When I experience fear my brain goes into 'fight or flight' mode, and I lose the ability to

think straight. Because I can't think straight, the reason that my brain is experiencing

fear is clouded. Which is why saying 'there's nothing to fear' doesn't help, as

its the 'flight' part of me listening not the rational part of me.

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By doing things that have no time limit, involve thinking, are optional, or provoke emotions,

my brain can slowly declutter the thoughts that are causing the fear, which are 9 times out 

of 10 not things that I should be worried about. As I realise the fears are baseless, 

I can stop 'fearing about fear'.

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When my brain is in overdrive, it can sometimes be hard to tell that I should be trying to

calm down, as my thoughts are clouded. So I falsely try and distract myself to 'run' from the

fears and get annoyed when the fears keep creeping in and I lose enjoyment of what I am 

distracting myself with. Causing more fear. The right thing to do is stop what I'm doing and

spend however long it takes to calm down, even if it feels uncomfortable do be alone with my

thoughts.