights, that climbing wall would have filled me with terror.

I overcame it by familiarity, helped by my instructors . Once that main terror was overcome, it became easier with others.

Fear is an essential part of human survival, but sometimes a particular fear may become incapacitating, this is the one it is important to overcome and face, mine was heights, that climbing wall would have filled me with terror. and just like everest

I overcame it by familiarity, helped by my instructors. Once that main terror was overcome, it became easier with others.

Are you related to Dedovix??

Yes, fear can manifest in different ways and one is your own 'mindset'. This is the kind of fear that's concerned about, doing the right thing in order to project a good image. Or to be afraid to say something that might make you seem , unfriendly, bad, stupid. In other words, it's the ego that's misguidedly trying to protect the imagined self. That is where the fear comes in, the gasoline in the vehicle of ego is fear. Anxiety (which is always based in fear) is quiet often a result of this kind of fear.

Then there is irrational fear. This is usually based in the future, disconnected from the present moment, but evaluated through the lens of the past. This is where most phobias reside, in fact the word phobia comes from the Greek phobos meaning fear. Most of our day to day fears are irrational to some degree. Irrational fears can be very powerful and cause great distress to some, causing them to freeze in absolute panic. The fear of heights is a prime example.

Real, authentic fear is a necessary part of our nature and is needed to guide us through life safely. But paradoxically it could be said, that starting out with the right kind of fear is the way to fearlessness. It's a quote I once read and I think it rings true, paticularly with regards to our seemingly fearless climber in the video.
She has evaluated the task, acknowledged the fear, dealt with it and cast it aside. She knows that if at any time on that climb she allows fear to creep in, she's going to come off. Her task is to stay absolutely in the moment in total control of mind and body, and it's a wonderful life confirming feeling.