Fear is Fascinating
Fear can be its own single experience but often, fear is alerting you to a potential threat to your internal homeostasis. When this happens, it is no longer a single experience of that one emotion, it quickly ripples out to one of four different emotions that it hides behind.
Here are some examples of Fear in Action:
A small child injures themselves on the monkey bars at the park. They fall and cry.
A small child injures themselves on the monkey bars at the park. They fall and get angry.
A small child injures themselves on the monkey bars at the park. The parent runs over to the child and feels guilty for allowing them to climb so high.
A small child injures themselves on the monkey bars at the park. They fall, get really anxious, and refuse to continue to play at the park.
As you can see from these examples, the same incident happened each time, but the reactions to the experience are different. However, they all have something in common, behind each reaction is fear. This is why fear is so fascinating and important to understand.
The Roots of Fear run deep and are unique to every person. Understanding your personal connection to fear is empowering and will support you in engaging more courage in your life.
Want to learn more? Join us at our Roots of Fear workshop on Feb. 22 from 2 - 4:30 p.m. at Propel Performance Institute.
ElementQ supports the development of emotional awareness and empowers individuals of all ages and genders with the tools to enhance their EQ.