My way of dealing with fear is to carry my "Incase of" bottle of valium and the thought that I can always back out if I have too. Interestingly I have not needed either lately, but I might if I were to fly anywhere because of my agoraphobia.
Anxious thoughts are powerful and not easily controlled. Anxious thoughts are automatic and many people don’t even notice them. After some tracking of your panic symptoms, you will slowly become more familiar with your anxious thoughts. Over the next few weeks we will take a look at some common types of anxious thoughts. Join in and share how you control your anxious thoughts.
Fear Goggles:
When people are anxious or afraid they tend to only see things that confirm their anxious thoughts and not pay any attention to information that challenges their anxious thoughts. For example, people who are afraid of flying pay more attention to information about plane crashes than to information about how much safer flying is than driving a car or walking across the street. People who worry about having a heart attack pay more attention to changes in their heart rate than they do to the information from their family doctor or cardiologist. People who worry about public speaking only remember the things they thing they did wrong the last time. When you have “fear goggles” on it’s hard to see information that doesn’t confirm your fear and you are more likely to jump to conclusions.
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