fear and anxiety are symptoms of low self esteem. Identify the cause, control your emotions and be calm.

Those who suffer from low self esteem experience fear and anxiety. They are extremely anxious and lack confidence. Fear and anxiety is one of the symptoms of low self esteem. The difference between fear and anxiety is that with fear, you can identify the source of your emotion whereas with anxiety the source is unidentifiable.

To better differentiate the two, you must familiarize with each of their characteristics.

Fear characteristics

• Include fear of something that might happen in the future.
• Fear of losing something or someone, and it is only present when there is a desire. The more you are attached to someone or something, the more you feel losing it or them.

However, do recognize that fear is only an emotion and not the actual event itself. When you recognize this, you will be able to conquer it and provide yourself relief.

Anxiety characteristics

• Cognitive symptoms of anxiety include an increase in vital signs, such as blood pressure, heartbeat, and breathing rate.
• Somatic symptoms of anxiety include paling, trembling, sweating, and similar reactions.
• Symptoms of anxiety dread, nausea, irritation, feeling of threat.

People with low self esteem live with constant fears and are extreme anxiety. They lack confidence, are defensive. They usually suffer fear and anxiety because they anticipate disapproval, failure, criticism and rejection. There are many reasons why fear and anxiety always rises in any individual, no matter how strong or prepared you may be. Some of these reasons can be related to past experiences.

You may have experienced a loss or a terrifying situation in the past and every time you are reminded of it, the feelings come rushing back. Fear and anxiety may also arise because of a lack of certain ability. When you know you cannot perform a certain task that needs to be accomplished, the feelings will come rushing in. The feelings may also arise because of an inability to tolerate uncertainty. In order to feel secure, you have to know what’s going to happen next, if not, the feelings will come rushing in.

How to let go of fear and anxiety - The two steps - resources that can help you

• Be aware of what causes the fear and anxiety in you. Once you identify the cause, try to control your emotions by breathing deeply. Allow yourself to be calm. Try to not fight against the symptoms that the feelings are causing you. Learn some helpful relaxation techniques whenever you encounter anything that might bring about the feelings. Some of these techniques include guided imagery, deep breathing, and meditation. Try Breathe Easy CD. Guided Meditations for Deep Relaxation and Stress Reduction. You can feel better and be more productive and more relaxed at the same time. Experiencing INSOMNIA or JETLAG?. Let Eve Konstantine's soothing voice gently guide you to a place of COMPLETE SERENITY. Begin to gain a sense of mastery and CALM in your life. Give this to yourself or someone you care about!. MIND, BODY, and SOUL will thank you. Reach for abundant SPIRITUAL GROWTH, a HIGHER CONSCIOUSNESS and a HIGHER VIBRATIONAL SELF through these simple Guided Breathing Excercises.
• Be kind to yourself. Never pressure yourself to conquer the feeling, instead try to understand them. If you are harsh to yourself, try changing your inner talk into that of being encouraging and peaceful .The Soul of Healing Affirmations A-Z. Guide to Reprogramming the Software of the Soul (Amazon.com Exclusive). Deepen the experience of meditation and to better understand the transformative power of intention.This CD contains twenty-six simple and effective affirmations combined with transporting, soothing music that fully engages the body and spirit in concert toward balance, healing, and rejuvenation. No experience necessary. Requires no incense, no concentration, no painful sitting positions, no saffron robes. Created exclusively by Deepak Chopra.

Boost your self-esteem and picture a positive image of yourself. Equip yourself with the necessary techniques to conquer the overwhelming feelings. This way, when you encounter fear and anxiety later on in your life, you have the confidence to conquer it.

Try self-hypnosis to overcome anxiety and fears. Using hypnotherapy, anxiety melts away, enabling you to enter a calm and relaxed frame of mind. The unconscious mind can then learn to re-set its responses to things back to normal. Enjoy every day with less anxiety, and more comfort.

Fear of rejection . Fear of rejection can lead to obsessiveness, clinginess or jealousy in relationships. It can make you become too serious too soon, driving others away. It can cause you to reject others to avoid being rejected yourself. Overall it is a very damaging pattern of emotion and behavior that can cause real hurt to relationships and your enjoyment life in general.

Fear of confrontation For a variety of reasons, some people would rather do anything than be involved in any kind of confrontation. This can be due to childhood learning, or previous experiences of confrontation that have had a traumatising effect, making any future conflict (or even the thought of it) laden with anxiety. The person will then either try to escape the situation, or placate those involved in an attempt to 'smooth things over'. In the long term, this can lead to the individual failing to consider their own needs, and even doing things they regret, or feel bad about later.

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