 Fear is a natural, seemingly negative response from our bodies that exists to protect us. It’s similar to pain in that regard. They’re both unpleasant to experience yet necessary for our survival. Despite being a  mandatory function, anxiety sometimes gets in the way and prevents us from living the life we want, so how can we combat this? Continue reading to find out.

## Acknowledge your fears

Telling ourselves it isn’t real won’t make it go away. Addressing its existence is the first step to moving on from it.

## Consider the best-case scenario

When we’re afraid,  we often visualize the worst-case scenario, but what if we did the opposite? Instead of telling ourselves how bad things are going to turn out, how about, we entertain the possibility of things working out for a  change?

## Stop simulating dreadful moments in your head

It’s common for us to play snippets from our pasts over and over again in our minds, **but when we engage in this behavior, we are the ones responsible for our stress!** If something is worrying us, it can be *difficult* to avoid thinking about it, but we need to do whatever we can to stop concerning ourselves with our apprehensions. Over-worrying will only prevent us from reaching our goals, whatever they may be.

## Accept fear as an opportunity to improve yourself

Dealing with anxiety **sucks,** but if we run and hide from everything, we would never get anywhere in life. We need to understand that if we want to improve ourselves and succeed at anything, we’re going to have to face our fears. No matter how uncomfortable that sounds, we have no choice.