208 Quotes About Fearful

Just as verbally and physically abused children internalize blame, so do incest victims. However, in incest, the blame is compounded by the shame. The belief that ‘it’s all my fault’ is never more intense than with the incest victim. This belief fosters strong feelings of self-loathing and shame. In addition to having somehow to cope with the actual incest, the victim must now guard against being caught and exposed as a ‘dirty, disgusting’ person

I’m not the author of my fears, but I sure feed them really well.

It’s not about the elimination of fear. Rather it’s about the elimination of the feeling that the elimination of fear is necessary before we take the next step.

The seemingly most hateful, those on the front lines of despair, are mere instruments of sinister forces, which pull the manipulative strings of manufactured supremacy.

It is a greater triumph for the fearful soul who tries and fails than for the fearless who succeed.

The point of departure is a lack of explanations.

If you know who you are then your ego feels safe instead of fearful, and is more open to exploration.

My life is too often driven by the fear of the next moment verses focusing on the privilege that I have the next moment.

The question of the fearful person is “who did it?” The question of the courageous person is “did I have a part in it?” The former is something of a witch-hunt. The latter is a hunt for a solution.