Mindfulness World: Befriending fear

Garvey Harris

Trainee Hypno-Psychotherapist, Hypnotherapist

Mindfulness Therapist, Teacher and Supervisor

Befriending Fear

Fear - Wikipedia
Fear is a feeling induced by perceived danger or threat that occurs in certain types of organisms, which causes a change in metabolic and organ functions...

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Fear | Psychology Today
Fear is a vital response to physical and emotional danger—if we didn't feel it, we couldn't protect ourselves from legitimate threats. But often we fear situations that...

When stress kicks in, the body goes into survival mode from the perceived danger. 7.5 billion people respond to the stages of stress in the same way. You are anxious on both a subconscious level which affects the body and anxious on the conscious level which affects the mind. So, if you are not relaxed, and will not ‘feel’ safe.

Living without fear

You need to lower the stress chemicals, like cortisol, that have been released to stimulate your nervous system. Over a short period of time stress is good, but over a long period of time. You will have so many symptoms of stress that you will feel overwhelmed and want to go for medical help?

STRESS RELATED FACTS AND STATISTICS

The Stress in America survey results show that adults continue to report high levels of stress and many report that their stress has increased over the past year – American Psychological Association.

75% of adults reported experiencing moderate to high levels of stress in the past month and nearly half reported that their stress has increased in the past year – American Psychological Association.

Approximately 1 out of 75 people may experience panic disorder – National Institutes of Mental Health.

Stress is a top health concern for U.S. teens between 9th and 12th grade, psychologists say that if they don’t learn healthy ways to manage that stress now, it could have serious long-term health implications – American Psychological Association.

80% of workers feel stress on the job and nearly half say they need help in learning how to manage stress. And 42% say their co-workers need such help – American Institute of Stress.

Stress levels in the workplace are rising with 6 in 10 workers in major global economies experiencing increased workplace stress. With China (86%) having the highest rise in workplace stress – The Regus Group

Alarmingly 91% of adult Australians feel stress in at least one important area of their lives. Almost 50% feel very stressed about one part of their life – Lifeline Australia.

Australian employees are absent for an average of 3.2 working days each year through stress. This workplace stress costs the Australian economy approximately $14.2 billion – Medibank

An estimated 442,000 individuals in Britain, who worked in 2007/08 believed that they were experiencing work-related stress at a level that was making them ill – Labour Force Survey.

Approximately 13.7 million working days are lost each year in the UK as a result of work-related illness at a cost of £28.3 billion per year – National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence.