Some tips for overcome fear in a life .
NOTES · When you're afraid (of criticism, failure and rejection), you'll kill yourself trying to be perfect. Of course, the mask of perfection also separates you from what you most want: real intimacy, to be known, loved, and accepted for your true self. · When you're afraid to disappoint people or get rejected if you don't say yes, you'll fall into fear-based, people-pleasing, self-sacrificing behaviors that lead to resentment. · Fear causes inner pain, a soul sickness that can show up as depression, anxiety, restlessness, helplessness, hopelessness, frustration, sadness, loneliness and fatigue. In order to avoid this inner pain, you engage in addictions and other numbing behaviors. This only puts a temporary Band-aid on the pain, while increasing feelings of low self-esteem that just increase the inner pain. · ...