The general manager of an organization told me that for three years he feared he would lose his position. He was always imagining failure. The thing he feared did not exist, save as a morbid anxious thought in his own mind. His vivid imagination dramatized the loss of his job until he became nervous and … Read more
A chaplain told me of his experiences in the Second World War. He had to parachute from a damaged plane and land in the jungle. He said he was frightened, but he knew there were two kinds of fear, normal and abnormal which we have previously pointed out. He decided to do something about the … Read more
The president of a large organization told me that when he was a salesman he used to walk around the block five or six times before he called on a customer. The sales manager came along one day and said to him, “Don’t be afraid of the boogie man behind the door. There is no … Read more
Move mentally to the opposite. To stay at the extreme of fear is stagnation plus mental and physical deterioration. When fear arises, there immediately comes with it a desire for something opposite to the thing feared. Place y on the thing immediately desired. Get absorbed and engrossed in your desire, knowing that the subjective always … Read more
Abnormal fear takes place when man lets his imagination run riot I knew a woman who was invited to go on a trip around the world by plane. She began to cut out of the all reports of airplane catastrophes. She pictured herself going down in the ocean, being drowned, etc. This is abnormal fear. … Read more
Man is born only with two fears, the fear of falling and the fear of noise. These are a sort of alarm system given you by You hear an automobile coming down the road, and you step aside to survive. The momentary fear of being run over is overcome by your action. All other fears … Read more
I knew an executive of a large corporation who was terrified to ride in an elevator. He would walk up five flights of stairs to his office every morning. He said that he began to bless the elevator every night and several times a day. He finally overcame his fear. This was how he blessed … Read more
The following is a process and technique for overcoming fear which I teach from the platform. It works like a charm. Try it! Suppose you are afraid of the water, a mountain, an interview, an audition, or you fear closed places. If you are afraid of swimming, begin now to sit still for five or … Read more
There are many people who are afraid to go into an elevator, climb mountains, or even swim in the water. It may well be that the individual had unpleasant experiences in the water in his youth, such as having been thrown forcibly into the water without being able to swim. He might have been forcibly … Read more
He learned that his subconscious mind was the storehouse of memory, and that it had a perfect record of all he had heard and read during his medical training. Moreover, he learned that the subconscious mind was responsive and reciprocal. The way to be en rapport with it was to be relaxed, peaceful, and confident … Read more