Fear in relationships, therefore, is giving away our power to another person and enabling them to do the very thing that is feared. The way out is to look at the worst possible scenario and look at the feelings they arouse and begin to relinquish them. Like other emotions, fear can be unraveled to its component parts, and the parts are then easily relinquished. For instance, let’s say that there is fear of critical attack. We ask ourselves, “What is the worst possible scenario?” With this question, we see that the basis of the fear is pride. When the pride is recognized and relinquished, the
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