Denial is a strong coping mechanism … and it can be effective for a while.
But eventually, the truth will not be hidden and our fears will make themselves known … often in explosive and hard to explain ways.
What do I mean by explosive? Well, we often hide our fear behind anger. So when the fear becomes so big, the anger can no longer hide it … the fear creates an eruption, spraying the debris from the anger to everyone within its reach.
Unfortunately, this explosion rarely addresses the cause of the fear, so the cycle of hiding and exploding starts again.
Facing our fears – or at least taking an honest peek at them – is the only way to identify what is actually causing the problem so we can start to fix it.
But oh, is it hard!!! Some of our fears have been so well hidden, they’re difficult to recognize even if we’re looking right at them.
But be brave, take one peek, then another. Find one fear, acknowledge it, and figure out why it’s there. Start to work on it, then take another peek to identify the next one.
It is hard and requires bravery! But oh, is it worth it when you no longer are a slave to your fear!!!!
What do you think? Do you have fears hidden in the corners of your mind?
Be brave, take a peek, and get help if you need it. Today’s free write is taking the first step by writing what you think of fears hiding and requiring bravery to face.
If you’d like to share, put it in the comments. But for now … Ready … Set … Write!
