The Sneaky Fear of Fear Loop

How fear of fear subtly creeps in without notice and how it operates behind the scenes.

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[jenfox]

You nailed it when you said “it’s like taking away candy from a kid.” That feeling when ocd vanishes for a bit then haunts back in makes you feel like its all new. This happens to me too many times. Thank you, Robert.

[pedrom]

Has anyone here found the pendulum swing the other way?

I was ‘leaning into’ fear, encouraging it, thinking I was working through it because it was getting more intense. But it shot my nervous system through because I was so worried that any attempt to feel calm was a compulsion. I was feeding the loop, thinking that I was moving forward.

I’m only just starting to learn that being calm is ok.

[kikomicho]

Thanks for the encouragement, same old song here as well. Stuck in the middle of life and ocd.

[LitBurdy]

How do I get rid of it? It’s like I don’t realize the sensation for a couple of seconds but then my mind kinda like reminds me of it and then I focus on it again, how do I break out of this?

[bengrant]

I'd say for some they're not scared of the sensations but rather the mental content and the emotions that follow

[jonwhite]

Thanks for the video - how do you work with it do you dispute the belief of I must recover or my life is awful etc?

[aguywhohikes]

Great example with the alcohol my friend !