Fear and How to Control It

**devilboy7778** · Posted On: 5/09/2010 5:34pm

Originally Posted by beardedtaco

If it's fear during sparring then time and experience takes the fear away. But in a real fight or attack, when your adrenaline dumps and you can't think properly anymore. There is no way to stop this during a traumatic event.

See that's where I think the word but comes to play and helps a lot, there are actual tactics that can help this and I feel that, "but" helps control it a lot. Next time your in a moment like this try it.
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**Uglybugly** · Posted On: 5/10/2010 8:27am

could you give and example?

**devilboy7778** · Posted On: 5/10/2010 8:10pm

Originally Posted by Uglybugly

could you give and example?

Well Ive used it before it that means anything (probably not). I did post the article on it a while back.
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**Baltic** · Posted On: 5/10/2010 8:50pm

Not one mention of the litany from Frank Herbert's "Dune"? For shame, my fellow geeks...for shame.

Just so the few who don't know it understand what I mean...

"I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain."

It's a nice thought, but when I'm afraid it's because I think too much...too much about what could happen, what is happening, what has happened in the past.

I need to learn how not to think so much.

***battlefields*** · Posted On: 5/10/2010 8:56pm

Fear is the Mindkiller is a great Fear Factory album.

Also, Fear Factory are awesome.

Also, courage is not the absence of fear, it is the action in spite of the fear. Or should that be "despite the fear"? I'm tired.

**devilboy7778** · Posted On: 5/10/2010 8:59pm

Originally Posted by battlefields

Fear is the Mindkiller is a great Fear Factory album.

Also, Fear Factory are awesome.

Also, courage is not the absence of fear, it is the action in spite of the fear. Or should that be "despite the fear"? I'm tired.

despite
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**mytank4** · Posted On: 5/11/2010 5:51pm

ive never been afraid to fight anyone outside of training . the only thing that comes to mind when i fight someone outside the gym is whats the worst that can happen. the worst that can happen is that i get fucked up which happens to kids all the time playing football and ****. i just yell something like ill **** you up and tell my self im gonna win. that gets me pumped. i just fight and dont hold back with which is probably impossible when you have all that adrenaline.

**The yes.** · Posted On: 5/12/2010 1:19am

staying calm is ftw :)

altough I enjoy that Ferocious andrenaline pumped feeling a whole lot more

maybe you can do both? :P

**Mr. Machette** · Posted On: 5/12/2010 12:05pm

I am seriously shocked that no on else here does PCP to conquer their fears.

No one here smokes Sherm? Get's Buck Nekkid? Dusted?

**MC Kwai** · Posted On: 5/12/2010 12:30pm

Originally Posted by Mr. Machette

I am seriously shocked that no on else here does PCP to conquer their fears.

No one here smokes Sherm? Get's Buck Nekkid? Dusted?

I use an old Korean ninja training method, by taking "heroic" doses of hallucinogenic mushrooms out in the wilderness you face your true fear, and in my case true fear looks like an old lightining struck oak tree that vaguely resembled Rosie O'donnell