In her new book Emotional Freedom: Liberate Yourself from Negative Emotions and Transform your Life (Harmony Books, 2009), Dr. Judith Orloff states “if you don’t make it your business to overcome fear, you better believe it will try to overcome you.”
Fear is imagination based. We have that uncertain feeling that all will not be right, and we respond to that by reacting in negative ways.
But in her book Dr. Orloff points out that fear is also a chemical response. It’s our flight or fight response that results in huge surges of hormones that cause us to panic and run away. But when we can calm the mind, we calm the biology, and it’s easier to find the courage we need to move beyond the fear.
In Emotional Freedom she shows you how to achieve immediate and longer term results if you:
- Eliminate caffeine, sugar, and other stimulants–these fuel the fight-or-flight response.
- Avoid people who reinforce your fear–they are biological irritants; stick close to emotional nurturers.
- Stay away from violent newscasts, traffic jams, arguments, or other stress inducers.
When you’re in the grip of a fear-driven adrenaline rush, try these quick solutions
- Use this Progressive Relaxation Technique: In a comfortable position, sitting or lying down, take a few deep breaths while letting your body go as limp as possible. When you’re ready, begin by tightening the muscles in your toes…hold to a count of ten… then relax. Enjoy the relief of tension melting. Do the same with flexing your foot muscles, and move slowly through your entire body: calves, legs, stomach, back, neck, jaw, face, contracting and releasing each area. Immerse yourself in hot water to relax muscular tension as soon as possible.
These practical changes, which allow you to take control of your body, can be tremendously effective in restoring calm.
You don’t have to be passive while battered by fear. The victim mentality takes many forms. It requires courage to assume control, to say, “I’m going to be responsible for my biological self-care.” Educating your body how to respond makes you emotionally freer.
Dr. Orloff says, “Emotional freedom is an inner peace movement that is birthed from within each one of us, then emanates into the world. The starting place is always you. The more peace you enjoy, the more that energy ripples out to everyone.” And there you have it! This is why emotional freedom is to be desired by all of us—because it contributes to the cause nearest and dearest to my own heart, inner peace.”
I couldn’t agree more. This is a book for everyone to read because until we deal with our fears, we are held in bondage to emotions that control our lives, instead of being in control. What would you rather have?
About Judith Orloff
Judith Orloff MD, an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UCLA and intuition expert, is author of the new book Emotional Freedom: Liberate Yourself From Negative Emotions and Transform Your Life (Harmony Books, 2009) Her other bestsellers are Positive Energy, Intuitive Healing, and Second Sight. Dr. Orloff synthesizes the pearls of traditional medicine with cutting edge knowledge of intuition and energy medicine. She passionately believes that the future of medicine involves integrating all this wisdom to achieve emotional freedom and total wellness. www.drjudithorloff.com
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