How YOU Can Stop Being Afraid — Therapist Explains!

Psychotherapist Georgia Dow describes how you can face and overcome your fears so you can lead a better and more fulfilling life!

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[DementedHoundour]

If I wasn't afraid, I'd live my life instead of surviving it.

[newhorizonsforfifty]

"The master has failed more than the novice has tried." Very wise words indeed.

[ashikaraj]

If I was fearless, I would develop my skills and pursue my passions with a level of perseverance beyond anything I've ever experienced. I'd get singing lessons, piano lessons, dance lessons, become a fantastic artist, public speaker, author, athlete, design clothing, create businesses, become an amazing chef, allow the kind of relationship I desire into my life, be okay with making new friends and just live the life of my dreams. It's crazy because a part of the reason I want to succeed is to be someone I can be proud of and the other big part of the reason is so I can be enough so I can be loved. It's amazing how the thing that people (including me) really want is just love.

[JustVaughn.]

Since I was a child I have intentionally advanced toward things I want to run from to overcome fears. At a young age I overcame the darkness, bugs, and heights, to name a few things. In my adult life I look forward to advancing toward failure itself. Great video!

[TheTwoPixels]

i have been terrified of the stupidest things and wasn’t comfortable living with myself. then i found you. you helped me rid of all of my fears such as dark, certain videos, death, rejection, all of it. bless you Georgia Dow.

[sergiomangubat]

when you think of bad thoughts your enemy is actually your thought, so be positive make it your greatest ally

[kelseymathias]

Being alone and isolated causes fear that grows every day.

[mogda]

I am afraid of people so much I took your advice and talked with some people and it was horrible pain but the happy news is I slept that night with smile on my face thank you a lot I needed someone to tell me this for a long time

[durianmilkt]

I found out about your channel from watching your reactions to arcane, and I’m so happy I did, your videos have helped me out a lot and your voice is so soothing. Thank you so much, please keep up the good work!!

[twcgtfo]

i can write a 1000 word essay to thank you, but instead all I would like to say is, you saved my life!

[uvogin]

I’ve always stayed hidden, be observant and make friends in my head cuz I was scared of approaching since in the past everytime I have made An attempt to make friends, I’ve been bullied, called names, judged, all the fun stuff. This made me stop and I started to detach from the reality and live in my head with these made up scenarios and even I knew that it wasn’t real but that’s when I was less scared. I eventually made friends in undergrad but I only ever had 2 TRUE friends that I had made in HS. My own trust issues made me distant from my friends. I had a lot of pressure put on me since I was a child to help my family out of poverty and the fear grew worse. I went from being an honor roll student to failing my classes in my doctorate program I’m currently in. Everytime I try to think about facing my fears head on, all I get hit with are memories and experiences of my past that had always stopped me. Even now. Somedays I talk myself out of doing something that scare me because the first thought I get is “there’s no point…the judgements people make will last forever and no matter how hard I try, I’ll only be a laughing stock”. I never had problems looking for jobs but now I’m afraid to even look for jobs. You see this fear that I possess is irrational and I know that too yet it’s something I struggle to move past. This video was needed and I can’t appreciate it enough. Thank you so much!!!

[autocorrrect]

ive been struggling with reading and answering important mails because my anxiety always tells me the contents of the mail will say something bad about me. thanks to this video i got a little more courage to open them today :)

[PinguinOfGruft]

Maybe not exactly the same topic but there is this mindset a friend set me on: Utilizing this phenomenon of fear of missing out. If you are in doubt of doing anything - be it in professional or private life, like changing your job, ending a relationship, going all in either of those - ask yourself: are you more afraid of losing this chance and worry for the rest of your life - which is a valid and oh so cruel punishment because there is no real redemption for this - or try it and at least have the chance of succeeding? You may fail either way but the fear of eternal questioning "What if..." is, in my opinion, an incredible motivator and possibly the modern day equivalent to your tiger example.

[jorsmanel]

One of my main problems is that I'm too afraid to keep failing, and I know that this slows down my improvement by a lot, and I just hate myself for it more.. I'm self studying animation right now, and there's so much to learn, and I can't learn as fast because I'm so afraid to try this or that because I'm afraid it'll look or end bad, and at the end I just waste more time playing video games instead cause I'm too stuck, instead of just practicing my planned studies. Being alone and self studying is a nightmare haha!

[craig]

You look like a bloody good therapist to me.... I'd express myself however the hell I wanted...id care less about people pleasing..id show how I felt& not cover it..I could go on after so many years of an anxiety disorder..we all come good in the end..it's a sometimes crazy game with growth, transformation & awakening..however we get there💥🌈🙏x

[maitrz]

I'm after 2-year therapy, it's been like 4 months now without therapist insights and I was "fine" until i've realized that fear is my last obstacle for gaining what I want and it "just" popped out cause I kinda lost my work-stability and came up with idea to start working on my own, and BOOM - fear blocked everything. I came here looking for perfect solution, some words to STOP me feeling the fear.
I'm going to close this tab with a new solution now - that there are no easy ways but the right way or wrong way. And that right way is doing things regardless of fear... which I already knew, but yay sometimes fighting for yourself is the most fearful of fights. Gotta be kind to yourself on the way too.
Thanks for that video, it gave me exactly what I needed, not what I wanted. :)

[droy]

Wao! It is so clear.
I fear of being judged and being unable to be creative during an interview. These two are my worst fears due to which I am stuck for 2 whole years.

But after seeing this video I have got confidence to do them inspite of fearing it.

[zainabalansari]

Thank you for posting the video . I really appreciate it !

[jetrosangalang]

I seriously needed this. Thank you for what you do 💕

[tranminhhieu]

Thank you. I always think that 'I am afraid'. The thought that 'What if I am not afraid?' awakened me