Are you tired of being at the bottom of your to-do list? Do you find yourself putting everyone else first? Are you all things for other people, yet find it challenging to stand up for yourself?
Fear is a mind killer and can stop you in your tracks. A client of mine who will call Regina, experienced indoctrination, and oppression most of her life. She understood early on how fear was used to manipulate people into submission. While this may not be happening in your country, it may be happening in your home, work, or circle of friends.
You may recall the true story of a young girl from North Korea who was trapped by a secretive and ruthless communist regime. In her book, “The Girl with Seven Names,” at seventeen years of age, she started wondering if she had been brainwashed her entire life. She got curious.
It wasn’t until a food famine hit her country that her eyes were widely opened. What she would learn, would grow her awareness meter. Not only had she experienced a food famine, but a famine of truth. To learn more about Hyeonseo Lee’s life, watch this video.
Fear is the easiest way to control people. Think about the behavior mechanisms of what fear does. It can force people to do things that they would have never thought imaginable. Fear makes us alert to danger. While fear starts in the mind, it triggers a strong physical reaction within your body. This is often referred to as the fight-or-flight response.
Fear is a natural emotion. It is a perceived threat. Start off with the people in your life and how it relates to your life stressors. In fact, you may be so used to it that you no longer recognize it. This often comes up in coaching calls. The negative impacts on a person’s life.
Do you ever feel you are being accused of something you didn’t do? Are you under constant pressure, being harassed, or experiencing humiliation in public with an attempt to manipulate your feelings on top of it all?
If you said yes to one or more, it’s easy to see how easy it is to be stuck in fear. If we are experiencing constant pressure and harassment, we overcompensate out of fear and put everyone else first. We lose our voice, self-esteem, and hope for our future.
The first step is awareness. If you are ready to transform yourself, and shift your unconscious beliefs into endless possibilities, let\’s connect.
Holly xo