Defining fear as False Evidence Appearing Real is a disservice to the power of fear. There’s nothing false about it. It seems vividly real.

More precisely, fear is an imagined future pain. The pain could be physical, emotional, or even spiritual.

This imagined threat holds us in bondage. It’s an invisible prison we construct, designed to protect us.

We each have a unique set of protective warnings based on our previous experiences. What appears risky to one, could be an exciting opportunity for another.

But one thing is clear: everything we want, desire, and yearn for exists on the other side of fear. If we’re feeling stuck, spinning our wheels, expressing an irrational aversion, or tolerating a seemingly invisible constraint, identify the underlying fear—the future imagined pain.

Thankfully, fear is just a bully. Confront it, stand up to it and it slinks away. Defeated. Conquered.

It’s how we grow.

Bill Esteb, a passionate chiropractic advocate since 1981, brings a fresh perspective to the profession as Patient Media’s creative director and co-founder of Perfect Patients. With 12 insightful books examining the doctor-patient relationship, he inspires chiropractors worldwide as a chiropractic speaker, through his chiropractor coaching program, and consulting. Since 1999 Monday Morning Motivation has been emailed weekly to over 10,000 subscribers, sparking breakthroughs across the chiropractic community.

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