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How to Overcome Fear of Fainting
This article is about overcoming an irrational fear of fainting. If you regularly feel light-headed, dizzy, or faint unexpectedly, please seek medical advice.
Dana wrote…
“Hello, about 2 years ago I pierced my finger with a staple while opening a package and fainted at home. Ever since then I have had a chronic fear of fainting again.
It’s whenever I go out in public the consistent thoughts of ‘I hope I don’t pass out’ just play through my head like a tape recorder and eventually I just panic and have to go sit down to calm down, and get a grip on reality that it’s not real and that I physically have no reason whatsoever that I would pass out.
I truly believe that I won’t pass out and the thoughts are irrational and also its not really ME thinking this stuff but my mind running wild and its almost like a habit to think this way. I try to live in the present moment but I just feel sometimes that its so hard to break from these irrational thoughts and control my mind.
What would you suggest I do to finally take control of this thought and eliminate it for good?
Thank you so much!!!”
© navrasa
Hi Dana,
This is a great case of our minds being dysfunctional — not serving our best interests. I can relate to your problem, I remember I was very “mental” back in school…
I used to run through difficult/embarrassing scenarios in my mind, and of course that attention made the problem worse… Naturally, I assumed I needed to THINK about the problem in order to get rid of it and solve it (BIG mistake!)
For example, I remember going through a spell where I kept thinking “I hope I don’t blush. It’ll be terrible if I blush, everyone will look at me and that will be really embarrassing”. And then of course I would imagine how embarrassed and awkward I would feel if I blushed, and guess what… I would blush… How’s that for a self-fulfilling prophecy? :-)
And of course, but for the thought, and then the attention to the thought, it would never have happened… Read more
Lifestyle Choices that Affect Health
Andrew wrote…
“I was just reading your e-mail again. It made me think how similar it is to my situation. When you say ‘As I recovered from 13 years of no joy’, it totally made me think of how I have been for at least the last 7 years.
Although I believe that meditation will definitely help me along the way, I’ve begun to think that one think I really need to cut back on is alcohol.
It’s incredible how it can make you feel great at night after a few drinks, but then you wake up at 2-3 in the morning with this acute anxiety for no reason at all! And of course, when combined with stress, it all goes to hell. Anyway, just thought I’d pass that along. Thanks for the note.”
© William Veder
Yes, Habit Guide talks about how alcohol helps you get to sleep but disturbs your sleep QUALITY. It’s a problem.
Meditation is PART of being happy but we can’t cherry pick. The six elements when in place are the causes of health and happiness. I have NO doubt about it. None whatsoever…
Habit Guide lays out the finish line and there’s plenty of ways to individualize it for yourself. If you could really SEE your finish line clearly and step towards it, you’ll be taking the fastest route to happiness.
You’re right when you say “it all goes to hell.” And the reverse is also true. When you do things in line with what your genes expect, it all goes to heaven :-) Read more
Beware Your Holiday Habits
Habit Guide owner Clair Whitty writes a “Natural Lifestyle” column for The People newspaper in Ireland.
Clair enjoyed instant results with Habit Guide but recently ran into a “holiday habit” problem. Below is what she told her readers. I’ve replied in the comments at the end…
Clair writes…
As many of you know I have had really good success using the guidance and tips from a book called Habit Guide. I know that many of you bought the book and I hope that you had the success that I had… Read more
