One of the guiding principles in therapy is “name it to tame it”
One of the guiding principles in therapy is “name it to tame it.” It’s believed that being able to identify a phenomenon is the first step to mastering it.
To that end it might be useful to identify the various fears that impede our full expression of personal potential. Naming the fear allows us to study it and possibly contract it so it becomes workable. Remember, naming something shrinks it into the parameters of that object or concept. At times, this can minimize an emotion or an experience in a way that is invalidating. But other times, shrinking it can contain it in a way that makes it manageable.
Today we’ll study five of the top ten fears, identified by psychotherapist Amy Morin, which hold people back in life, and will im yirtzeh Hashem explore the rest in another installment.
We crave predictability. It provides the ultimate illusion of control. If I know how a dynamic, event, or interaction will play out, I can position myself to stay safe and get what I need. When things change, I can’t strategize and I feel like I’m at the mercy of the moment.
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