Whenever a person attempts to improve his or life the first obstacle to overcome is fear. Fear is everywhere and everyone has fears but not everyone admits to them.
I have several fears myself, including a fear of writing this article. What if you disagree with what I write and criticize me? Interestingly there are men and women who live their lives with courage despite facing awful situations and threats but the reality is they do not lack fear but simply act despite fear.
The definitive book on the subject must be ‘Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway’ by Susan Jeffers. In the book the author says, “Fear seems to be epidemic in our society. We fear beginnings; we fear endings. We fear changing; we fear ‘staying stuck.’ We fear success; we fear failure. We fear living; we fear dying.”
The Role Of Mass Media And Government
Fear is a tool often used by governments to control the population. An obvious example is the fear of the Jewish people encouraged by the Nazis in the 1930s through propaganda. Politicians use fear to ensure the population relies on state protection. A modern example is the present fear of terrorism. In the film ‘V for Vendetta,’ the dictator instructs his council ‘Tell the people why they need us.’
Products are sold through fear in the mass media. The insurance industry in particular employs this. I received a leaflet in the mail promoting travel insurance. The slogan ran ‘What happens if you get detached from your baggage?’ We are told what terrible things can happen to us and the only way to get peace of mind is to buy the product.
Significant sources of fear are television programmes and the news media. There are relatively few robberies and murders and yet the detailed reporting of them means that grown adults are afraid of going out after dark. This is helped by the passion for horror movies. After work one night I decided to relax by going for a walk. At one point along my route I encountered a group of youths who started to move away as I approached. The reason for this only came to me later; I had been wearing a black hat with a wide brim and a large, dark overcoat and it was Halloween. They had been conditioned to fear me!
The Effects Of Fear
Ignorance leads to fear and creates many of the destructive deeds of history. Examples include the pursuit and execution of religious heretics and witch-hunts. But instances are not confined to history. In 2000 a British national newspaper ran a campaign against suspected paedophiles. On the Paulsgrove housing estate in Portsmouth this lead to riots and lynch mobs. Incredibly one of the victims of this hysteria was not a paedophile but a paediatrician at a local hospital.
Fear is so deep rooted in society that it needs to be identified and the causes removed before anyone can pursue a better life. Only then can methods such as inspiration messages be employed.
Come over to InspirationMessages.com to learn how about fear and how to combat it, and then join us in a journey to get what we want out of life - without all the hype!
I have several fears myself, including a fear of writing this article. What if you disagree with what I write and criticize me? Interestingly there are men and women who live their lives with courage despite facing awful situations and threats but the reality is they do not lack fear but simply act despite fear.
The definitive book on the subject must be ‘Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway’ by Susan Jeffers. In the book the author says, “Fear seems to be epidemic in our society. We fear beginnings; we fear endings. We fear changing; we fear ‘staying stuck.’ We fear success; we fear failure. We fear living; we fear dying.”
The Role Of Mass Media And Government
Fear is a tool often used by governments to control the population. An obvious example is the fear of the Jewish people encouraged by the Nazis in the 1930s through propaganda. Politicians use fear to ensure the population relies on state protection. A modern example is the present fear of terrorism. In the film ‘V for Vendetta,’ the dictator instructs his council ‘Tell the people why they need us.’
Products are sold through fear in the mass media. The insurance industry in particular employs this. I received a leaflet in the mail promoting travel insurance. The slogan ran ‘What happens if you get detached from your baggage?’ We are told what terrible things can happen to us and the only way to get peace of mind is to buy the product.
Significant sources of fear are television programmes and the news media. There are relatively few robberies and murders and yet the detailed reporting of them means that grown adults are afraid of going out after dark. This is helped by the passion for horror movies. After work one night I decided to relax by going for a walk. At one point along my route I encountered a group of youths who started to move away as I approached. The reason for this only came to me later; I had been wearing a black hat with a wide brim and a large, dark overcoat and it was Halloween. They had been conditioned to fear me!
The Effects Of Fear
Ignorance leads to fear and creates many of the destructive deeds of history. Examples include the pursuit and execution of religious heretics and witch-hunts. But instances are not confined to history. In 2000 a British national newspaper ran a campaign against suspected paedophiles. On the Paulsgrove housing estate in Portsmouth this lead to riots and lynch mobs. Incredibly one of the victims of this hysteria was not a paedophile but a paediatrician at a local hospital.
Fear is so deep rooted in society that it needs to be identified and the causes removed before anyone can pursue a better life. Only then can methods such as inspiration messages be employed.
Come over to InspirationMessages.com to learn how about fear and how to combat it, and then join us in a journey to get what we want out of life - without all the hype!
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