{"id":7271,"date":"2013-07-03T17:20:52","date_gmt":"2013-07-03T21:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondblue\/?p=7271"},"modified":"2013-07-03T17:21:03","modified_gmt":"2013-07-03T21:21:03","slug":"7-ways-to-harness-fear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beyondblue\/2013\/07\/7-ways-to-harness-fear.html","title":{"rendered":"7 Ways to Harness Fear"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondblue\/files\/2013\/07\/Harness-fear.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7272\" alt=\"Harness Fear\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/71\/2013\/07\/Harness-fear-300x225.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>F.E.A.R<\/strong> \u2013 Forget everything and run. We are wired to fear, as fear has kept us alive back when we had hair on our feet, and continues to save our lives today when something threatens our existence. The almond-shaped cluster within our brain known as the amygdala, or fear center, is quite effective at sending \u201cfight or flight\u201d messages when anything\u2014a sweat bee, public speaking, gossip&#8211;could be considered dangerous\u2014physically or emotionally.<\/p>\n<p>While that response was appropriate when an ape was chasing after us, and can be if a car merges suddenly into our lane, fear can often disable us today without good reason. Thus, we need to harness it. Here are seven ways.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/Wellness\/Galleries\/7-Ways-to-Harness-Fear.aspx\">Click here to continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>F.E.A.R \u2013 Forget everything and run. We are wired to fear, as fear has kept us alive back when we had hair on our feet, and continues to save our lives today when something threatens our existence. 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