When fear becomes your greatest friend.

It may seem impossible to hear that fear can be your greatest friend because this emotion is one of the most uncomfortable emotions we can experience.

We are afraid because we sense danger and therefore, in a completely natural way, we protect ourselves by avoiding or distancing ourselves from what frightens us, in fact, the psychological function of fear is to protect us from dangers, allowing us to take care of ourselves and preserve our well-being.

If this sounds familiar, you probably have the doubt or certainty that your fears are leading you to avoid situations, decisions, people who could represent the answer to your desires to live more fulfilling relationships, feel more satisfied with yourself, achieve goals in your work, and so on.

Questions to ask yourself when feeling fear

Turning your worst enemy, fear, into a great friend is neither easy nor immediate, but if you want to achieve your desires rather than NOT achieving them, you can start by finding your own answers to some useful questions.

Tell yourself what you are afraid of.

Basically…what monster are we talking about? For example, a new relationship? And what specifically? Are you afraid of being hurt? Judged? Of not being interesting enough?