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fearof change

mr_magoo
Community Member
I have a fear of change how can i control it At the moment i am too scared to do anything.Its like i don't want to help myself does anyone have similar issues and how do you deal with them
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sister moon
Community Member

Hi Mr Magoo,

Please be kind to your self. Change can be really tricky and confronting especially for those of us who are prone to anxiety. It is hard to give any specific advice without knowing what kind of change you are fearing. I have anxiety and am often scared of new or unknown things or change. At times if I have realised that my comfort zone had become very very small rather than picking one of the larger changes that I wanted/needed to do but feared, I picked something small to start with. Something that wouldn't really have any consequences, that didn't really matter but was just different. Maybe picking a tiny new thing to start you on the process might help eg a new food, a different root to somewhere you go, doing something at a different time of day.

Another thing I did once when I was scared of everything was deliberately do something that I knew would be frightening but that was short lived and I knew I would be okay. There was a very large slide type thing it was high and fast and I don't like heights or going fast. I knew it was "safe" as I had seen 100's of kids and adults go down it over the years. So I made myself do it, not for enjoyment but because I knew I would be terrified and that I would survive. I hated every second. BUT I was okay and while I felt silly I also felt really proud of myself for doing something frightening. At the time I was frightened of everything and it was my way to fight back at the fear. It didn't make me less scared to do other new things. The fear stuck around, but it did help me to see that I didn't have to wait till I was not afraid to do something. I was never going to not be afraid. Fear was going to come with me always, but that is okay.

Good luck!

Sister moon

thank you for your reply and advice

sister moon
Community Member
No worries Mr Magoo I hope things are going well. Feel free to keep us updated.