Comments on: Are we being pathetic? http://confident1.com/are-we-being-pathetic Build self confidence, be more confident, confidence building help Sat, 12 May 2012 09:56:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Twitter for Business http://confident1.com/are-we-being-pathetic/comment-page-1#comment-7194 Twitter for Business Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:20:58 +0000 http://confident1.com/?p=1015#comment-7194 Excellent stuff. I've totally stopped watching the news or reading newspapers. The majority of the time, the news media are just peddling press releases from the police, government or PR companies.<br><br>If you focus on fear, you'll get more of it. Well done on a great post.<br><br>Matthew Excellent stuff. I've totally stopped watching the news or reading newspapers. The majority of the time, the news media are just peddling press releases from the police, government or PR companies.

If you focus on fear, you'll get more of it. Well done on a great post.

Matthew

]]> By: Twitter for Business http://confident1.com/are-we-being-pathetic/comment-page-1#comment-7136 Twitter for Business Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:20:58 +0000 http://confident1.com/?p=1015#comment-7136 Excellent stuff. I've totally stopped watching the news or reading newspapers. The majority of the time, the news media are just peddling press releases from the police, government or PR companies.<br><br>If you focus on fear, you'll get more of it. Well done on a great post.<br><br>Matthew Excellent stuff. I've totally stopped watching the news or reading newspapers. The majority of the time, the news media are just peddling press releases from the police, government or PR companies.

If you focus on fear, you'll get more of it. Well done on a great post.

Matthew

]]> By: Being the Change I Wish to See http://confident1.com/are-we-being-pathetic/comment-page-1#comment-7090 Being the Change I Wish to See Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:38:49 +0000 http://confident1.com/?p=1015#comment-7090 We are built to be risk-averse because in nature, or feelings of fear were about real fear and real survival. Now that we don't have to fear being attacked by wild animals or other tribes (fight or flight response) we can't just shut off our natural instincts to be wary of our surroundings. Some say we fear little things because we have nothing big to fear anymore. Maybe that's part of it. We don't fear the real possibility of being killed daily, so we find other things to fill that void of natural anxiety, to the point that we fear things that are of no consequence. .-= Being the Change I Wish to See´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BeingTheChangeIWishToSeeInTheWorld/~3/ixaBK_76VTM/" rel="nofollow">Service Dogs, Prison Inmates and Wounded Veterans</a> =-. We are built to be risk-averse because in nature, or feelings of fear were about real fear and real survival. Now that we don’t have to fear being attacked by wild animals or other tribes (fight or flight response) we can’t just shut off our natural instincts to be wary of our surroundings. Some say we fear little things because we have nothing big to fear anymore. Maybe that’s part of it. We don’t fear the real possibility of being killed daily, so we find other things to fill that void of natural anxiety, to the point that we fear things that are of no consequence.
.-= Being the Change I Wish to See´s last blog ..Service Dogs, Prison Inmates and Wounded Veterans =-.

]]> By: Being the Change I Wish to See http://confident1.com/are-we-being-pathetic/comment-page-1#comment-7089 Being the Change I Wish to See Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:33:28 +0000 http://confident1.com/?p=1015#comment-7089 I think real facts are the key. In America, some media (especially those on the far right) are propagating myths as facts and scaring the hell out of those who take their fear-mongering as fact. I'm speaking of the false government death panels, plots to kill old people, veterans, disabled children, women with breast cancer and Lord knows what they'll come up with next for their constituents to be afraid of. The fact is people should be more concerned about the fact that 43,570 people die each year in America because they can't afford to see a doctor when they need to. They should be more concerned about the 46 million Americans who can't afford or can't get health insurance, and the fact that your insurance can drop you when you get really sick and need it. They should be more concerned about the 1 million bankruptcies caused by medical debt each year and that our very expensive, exclusive health care lack-of-system costs the most in the world yet yields hugely poor results by anyone's measure. 90% of what people fear never comes to be. If we stopped to get the facts and ask questions about the real risks we face, we can be 90% less afraid and better armed to deal with the real 10% that probably will happen. .-= Being the Change I Wish to See´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BeingTheChangeIWishToSeeInTheWorld/~3/ixaBK_76VTM/" rel="nofollow">Service Dogs, Prison Inmates and Wounded Veterans</a> =-. I think real facts are the key. In America, some media (especially those on the far right) are propagating myths as facts and scaring the hell out of those who take their fear-mongering as fact.

I’m speaking of the false government death panels, plots to kill old people, veterans, disabled children, women with breast cancer and Lord knows what they’ll come up with next for their constituents to be afraid of. The fact is people should be more concerned about the fact that 43,570 people die each year in America because they can’t afford to see a doctor when they need to. They should be more concerned about the 46 million Americans who can’t afford or can’t get health insurance, and the fact that your insurance can drop you when you get really sick and need it. They should be more concerned about the 1 million bankruptcies caused by medical debt each year and that our very expensive, exclusive health care lack-of-system costs the most in the world yet yields hugely poor results by anyone’s measure.

90% of what people fear never comes to be. If we stopped to get the facts and ask questions about the real risks we face, we can be 90% less afraid and better armed to deal with the real 10% that probably will happen.
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]]> By: David http://confident1.com/are-we-being-pathetic/comment-page-1#comment-6972 David Fri, 31 Jul 2009 06:20:24 +0000 http://confident1.com/?p=1015#comment-6972 Thank your all for your comments. I think we all have our lives shaped by fears, whether we're conscious of it or not. But how much we take the information we receive via the media as "fact" and to what extent we challenge and form our own opinions is my main interest. If we perceive the world around us as dangerous and threatening, its going to affect our confidence in dealing with anything. Thank your all for your comments. I think we all have our lives shaped by fears, whether we’re conscious of it or not. But how much we take the information we receive via the media as “fact” and to what extent we challenge and form our own opinions is my main interest. If we perceive the world around us as dangerous and threatening, its going to affect our confidence in dealing with anything.

]]> By: Find yourself with a smile... http://confident1.com/are-we-being-pathetic/comment-page-1#comment-6970 Find yourself with a smile... Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:31:22 +0000 http://confident1.com/?p=1015#comment-6970 Hey David, Nice post... I found myself shaking my head from the beginning... a newspaper using fear-mongering while it's reporting on how scared we have become... I wonder if there's a connection?... :-) And I completely agree... it is crucial that we face our fear, but how this is approached will vary dramatically from person to person. keep smiling, Ben .-= Find yourself with a smile...´s last blog ..<a href="http://peacefulprosperity.com/sitemap/" rel="nofollow">Peaceful Prosperity Sitemap</a> =-. Hey David,

Nice post…

I found myself shaking my head from the beginning… a newspaper using fear-mongering while it’s reporting on how scared we have become… I wonder if there’s a connection?… :-)

And I completely agree… it is crucial that we face our fear, but how this is approached will vary dramatically from person to person.

keep smiling,

Ben
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]]> By: Evan http://confident1.com/are-we-being-pathetic/comment-page-1#comment-6969 Evan Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:12:56 +0000 http://confident1.com/?p=1015#comment-6969 Good grief. People haven't been scared before Frank? Those of us old enough to remember the 60's don't have to try hard to summon images of mushroom clouds. And he doesn't deal with issues of whether the fears are realistic or not - eg. whether you aren't at far more risk of death and injury from a car accident than a terrorist incident. The only limits are the ones we create? I expect to see him kayaking off a thousand foot waterfall sometime soon without those created limits - like the impact a body can withstand. Why do we get such irrational nonsense when discussing fear? Perhaps because we are taught to play safe - and we do, leading to resentment? It's my guess that this is at least part of the answer. Good grief. People haven’t been scared before Frank? Those of us old enough to remember the 60′s don’t have to try hard to summon images of mushroom clouds. And he doesn’t deal with issues of whether the fears are realistic or not – eg. whether you aren’t at far more risk of death and injury from a car accident than a terrorist incident.

The only limits are the ones we create? I expect to see him kayaking off a thousand foot waterfall sometime soon without those created limits – like the impact a body can withstand.

Why do we get such irrational nonsense when discussing fear? Perhaps because we are taught to play safe – and we do, leading to resentment? It’s my guess that this is at least part of the answer.

]]> By: Matthew Kettlewell http://confident1.com/are-we-being-pathetic/comment-page-1#comment-6968 Matthew Kettlewell Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:44:45 +0000 http://confident1.com/?p=1015#comment-6968 David - Nice post about fear. Fear is like anything else... .you need to make a decision on what you're going to do with it. Personally, I tend to stick my pinky toe in the waters of areas that I'm unsure, and then dive head first into whatever endeavor it is that I think is worth the risk.. for some it's walking backwards in water, others it's kayaking off of 186 foot cliffs... For me, it's all about new experiences, and new opportunities. Scary at first, but worth the end result. Thanks for sharing David. Matt .-= Matthew Kettlewell´s last undefined ..<a href="0" rel="nofollow">If you register your site for free at </a> =-. David –

Nice post about fear. Fear is like anything else… .you need to make a decision on what you’re going to do with it. Personally, I tend to stick my pinky toe in the waters of areas that I’m unsure, and then dive head first into whatever endeavor it is that I think is worth the risk.. for some it’s walking backwards in water, others it’s kayaking off of 186 foot cliffs…

For me, it’s all about new experiences, and new opportunities. Scary at first, but worth the end result.

Thanks for sharing David.

Matt
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]]> By: Fred http://confident1.com/are-we-being-pathetic/comment-page-1#comment-6967 Fred Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:11:35 +0000 http://confident1.com/?p=1015#comment-6967 Hi David, A very poignant post. Perhaps we should totally ignore all reports of doom and gloom and all that is now supposedly not good for us. If we were to do that, whilst pursuing all that brings happiness into our lives, perhaps our world would be a better place. Fear can be both constructive or destructive, and it is for us to recognize the difference and use it accordingly. .-= Fred´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.1extremecashcoaching.com/114/how-to-enjoy-the-internet-lifestyle-with-make-serious-money/" rel="nofollow">How To Enjoy The Internet Lifestyle with Make-Serious-Money.com</a> =-. Hi David,

A very poignant post.
Perhaps we should totally ignore all reports of doom and gloom and all that is now supposedly not good for us.
If we were to do that, whilst pursuing all that brings happiness into our lives, perhaps our world would be a better place.

Fear can be both constructive or destructive, and it is for us to recognize the difference and use it accordingly.
.-= Fred´s last blog ..How To Enjoy The Internet Lifestyle with Make-Serious-Money.com =-.

]]> By: Al http://confident1.com/are-we-being-pathetic/comment-page-1#comment-6966 Al Wed, 29 Jul 2009 10:26:51 +0000 http://confident1.com/?p=1015#comment-6966 Its not just the news media. Advertisers on TV have been increasing using fear as a marketing tool. I've recently stopped watching TV due the anxiety its been causing me. Its not just the news media. Advertisers on TV have been increasing using fear as a marketing tool. I’ve recently stopped watching TV due the anxiety its been causing me.

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