Fear! The Most Misunderstood Feeling Part 1

By Vedam Clementi

Fear is the most misunderstood feeling you will experience in your lifetime. It is also the most debilitating emotion that will ever pass through your body. It can stop you in your tracks, it can confuse you, it can make you act like a fool, and it can even paralyze you.

Where does fear come from? Who is the one having the fear? What are you afraid of? Does fear serve a purpose? Is there a difference between fear and anxiety? Does fear have anything to do with this moment of Now?

This two-part article will help you understand fear, and how it affects you physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. You will also understand fear’s purpose. Once you understand fear you will see that there is nothing to fear about fear. You will see that fear has a value in our lives just like all feelings do.

First of all, fear is one of the five feelings you will experience in your lifetime.

The other four are love, anger, sadness, and happiness. These five feelings are a natural part of human existence, and attempting to avoid any of them will only cause self inflicted pain and suffering. Feelings and emotions tell you a tremendous amount about yourself, and your relationship with other things. Feelings are part of the psyche/somatic cycle that takes place constantly; it is the dance between the mind and the body. Feelings are natural, and attempting to avoid them is not only futile but also detrimental. You cannot stop them or avoid them; however, you can respond to them. You can understand them, use them for their purpose, and move through them with Awareness, rather than unconsciously reacting to them.

Again, feelings are the sensations felt in the body because of the thoughts the mind is having. This is the psyche/somatic cycle. Each feeling tells you about your ‘wants’ or desires relating to any specific situation. For example: If you are feeling happy, you are getting what you ‘want,’ or you are NOT getting something that you do NOT ‘want.’ Either way, your want is being met and the feeling of happiness occurs. All feelings have a thought about a ‘want’ or desire attached to them.

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