Are My Fears Irrational?

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🗓️ 11 March 2021

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Are My Fears Irrational? - James considers all of the bad things that could happen in any given situation and has a hard time enjoying life because of his fears. - Dr. Laura: "Face your fears by having a plan for the negative possibilities." | To participate on the radio program; call 1-800-Dr-Laura / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment - https://www.drlaura.com/make-an-appointment. Become a Dr. Laura Family Member: https://www.drlaura.com/ See https://www.drlaura.com/privacy-policy for privacy information.

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0:00.0	Thanks for listening to my call of the day podcast. You can hear my live radio program Monday through Friday from 2 to 5 p.m. Eastern time on Sirius XM.
0:10.0	Tryum 111. James, welcome to the program. What can I do for you?
0:16.0	I have a problem with irrational fears that whenever things seem to be going well, I always tend to dwell on what could go wrong instead of when things are going well.
0:29.0	I just appreciate that.
0:32.0	Well, wait a minute. All those fears are not irrational. Some of that stuff could happen.
0:41.0	Yeah.
0:42.0	Things do not go well all the time. And in one day things can go really well and then turn to poop.
0:54.0	So you're right, but you're right.
1:01.0	What do you think about that?
1:06.0	It's an interesting perspective definitely something I hadn't thought about before but I don't know if it
1:14.0	would necessarily keep me from dwelling on the negatives if you know what I mean.
1:21.0	Well, I think some thought of the negatives should happen so that you can plan.
1:27.0	How many negative situations have you made it through in your life? 100,000? How many do you think you've gotten through?
1:35.0	Quite a few.
1:37.0	Give me a number. Be dramatic. Give me a number.
1:43.0	A couple thousand. Leave it at that.
1:46.0	You have made it through a couple of thousand bad stuff.
1:52.0	Is that correct?
1:54.0	Yeah, that sounds about right.
1:57.0	Well, that means you know how to get through it.
2:02.0	So here's my recommendation.
2:04.0	But you're having a good day and it scares you that it might mean that the other shoe is going to fall.
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