Many of today’s worriers (Those who worry) are the biggest threats to inflaming our fears. Because they often appear to be our friends, they are the most likely to steal our motivation and destiny. The anxiety they experience can bleed onto us because we are so close to them. We need to learn to control our reactions when around them. There aren’t many unkind people among worriers. No one knows how much fear those who worry impose on our lives or how their incessant doubts stifle our potential. In their argument for us to be safe, they don’t realize that they cause treachery.
It’s the loving mother who says, “Be careful, honey,” every time her child goes about the normal activities of childhood; the coworker who gives ten reasons why we might get in trouble but does not mention how we can change the world; the lover who incessantly fears we as a couple are going to fail and keeps urging us to back down from a fight or from taking any risks.
They believe themselves to be thoughtful, loving, and protective. Most of the time, they deliver cautious words with love in their hearts. Their goal is for us to be happy. We are directed toward well-worn paths they understand because they feel a duty to protect us from harm. This group comprises parents, friends, colleagues, lovers, neighbors, and leaders. We live in an awkward social reality:
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Those who care for us as well as those who openly oppose us must protect us from being limited. Is there anything that can be done? Doubt, anxiety, and worry must be heard with great sensitivity, and we should not let other people’s fears influence our own decisions. As a conscious individual, developing this kind of acuity is easy since most worriers use the same language and argumentation – cautioned reason is their shield of choice. They all use the same matter-of-fact tone and phrases:
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Don’t get hurt; be careful.
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Don’t take any chances; you never know what might happen.
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You might be fired, forgotten, rejected, hated, scorned, detested, picked on.
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Would you like to go ahead with that?
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That wouldn’t be a good idea.
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The way you are isn’t like that.
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This isn’t possible.
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You’re not really into that.