5 mindset tips to help if you’re feeling fearful

Are you feeling fearful right now? It’s a horrible feeling and today I want to give you some tips to help release this feeling.

In this post, I’ll focus on… Breathing techniques, EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques), Affirmations, hypnosis and focusing on the positives. I’ve included lots of tips and a full EFT tapping script.

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Breathe

This is such a simple thing to do and often when things are overly simple we can think they can’t be that effective. However, focusing on your breathing, in my opinion, is one of the best things you can do.

Take a nice slow, and deep breath in, and slowly release. Hold for a few seconds after breathing in if you feel comfortable doing so.

Just really focus on your breathing. As you breathe in, you can say words like calm, relaxed, grounded… Imagine with every breath in you are breathing in feelings of calm. As you breathe out, release. Imagine the fear feeling releasing from your body.

EFT

EFT – Emotional Freedom Techniques is a really powerful technique for relieving or releasing feelings such as fear. If you haven’t heard of EFT before, please check out my EFT – How to Tap guide. It’s really easy to learn and use yourself.

Where do you feel the fear in your body? What I recommend is to tap on “This Feeling” you can say “This fear” if you want but you don’t have to. It’s the feeling you want to release.

EFT script for feeling fearful

Tap the side of your hand and say “I’m tapping to release this feeling” repeat 3 times. As you say this, focus on where you feel the fear.

Now start tapping on each of the EFT points. I encourage you to go slow with this and take a nice relaxed breath between the tapping points.

• Top of the head – This feeling
• Forehead – This feeling
• Eyebrow – This feeling
• Side of the eye – This feeling
• Under the eye – This feeling
• Under the nose – This feeling
• Under the mouth – This feeling
• Collarbone – This feeling
• Side of the thumb – This feeling
• Side of the index finger – This feeling
• Side of the middle finger – This feeling
• Side of the ring finger – This feeling
• Side of the little finger – This feeling

Keep tapping on the side of the hand and breathe in calm. As you breathe out imagine any remaining fearful feelings being released.

Continue tapping this way until the feeling reduces so that you can’t really feel it anymore. It may well take several rounds. Take your time and keep focusing on relaxing your breathing.

This tapping will help to remove energy blocks and get your energy flowing freely (returning to your natural state.

RECOMMENDED READING: EFT to clear limiting beliefs (from my ETSY SHOP)

Tapping in calm

Once you get to the point where you don’t feel the fear anymore, I encourage you to do some positive tapping to help you feel even better.

• Top of the head – Calm
• Forehead – Relaxed
• Eyebrow – Calm
• Side of the eye – Relaxed
• Under the eye – Calm
• Under the nose – Relaxed
• Under the mouth – Calm
• Collarbone – Relaxed
• Side of the thumb – Calm
• Side of the index finger – Relaxed
• Side of the middle finger – Calm
• Side of the ring finger – Relaxed
• Side of the little finger – Calm

Keep going and you can get up and move around whilst tapping in calm and relaxed. You can tap I’m calm and relaxed at each point if you want. This tapping will really boost your energy flow and help you to feel great.

RECOMMENDED: EFT for Joy, EFT for happiness, EFT for stress relief.

Affirmations

Affirmations are positive statements/positive messages. Affirmations are really helpful to keep your thoughts positive so that they support you.

Pay attention to the thoughts running through your head and ask. If I don’t want to think this way, what do I want to think?

For example, You may be playing out a worst-case scenario in your head. Try to shift your focus to a positive outcome.

Here are some affirmations that may be helpful but I also encourage you to create your own. Search for BETTER FEELING messages and fill your mind with them.

• I am calm
• I’m relaxed
• I am safe
• I am protected
• I breathe in calm and release any fear
• Right here, right now, I’m okay
• Right here, right now, all is well
• I am focused on right now

RECOMMENDED: How to use affirmations also, you can combine EFT and Affirmations to add even more power to your affirmations.

Hypnosis

I’m a big fan of hypnosis downloads and an added bonus is that they’re incredibly relaxing. I nearly always fall asleep whilst listening to mine. I’d like to recommend The Beat Fear And Anxiety Pack.

Focus on the positives

Even at really fearful times, we do have things we can focus on that are positive. If you are feeling fearful. Try to shift your focus to something that feels a bit better, then a bit better…

Practice the techniques I’ve already mentioned, and focus on gratitude – gratitude is your power emotion, visualize things you enjoy, and do things you enjoy.

A note on gratitude – If you can shift your focus to gratitude this will have a big impact on how you feel. Try these tips.

• What are three things that you can see right now that you’re grateful for?
• 3 people that you’re grateful for
• What are the 5 things in your life that you are the most grateful for?
• Ongoing, I encourage you to keep a gratitude journal where each day you write about 3+ things that you are grateful for specific to that day. This daily habit will help you to keep your focus on the positives in your life.
• Check out my Gratitude Affirmations

Release fearful feelings – Recap

• Focus on your breathing – Breathe in calm, release the fear
• Use EFT to tap out the fear and tap in feeling calm and relaxed
• Use affirmations to fill your mind with positive messages
• Try hypnosis downloads
• Focus on the positives in your life and focus on gratitude

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