Bomb blasts, economic slowdown, job layoffs, road accidents, murders, and kidnappings are just some of the words mentioned in newspapers almost everyday. It’s hardly surprising then that living in anxiety and fear has become a part of life for many of us. We fear the worst, spend countless hours worrying about our loved ones, and imagine ourselves in the worst situations. Why? It isn’t something we like doing, but these thoughts seem to come naturally to many among of us.

Imagine a day free of worry, fear and anxiety, imagine laughing without for a moment wondering how long it would last, and imagine going to work without thinking about deadline pressure, annual targets or your job security. Doesn’t it sound wonderful? Your life can be filled with such lovely days, if you try to let go of anxiety and fear.

How to let go?

Understand the futility of fear and anxiety

People justify their habit of worrying or fearing the worst in different ways. To some it’s a defense mechanism. They feel that if they worry enough, they can prevent the worst from happening. There are others who justify their anxiety by calling it a way of being prepared for the worst, a way of life or simply a hard habit to break. If you can identify with any of these thought processes, try the following exercise:

· Take a piece of paper and write down everything that you fear or are anxious about now

· Now think a little and write down everything that you feared or were anxious about in the past

Chances are that both your lists will be similar

Now ask yourself what has worrying in the past done for you? Did it stop some events from happening? Did it make some threats disappear? Could you make some of your fears disappear with your anxiety?

This exercise will teach you the futility of fear and anxiety. Repeat this exercise every time fear and anxiety start getting the better of you.

Affirmations

Positive affirmations can help you dispel fear and anxiety from your life forever. The logic is simple; your beliefs depend upon your conditioning. Whatever you are told repeatedly becomes your truth. For instance, if you were told since childhood that you are ugly, then no matter how beautiful you may be you’d start viewing yourself as ugly. Similarly if you keep repeating something to yourself over and over, with time, it will become your belief and your truth. So, every time you feel fear and anxiety taking over your mind, start affirming to yourself, “I am safe and I trust life”. Do this easy affirmation for as long as it takes for you to feel calm again.

Psychological counseling or therapy

In some cases chronic fear or anxiety is the result of a past event or childhood trauma. For instance, if you lost a loved one as a child, were witness to a terrible incident in childhood, or were abused, chances are that fear and anxiety would get so deeply entrenched in your subconscious that you may need psychological counseling or therapy to be able to function normally.

It’s important to remember that fear and anxiety are creations of the mind and we have the power to destroy the thoughts we create.

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