{"id":1885,"date":"2018-10-31T13:52:55","date_gmt":"2018-10-31T18:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/?p=1885"},"modified":"2019-05-17T13:09:49","modified_gmt":"2019-05-17T18:09:49","slug":"fight-flight-banishing-anxiety-part-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/2018\/10\/31\/fight-flight-banishing-anxiety-part-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Fight or Flight? — Banishing Anxiety Part 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Fight or Flight?\u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0Banishing Anxiety Part 3<\/em><\/h3>\n

by Lydia Floren\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In my last blog, I talked about identifying the nebulous feeling of anxiety, which is really a form of fear, and asking the question What am I afraid of? \u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

What AM I afraid of?<\/b><\/h4>\n

Are you feeling anxious<\/a>? Take a moment and ask yourself,\u00a0What AM I afraid of? <\/i>Am I afraid of loss? Of physical pain? Job loss or financial ruin<\/a>?\u00a0 <\/span>Homelessness? The unknown, or the future? Do I fear rejection or loneliness? Death, or the process of dying?\u00a0 <\/span>Am I afraid of failing? Letting other people down? Or myself? Or letting God down?<\/p>\n

How am I reacting to this fear?<\/b><\/h4>\n

Once we identify what we are afraid of, another great question we can ask ourselves is How am I reacting to this fear?<\/i>\u00a0 <\/span>Typically, when we are afraid or anxious we react in one of 2 ways:\u00a0 <\/span>fight or flight.<\/p>\n

Fight<\/b><\/h3>\n

One option we might choose when we are afraid is to fight – to try as hard as we can to push our fears away. This fighting usually doesn\u2019t involve fists or guns.\u00a0 <\/span>But, though our means of combat are subtle, make no mistake: we are actively defending ourselves. For example, when we feel threatened we might try to manipulate, or control, our situation. Or, we might work hard to be financially independent, or super-healthy, or to have everyone like us, or to be in charge, or to win.\u00a0 <\/span>Or, to be recognized or praised. Any time we push forward in response to fear, we are in fight mode.<\/p>\n

Flight<\/b><\/h4>\n

When we are afraid, if we don\u2019t feel like we can fight, we tend to run and hide. We check out of life<\/a>. We might flee by withdrawing into alcohol, or Netflix, or the internet, or a hobby.\u00a0 <\/span>Or, reading a book. Or, even work. When we withdraw as a reaction to fear, we are in flight mode.<\/p>\n

When you feel afraid, do you usually fight or flee?\u00a0 <\/span>Usually, based on our personality and life experiences, we favor one response or the other.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So how about you? How do you react when you feel threatened?<\/p>\n

Read more: \u00a0Banishing Anxiety Part One<\/a>, \u00a0Banishing Anxiety Part Two<\/a><\/p>\n

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