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Welcome to Week Five: Wheel of Fear Video Nine: Fear Responses
Fearbuster Exercise: Fear Responses Go down the following list and put a check mark (√) next to everything you do to avoid experiencing your Trigger—that thought that you couldn’t bear to have others think about you. The extra spaces are for additional Fear Responses you would like to add. Here is a partial list of Fear Responses: Being a people pleaser Isolating Blaming Compromising Procrastination Workaholism Shopaholism Exercise addict Being promiscuous Apologizing for everything Making jokes about yourself Being manipulative Negative attitude Emotional drama junkie Self-pity Escapism Putting other people down Negative self-talk Comparing yourself to others High blood pressure Verbal abuse to yourself or others Making a preemptive strike on others Being irresponsible Overeating Perfectionism Giving up Sleeping too much Making excuses or complaining Intentional sleep deprivation Endless daydreaming Hating yourself Moving to get away from problems Taking everything personally Staying in an Internet chat room until 3 AM Surfing channels on the TV until all hours Copyright 2011
Doing drugs Bulimia or anorexia Kicking the cat/dog Shutting down Drinking too much Whining Arguing with anyone about anything Name-calling Gambling Lying and pretending Cheating Shoplifting Smoking Insomnia Suicidal thoughts or attempts Crying uncontrollably Physical abuse to yourself Constipation/diarrhea Headaches/migraines Stomachaches Heartburn _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________
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Fearbuster Exercise: Self-Destructive Behaviors Go down the following list and place an X next to anything you do to stop the emotional pain when your Core Negative Feeling kicks in. These are your Self-Destructive Behaviors. The extra spaces are for additional Self-Destructive Behaviors that you would like to add to this list. Here is a partial list of Self-Destructive Behaviors: Overeating Hating yourself Drinking too much Isolating Blaming Cheating Shoplifting Escapism Being promiscuous Suicidal thoughts or attempts Shutting down Emotional drama junkie Self-pity Crying uncontrollably Physical abuse to yourself Gambling Compromising Shopaholism Negative attitude Sleeping too much Procrastination Apologizing for everything Giving up Doing drugs Bulimia or anorexia Kicking the cat/dog Moving to get away from problems Taking everything personally Making excuses or complaining Endless daydreaming Verbal abuse to yourself or others Making a preemptive strike or others Being irresponsible Staying in an Internet chat room until 3 am Surfing channels on the TV until all hours
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Being manipulative Making jokes about yourself Workaholism Being a people pleaser Whining Exercise addict Arguing with anyone about anything Name calling Lying and pretending Smoking Putting other people down Insomnia Negative self-talk Comparing yourself to others Constipation/diarrhea Headaches/migraines Stomachaches High blood pressure Perfectionism Intentional sleep deprivation Heartburn _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________
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Fearbuster Exercise: Your Wheel of Fear Now you’re ready to put your Wheel of Fear down on paper. Fill in the blanks: When I want to avoid having people think I’m _______________ (your Trigger), I react by (Fear Responses, “√”, go here) ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ When that doesn’t work and I end up feeling ___________________ (your Core Negative Feeling), Then I (Self-Destructive Behaviors, “X”, go here) ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________
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Fearbuster Exercise: Wheel of Fear Journal How could understanding your Wheel of Fear be of value to you? How could it impact your life? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 1) Write down your Trigger word and Core Negative Feeling word 2) Define what each word means to you. Be as specific and thorough as possible. No dictionaries please. This is YOUR definition. Your Trigger: Please define your Trigger in your own words:
Your Core Negative Feeling: Please define your Core Negative Feeling in your own words:
“You are not your Wheel of Fear.” --Rhonda Britten Copyright 2011
