Getting Present with Your Fears
When we experience fear, we are (generally) not in the here and now
Hi all…and happy Sunday.
I am learning, now more than at any time in my life, that when we let our minds run amuck with fear, all hell breaks loose in our sweet bodies, souls and spirits.
I had never considered myself a fearful person, until the past few years, and it had nothing to do with covid. I guess it all started when I trusted a doctor who prescribed Cipro (one of the most toxic, dangerous antibiotics on the market but I didn’t know know that then). Within two weeks of taking it, I developed neuropathy in my feet and legs and well, it’s just been a challenge for sure.
On top of that, turns out I lived in a house with mold which just complicated matters. That same house was a stone’s throw from a freeway and train station as well so just add a ton of toxic heavy metals and chemicals on top of that into a body with a genetic makeup that doesn’t detoxify this stuff as well as the rest of the population and you have yourself a health journey that’s been, well, interesting (and expensive) to say the least.
About a week or so ago, a new friend I made from the internet turned me on to this guy named Dan Biglio who has a program and Youtube channel called Pain Free You. It’s all about how our fears create a situation where our body doesn’t feel safe due to what our brain is thinking and telling it.
The more I listen to Dan, the more I recognize that at least some of the symptoms I experience are exacerbated by what he calls Perceived Danger Pain, or PDP.
It’s fascinating really. By now, most of us have gotten the memo that our thoughts really do create our realities and futures and well, can I just say, I’ve been really doing some digging into what my brain has been saying to my body.
I have realized I don’t feel safe…in certain positions, doing certain things, talking to certain people, eating certain foods. We try to justify these things that we’ve become afraid of in the most creative ways but this doesn’t change the affect on our bodies.
So, I took a little stroll around my yard last week and explored being present with this fear thing and thought I’d share it with you so here it is…
I encourage each and every one of you to sit down for a few minutes after you listen and deeply consider how much fear you’re really in due to the conversations your brain keeps having with itself. You may be surprised. I was.
I wish for you at least a brief reprieve from fearful thoughts this week as we all explore our brain’s role in the current life experiences we’re having.
I offer you presence in all things. Thanks for being here…I appreciate you.
Elisabeth…
My personal philosophy…“I question therefore I am.”
Elisabeth, I hate to hear the pain you’ve been experiencing, both mentally and physically. I can certainly relate to the mental aspect, and there were periods where my mind did actual damage to my body. I’m glad you’re still able to get in your walks with nature. Listening to you does us all good 😊
Very good timing for me, listening to this today. (it seems I’ve missed two walks) but yes, a very topical subject for what I am going through right now.
I’m pretty good at living with pain, and shrugging it off, but I’m not so good at squelching the fears that are associated with “not knowing” —I.e. currently what’s going on with my heart (physically).
I finally saw a cardiologist yesterday, and just knowing the steps I have decided to take going forward, removed the fear I had about the whole thing!
(As I was in the waiting room, I almost grabbed the defibrillator off the wall and just shocked myself back into rhythm—But the receptionist wasn’t having it, lol.)
Yeah, my dad always said “if your foot hurts, hit your knee with a sledgehammer and your foot pain will be gone!“ I know that’s an oversimplification, but since we’re always going to have pain as we grow older, it is better to just shrug it off and not give it the time of day.
Thanks for being more clear on what you’re going through, and knowing you, as I do, I am very confident you will come out of all of this the carefree person that you were 16 years ago. My thoughts are always with you! ❤️