what would you say to the part of you that’s still scared?
fear does not always leave when the danger does. sometimes a part of you stays braced, still waiting for the thing that already happened, or the thing that might.
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answer today's question →start by naming what the scared part is afraid of. write it simply. then write to that part of you as if it were someone you cared about. not with reassurance that everything will be fine, because you do not know that. just with honesty. tell it what you see. tell it what you know now that it does not. tell it what you wish someone had said to you when the fear first started. write slowly. if you find yourself rushing past the fear to get to a resolution, stop. the point is not to fix it. the point is to let that part of you feel heard, even by you.
- write about how old this fear is, and whether it still matches the life you are living now.
- address the scared part directly, in second person, as if writing a short letter.
- ask yourself what the fear is trying to protect you from, and whether you still need that protection.
this is for anyone who has moved forward in their life but notices that some part of them is still bracing for something.