Domestic Violence Recovery - Fear Is a Choice and Has a Consequence

If you chose fear, then the object of your fear is scary. If you chose not to fear, the object is neutral. Fear is a choice.

And the choice you make will determine how you see the other person, thing or situation AND how you experience yourself relative to that person . . . how you experience yourself in that situation.

This simple little principle, as it relates to domestic violence survivors, can be easily seen through the analogy of public speaking.

We hear that public speaking is listed up there as the leading fear among most people.

Read Dr. King's entire article Domestic Violence Recovery - Fear Is a Choice and Has a Consequence

Dr. Jeanne King, Ph.D., our official Abusive Relationships Expert

Comments

[Cheryl Gowin]

Domestic Violence creates victims in many ways. Helping victims understand that they need to overcome their fear of fear is one of the first steps.