I'm not afraid anymore

I was able to beat what I thought I could never beat. I had support from so many people like my life coach and girlfriend. I used to fear of catastrophic events. It caused me to avoid the news or science news, because I was scared of what I would hear. What triggered this was when the movie 2012 was coming out. It traumatized me and left me with anxiety attacks every night for 3 years. I know now that when I hear that stuff most of it is just illogical so I just brush it over now. My girlfriend also helps explain stuff for me, for instance I was always scared of global warming, she explained it too me and told me it's effects and now that I know I'm not afraid anymore.

What I think was a strong fear of death mixed with apocalypses or something. I think it was actually the fear of the unknown and not knowing what would happen. But now I feel that I beat that fear, I'm able to hear news and not even be affected by it. I'm able to learn science now with no limits. For once my fear isn't controlling me and I can pursue my dream of being a biologist and I can live without the fear.

So you beat it from thinking logically? not sure if misundertood.

Moses199 said:

So you beat it from thinking logically? not sure if misundertood.

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A little most of it I didn't understand, like I wouldn't know what they meant and hearing people talk about it and saying stuff like it will happen helped cause the anxiety, like I knew it was fake but because of what people were saying I was still worried sick. It was a very complicated process, sometimes I think what scared me more was the people.

Moses199 said:

So you beat it from thinking logically? not sure if misundertood.

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Isn't the absence of logical thinking largely the basis of most phobias? I mean, excuse me for saying so, but logical thought processes rarely have a place when dealing with anxiety and fear.
For example, I am petrified of thunder. Do I know that thunder cannot harm me? Absolutely. Does that stop me from hiding in my basement with noise cancelling headphones when a storm blows in? Absolutely not.
I mean, I may totally be misreading the way you meant this reply, but the way you phrased it here just sounds totally ignorant. Again correct me if I'm wrong, it just seems like a really out-of-place response on a forum where people seek help about the seemingly illogical anxiety regarding social situations.

I also have some trouble watching the news or hearing that the unemployment rates are going up, or similar things, because I always assume it'll affect me one way or another, which in turn hinders my motivation. It's mostly a matter of positive self-dialogue and just do your best at every turn.

kaycee09 said:

Isn't the absence of logical thinking largely the basis of most phobias? I mean, excuse me for saying so, but logical thought processes rarely have a place when dealing with anxiety and fear.
For example, I am petrified of thunder. Do I know that thunder cannot harm me? Absolutely. Does that stop me from hiding in my basement with noise cancelling headphones when a storm blows in? Absolutely not.
I mean, I may totally be misreading the way you meant this reply, but the way you phrased it here just sounds totally ignorant. Again correct me if I'm wrong, it just seems like a really out-of-place response on a forum where people seek help about the seemingly illogical anxiety regarding social situations.

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No i didn't mean that. I too feel thinking logically is pointless, but i've heard some reports of people overcoming their fear thinking logically. I read somewhere some guy couldn't overcome his fear thinking logically until he and his girlfriend went back on forth arguing about how logical his fear was, is when it worked for him.

dannyboy65 said:

A little most of it I didn't understand, like I wouldn't know what they meant and hearing people talk about it and saying stuff like it will happen helped cause the anxiety, like I knew it was fake but because of what people were saying I was still worried sick. It was a very complicated process, sometimes I think what scared me more was the people.

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So how did you overcome it?

Well that works for me. Someone says they're not afraid any more, congrats!