If a genie granted you one wish that you could use to eliminate one fear, which fear would you choose? Why did you choose that fear? What other fears were you considering? Walk me through your thought process, please. None of the "I like myself just the way I am" evasion.
(crossposted at INTPc)
Fear of loss of face is the best way I can put it. As that would cover fear of embarassment, humiliation, public and private ridicule, failure, and people's opinions of you in general. So pretty much eliminate all kinds of social anxiety, and even some fear of intimacy, and definitely fear of speaking publicly and somewhat performing in public.
So basically -- everything?
Or perhaps you could chalk it up to fear of the unknown future, cause and effect.
This fear really did control my life when I was in my late teens/early 20s. Along with the fear Targo stated of success. When you are afraid of SUCCESS
and FAILURE. That's what you call purgatory. Not a fun place to live.
So basically yeah, wouldn't my solution be the ultimate panacea for EVERYONE? I think this corresponds with my 3 ennegram type which I always come out as in the top 1-3 positions.
I know I would be like SuperWoman if I could get rid of that fear. Nay, I would be like the 8 million dollar lesbionic woman.
I would kick ass with my cybernetically enhanced self.
It would be incredibly liberating.
There is a strange pulp young adult series of novels based on this girl who scientifically had the 'fear gene' removed from her. She's never afraid. I think that would be 1) a boring book and 2)impossible to seem plausible
FWIW, I have never been afeared of death, or women (hahaha) or my body.
I don't have a fear of heights because when I'm at the top of tall buildings and look down, I have a compulsion to jump more than anything else. It's not a self-destructive thought, it's the actual physical sensation. I can feel the vertigo and gravity pulling on my center of gravity. It's palpable.
I should probably try bungee jumping or freebase parachuting sometime to get rid of that.
But no, I don't consider it a fear.
Does anyone else feel this? Don't you feel more grounded literally when you live on the ground floor as opposed to a higher floor? Or do I just talk crazy now? You can rep me with positivitives and let me know. 'Cause I can just erase this thread. I've done it bunches before, don't think I won't.