# Fear — Quotations

- I was crippled by inaction and fear.
- totally groundless fear.
- I'm afraid they're going to want to push medication right away.
- I'm sitting here on the computer right now afraid and scared
- fear is dominating my life, and by extension defining my life
- All I can say to that is "I think so" mainly because fear and anxiety have dominated the scene for me for so long.
- Been waking up scared the past 3-4 days and dont shake it until the afternoon.
- I know I still have not articulated what I'm scared of.
- I've made a little bit of progress in unpacking what I am afraid of
- I fear that people are going to leave me.
- Why would I fear people leaving me?
- One thing I did discover, is that I have a huge fear of disappointing people, and letting people down.
- I see you're disciplining my kids, my wife, my coworkers and I in a constant state of panic and fear that I'm going to let people down, it gets fucking annoying after a while
- Btw this is just one thing fear, there are others but they are Still not entirely clear to me
- What I need is a way to figure out how to process that first thing with my dad and hard to know that everything's OK and I don't need to be fucking scared
- Ever since you've asked me what I'm afraid of I wake up each morning looking for it
- Remember the fear thing?I'm afraid of getting in trouble.That may sound weird but it's the best way I can describe trying to avoid my father's wrath growing up.
- I don't know how that type of fear extends into my life in general.
- But it's a fear that's very real for me and it's kind of free-floating
- it does go frighteningly fast
- have a weird mix of anxiety, fear, and fatigue.
- What to do with the fellow sitting in the corner gnashing his teeth, and filled with anxiety and dread?
- If I were to take a guess its compounded fears and such over time.
- Not having enough resources in the future I think is my fear—getting old and being dirt poor, living in some public convalescent home and all alone, and dying alone.
- I have this fear, that I've never really identified, and its being alone.
- Fear of embarrassment, feeling less than others, low self esteem, etc.
- yes, fear of leaving us and being left all alone
- I feel lots of dread and stress
- I'm afraid more people are going to "pop" like this clown and the asshole in Atlanta
- And then the dread of having to do it again, like Bill Murray in Groundhog day.
- When young I hid my heart far, far away because of the constant fear of punishment (verbal and/or physical) at the hands of my father.
- waves of fear, anxiety, shame, guilt, grief and despair.feeling awful, but if I remember correctly its just a feeling and hopefully it will pass
- He has/had a MASSIVE fear of dying early.
- In fact I find it REALLY interesting not to feel fear/panic AT ALL.
- I can tell that subconsciously I'm reticent to really engage with her for fear of hurting her more, and making her leave
- Btw, was triggered hard this morning waking up to the sound of my dad raging 😡Took me back to 11 years old.The fear trigger was instant.
- Need it to disarm the fear and worry, and deepen my ability to stay calm continuously
- My mind kept trying to bring me down, make me fear.
- Darrell, I'm really scared and hurt.
- But it triggers fear from childhood insecurities.
- Liked "I would question your label of the fear.
- That may be one component but you know this fear and so it's power is not as strong?
- I was too wrapped up in fear and anxiety in the moment to be present to all the good fortune and blessings I had
- I feel the need to look her straight in the eye and ask her if she wants me gone, a divorce, but a part of me is so afraid to ask because if she were to say yes...I don't know wtf I would do.
- I feel weak, stupid, fearful and massive SHAME
- So I've lived an entire year of my life incredibly depressed and anxious and have had my worst nightmare and worst fear come to be real
- My fears are coming true
- She said I made her scared a lot and that she has no trust.
- WTF And I've asked her and the response is that I scared her, I intimidated her she was frightened of me.
- She doesn't share her fears and feelings with me
- Certainly my father set the bar for that.What I don't understand is before that event she was scared of me I mean she even said that.
- She feared me for the rage, anger, and dark depression that was overflowing out of me regardless of the masking I tried.She feared for herself and the boys.
- This morning I've discovered I don't know who I am.My whole life has been lived in reaction to and fear of others.
- It actually is something I look forward to instead of dread
- I'm gonna send you what I just wrote about her decision.The one thing I need your perspective on is taking in the context of her fear.
- The question I have is if you are, that terrified, you scream, you kick you punch.
- They both accepted the apology and told me honestly they never felt threatened by me were scared by me.
- Doesn't treat me, like I'm a bad person, but I'm afraid if we start talking about that, I don't know it's gonna change our relationship or something.
- She has the trauma of watching him turn into somebody else, and she was probably terrified of him.
- She was scared of me in a way that the boys were not and when I asked him about being scared, it's more about my driving during that period of time which I was a grumpy driver.
- Her heightened fear makes total sense to me now, and I remember the way she used to look at me with big eyes and there was like concern/fear behind them.Oh my god this is huge.
- She was living her early life trauma all over again.In retrospect, I recall her being weird/afraid in a way I had never seen before.
- ## I never put that together before.She has the trauma of watching Tim turn into somebody else, and she was terrified seeing him go through that transformation—SHE FELT HELPLESS and TERRIFIED.
- I had completely lost my ability to communicate pretty much anything with Liz because the energy of my severe depression and rejection frustration was palpable—it terrified her.
- Reflect on how much useful energy you have spent on fear and worry.
- I'm really fucking scared.
- I'm actually frightened by the prospect of living alone
- I'm frightened the depression is going to come out of the closet at night and get inside me again
- The fear of being alone.
- Im honestly fearful of moving out away from my family and being isolated and alone.
- I took that to heart.then Covid.during that time I do recall her saying she was scared of me and I was taken aback.
- She said the boys were scared of me—I asked them individually and no—didnt feel scared or threatened by me in any way all during the pandemic.
- Or maybe she was afraid of me blowing my top because I was still not stable.
- Honestly, when I move out of it the house and I'm all alone, it really may be the very end of me.I fear that day
- I'm scared, won't lie.
- None of it scares me, frightens me or phases me in the slightest
- I operate from fear.
- A place from fear where I am going to let people down or they will discover that I am a fraud.
- He's about 62 has dreadlocks and has the four British accent.
- I was just expressing my frustration with my situation.Today's the first day I felt truly terrified for where I'm headed
- I know this because I can feel it inside of me, unexplored depths.That space frightens me as I think that's when people check out.
- Honestly, I'm getting close to being afraid of myself
- Im scared how pathetic is that?
- I'm scared of me
- That's when I get scared of myself.
- Emailed you invites to 2 of the fear/resentment exercises I did from CrappyFairy.
- And then, the time I almost drove my car off a cliff and turned at the last fucking second, that actually scared the shit out of me
- I was scared shitless of the end of this month.
- And fears
- Tears for Fears.
- It sucks to know that your life was capable of so much more than the scared, frightened life I've lived.
- I was afraid of life without wife/family3.
- Part of me deep down is afraid of opening up and getting hurt.
- https://seths.blog/2023/09/the-mvp-and-fear/
- Fear and the MVP
- Working on putting trust into that and parking the doubt and fear
- Growing up fearing your father with zero sense he cared, only criticism.
- Every once and a while the enormity of what I am trying to carry and get through overwhelms me.Tears, fear, frozen from action.
- I've been indecisive my entire life, based in fear of going the wrong way, or picking the wrong thing.
- And good day to you.I watched my mind create new stories from hearing something and then trigger an emotional response with fear 😰 If not conscious and aware that would have autopiloted me.
- I am absolutely not afraid of fucking moving forward.
- Being with her proves to me that happiness is on meI'm still feeling the need to people please and sometimes I'm afraid of saying things
- Those who understand its trappings can release grief and lessen their fears.
- But talking to therapist isn't going to solve my head I'm afraid.
- Interesting that when I face Elizabeth I feel fear.
- In fact, I haven't looked in a month because I'm afraid it's worse.
- Like for example, if I'm ready to get real and somebody's afraid, that somebody else needs to get check in on what that afraid is
- I would just love to know why she was so afraid of me before all this happened.
- Judging myself as a weak fearful ineffective man.
- When I look back from high up that's what I see.Someone who lived in fear of making people upset.
- Actually, it's not it's completely driven from anxiety and fear.
- I want to text JenicaI'm afraid if I wait until my life is perfect it may be too late
- Not sure I'm ready to read it for fear of triggering myself and being useless all day.
- Confidence vs FearI can tell you I regret letting fear stop me over my life in so many different situations worried about what other people think.
- Stop for a moment and reflect on how much time you spend dwelling on others?Exactly.In the moments of fear I'm blinded to the fact that I don't get do overs.
- I have this incredible sense of panic, anxiety, and fear.
- I had T-Mobile call me yesterday and today my bill is late and they I fear will shut my phone off.
- I lived my entire life in a place of fearI know of nothing elseno other existence No other perspective or perception No other way of being
- What I'm fearful of is arrogance or the whiff of entitlement.
- WordReplace shyness with FearI've lived that.
- Too much fear in the world.
- One thing I've become acutely aware of is that I have lived in fear and that has guided and influenced my entire life.There wasn't a choice other than fear until recently.
- That's the thing I fear for you is you're so focused on all the shit that you might put some of your wellness and self-care on the back burner.
- I had never done before and to just do it like don't be afraid.
- Today may be the first time in this entire experience where I've legitimately felt scared of the future
- I'm gonna go hang around the dark people because I'm honestly scared about hanging out by myself
- And that is the fear I would fall into codependency with her.
- I live in a constant state of overwhelm, depression and fear.Living from inside a trauma response 24/7 is all normalized for me now.
- A chicken shit afraid of his own shadow
- Dont want to lose the car.I don't want to take my mind there—too frightening for me.
- Maybe the lesson I'm supposed to be learning is to live without fear.
- I know that fear for me shows up in all areas of my life professionally through imposter syndrome personally through fear of coming off as an asshole, just fear of rejection and disapproval.
- Last thing.It's part of the human condition.Fear.Every single human being has a fear.It may only be one, but they have one.
- And I think it is thru fear I will find connection with others
- FEARFalseEvidenceApearringReal
- I feel it is based in the fear category.
- You wake up with more rejection coming from all angles of my life, dreading every day for over two years.
- I don't feel too well and feel scared
- That's why I fear becoming a hermit or eternal loner
- She claims that she's scared and fearful because I raise my voice and I swear that's itWhen I told that to your mom and my mom when they were here, they both laughed out loud
- She simply frightened at an empowered Bert
- Something feels very different to me in my brain I'm really fucking scared
- But not for someone I don't know.There is risk, there is fear.But there is also my mask & my winning formula—my swiss army knife of social skills that get me out of weird moments in conversation
- Until some of these things are behind me or better managed I'm afraid I'm stuck in life.
- that part of my shadow that I've been introduced to that takes the reins and doesn't give a shit is the one I fear taking control once bad news arrives
- Interesting the fear thats thereWhats wild is i dont feel the fear in my body.
- I was too fucking scared to do it.
- I'm afraid I'm gonna run out of battery.
- Ive never felt this detached emotionally from thinking about itMeans im not scared
- Turning into a bitter, angry asshole who isnt afraid to tell you youre an asshat to your face
- Fear kept me from developing lasting relationships with people.
- Its sad, all I see in my past is failuresAnd fearNo fun
- The two of us would be fucking hilarious when we get scared
- I know this is my fear of adjusting.
- Fear of unknown.I'm not delusional thinking that nothing will ever say consistentHowever that seems to be what the subconscious is grasping for consistency anywhere in life
- my head in stuck in existential dread
- --I was blind to it before and simply struggled and pushed my way thru life simply because I was scared.A life lived entirely from a place of FEAR
- I'm not afraid of trying shit.
- In fact its fear of letting go, not fear of the reaper.I have no fear of letting go because its all I focus on now.No attachment.Maybe thats why tapping out seems like not a big deal to me.
- Interesting that a relationship isnt what m looking for fear of codependence and helplessness
- While good, I fear nothing will happen or move glacially with regard to alternative therapies.At this point i just want mind bloom asap.
- I keep getting messages to trust my intuition which I've turned away from my whole life out of fear.
- once the store goes online, and the marketing is automated (hootsuite perhaps) I'm going to design the next two posters that I already have queued up: Masking and Fear
- Feeling imbalanced biglyYesterday I was afraid to NOT be doing something with every waking minute.
- Fear and being afraid of the world and people stopped me.
- not a panic attack.Have sustained internal nervous tremor that wont go away 😬its being driven by LOTS of FEAR.
- brings up anxiety and fear of unknown
- I stuffed myself down inside to avoid being a ‘normal kid' who makes lots of mistakes.Im afraid of making mistakes to this day.
- last thing.I mention it in the podcast and it will be a BIG THEME throughout.FEAR.
- Fear manifests in many forms and I'll talk about that too.
- lots of fear and isolation
- lived whole life out of fear.
- Personally remembering that only brings up FEAR of not just what I need, but fear of opening my mouth, or making any type of loud noise.
- I'm sick of being afraid of speaking my mind and holding back just because I'm worried about what other people fucking think or feel
- Now i go spend the day in my head, in my hall of mental mirrors, stressed, worried, anxious, fearful, sad, lonely, discouraged, and depressed.
- Its with the fear that wont dissipate.
- I fear for Aidan, but he shows no fear.
- Growing up in tel:247365 fear, only to think I got away from it moving to California.
- Scared the shit out of me.Think its because Ive had a fucked up brain so longDont know
- Never have I lived from a place that was not fear based.
- Combined with the feeling ive compromised my entire life thru fear and making ppl happy, and putting myself in the back row
- It was weird to think back and how much what I experienced closed SO many doors out of fear
- "Living diligently aware of death does not mean living in fear, but living awake."I'm wide awake, no skin, nerves exposed to the air.I FEEL EVERYTHING without fear or favor.
- cannot shake the memory of her being terribly worried about me moving to CA, and things not working out, and the fear of getting old and being dumped for a younger woman — like her mom.
- _ mixed feelings todaytrying more and more to listen to my body.listen to whats underneath all the fear
- Incredibly depressing to realize Ive lived my whole life afraid of existing and depressedI'm fed up with human consciousness.
- Liked "Meme is dealing with her own demons and the passing if my father has stirred the fear of mortality.
- I've been doing it for my father since kindergarten.And I do it in pretty much every relationship I have because I fear of rejection and abandonment
- today, doing divorce stuff, along with this being the second day after a treatment has mad this a particularly miserable day.Add rain.Add loneliness.Add existensial dread to keep doing this.
- I cry alot when I look at little me in that frog shirt, doing his BEST masked smile, knowing the FEAR behind those eyes, and how terrified I was when I walked off the photo spot.
- I believe I nearly passed out from the overwhelm of panic and fear — but I didnt.
- unable to move forward on anythingstuck in looping thinking, panic attacks and fear.Another amazing day
- did I mention:—no social life for nearly a year—fear of crowds-energy suck—feeling transparent—people look THRU you—feeling of failure—not good enough
- Personally highlights that I did accomplish alot carrying a ton of mental illness.However all the accomplishments were driven from a place of fear, of not being good enuf.
- He doesnt want to hear that hes part of the root cause of how I am.Growing up terrified of someone ur supposed to feel safest with, fucks u up