Fear Detox

Fear is one of our fundamental emotions. Fear can affect our physical, mental and emotional well-being in many ways.

Why Detox Fear?

Fear is one of our fundamental emotions. It arises out of the perception of danger or separation; it results in the “fight or flight or freeze” response. It is a survival response that has played a fundamental role in the evolution of humanity and civilization, and it continues to play a critical role today, shaping lives, personalities and destinies. It is wired into our autonomic nervous system, so everyone is affected by this emotion. So how do we use the experience in the most constructive way?

On one hand fear can play a positive role, warning us, protecting us and helping us to stay on the right track when we are off course. But fear can also be crippling, terrifying, and it can stop us from doing things that are important. And intense fear for something that is not a danger becomes irrational and phobic.

Fear can affect our physical, mental and emotional well-being in many ways, including:

• Difficulty breathing, increased heart rate and heart rate variability, tightness in the body, trembling, dizziness, a churning stomach, and sweating.

• Anxiety, panic, a sense of losing control, excessive negative thoughts, over-reaction, paranoia, helplessness, and loss of self-confidence.