I make a distinction between 2 kinds of fear: → Visceral fear: walking a slackline over a 500-foot cliff → Abstract fear: missing a text, losing social standing, not being liked And abstract fears are where the gold is (and usually the ones we avoid most)

Abstract fear is the body's way of communicating that there's a false belief or identity you're trying to protect If you notice your fears, they will point to all your limiting beliefs

Fear: I can't say what I actually think What it points to: You're sacrificing your authenticity to control what others think of you. False Identity: 'I'm a people pleaser, I don't like conflict'

Fear: I can't confront my partner What it points to: You're avoiding a truth that wants to be felt False Identity: 'You can't always get what you want in a relationship'

Most of us resist fear to avoid consequences. But in doing so, we actually create them. We stay small to protect our image and lose our sense of self. We silence ourselves to avoid conflict and create inner war.

The things you fear = The things you don't understand Knowing how to feel your fear allows you to go places and understand what you would not otherwise....

But if you try to “outthink” fear, you’re screwed. It is an ancient intelligence, originating in the most evolutionarily primitive parts of the brain. And it lives in the body, not the intellect.

The neuroscience: When you perceive a threat, your amygdala activates in ~12 milliseconds. Your prefrontal cortex (thinking brain) kicks in ~300 milliseconds later, if at all. By the time you're "thinking," your body is already in fight-or-flight.

Feeling your fear can initially feel like death because something IS dying. Often, it is an identity, a limiting belief, or a false projection onto the world.

When you feel and move through fear, you shed these things. What remains is the part of you that is indestructible. This leads to a deep sense of aliveness, freedom, flow, and empowerment.

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@TonyLStewart Lol! Amazing

@FU_joehudson Thanks man, it was helpful

@sanshugoel You are very welcome

@FU_joehudson what about fear of death?

@notrajivpoddar What is your question about it?

@FU_joehudson I get feeling into the fear, but often I notice their is a belief or sadness under the fear. Social situation: Fear of rejection > thought: Ill always be alone. So how to chew through that layer?

@Michael43372432 Then that is a great indicator to be with the sadness and fear

@FU_joehudson How do I feel and move through fear? Like do you have any examples of healthy ways of how to metabolize it, like sadness = crying, anger = yelling at an empty chair etc

@heltorimligt Fear in the body = shaking and sometimes yelling. Make sure to stay with your breath and notice the ground. Here is a good podcast on it if you want more context https://open.spotify.com/episo...

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@FU_joehudson Fear isn’t a threat — it’s an encrypted signal. Those who decode it don’t escape life. They enter it.

@FU_joehudson Fear can either be a friend or foe. Fear isn’t the problem, excess fear is.

@FU_joehudson @hnshah @visakanv visual explanation example

@FU_joehudson Such a powerful reframe. Wonder how differently we’d navigate life if we saw fear as a guide instead of a threat.

@FU_joehudson Do you have to understand the fear or just feel it and move through it?

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