Dear Diary,

Today I’m thinking about 𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓇𝒸𝑜𝓂𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒻𝑒𝒶𝓇.

There may be times when we are reluctant to put ourselves out there or try new things, and it’s often because of fear. We question if we’re smart enough or good enough... or what if we fail?😔

In her article 𝘛𝘩𝘦 7 𝘚𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘕𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘖𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘍𝘦𝘢𝘳, Audrey Sherman Ph.D says “everyone has fear. It is how you deal with it that matters.” She encourages readers to not let fear limit your life, but says “seeing it as a challenge that needs to be overcome and making a plan for it empowers you and puts you in control of your life.” Here are some skills she suggests to learn for eliminating fear: 1️⃣Learn to trust yourself- trust that you will make good decisions, research and learn what you need and if you make a mistake you can correct it. 2️⃣Identify the components of your fear. (Rejection, failure, so on). 3️⃣Neutralize the above components. Know and trust that If one of those things happen you can deal with it or you can find help with it. 4️⃣Build your self-esteem. Learn to like yourself. You forgive mistakes by others, why not yourself? You are strong, you are intelligent and you have the fortitude to overcome fear. 💜 Follow this link in my to read the full Psychology Today article.