Fear of Change
On December 22, 2023 by MisoAs laid out in the previous post, manifesting your dreams can take you further than you have imagined. However, is this road of manifestation easy to walk on? What are the struggles and challenges on that road? There may be so many of them but one major challenge is the fear of change.
Why Do We Fear Change?
Human psychology is bound to be under the influence of fear in unfamiliar situations. Hence, we develop resistance to change. But unfortunately, this may prevent so many great things from happening to us. We must be aware of this aspect of human nature so that we can try to control it once the case. We need to be aware of the need for adoption to that particular change in order to prosper.
As a protection mechanism, humans have a natural instinct to fear for whatever that is “different”. First humans in the history used this fear to protect themselves to survive in the wilderness. Those differences evolved until the modern times and they reflect themselves now in the form of opinions, situations, peoples, places etc.
In this century, modern version of fear of change is when we face situations where we need to change to adopt to the new. For example, we need to adopt to do many daily activities with the help of technology even though we are not used to it. Not to fall behind in technology literacy, we need to learn the new developments and adopt to it. Resisting to such changes can be lethal in terms of development and improvement as a human being. This resistance can also cause alienation from the society.
If we are to discuss about the fear of change as the purpose of this blog post, we shall focus on one particular change that we all may be fearing.
Changing what we are doing as a way of living..
Fear of Change in our Way of Living
As modern “workers”, we are brainwashed by the idea that we need to fit into the system to be happy. Following what everyone else is doing brings peace in the system. Trying to be better than others is believed to be the only way for a better life. We become one of the millions of wheels of this “machine”. We are required to educate ourselves to have jobs defined by a small group of people who have the capital. Doing well in life means reaching to certain points in certain age in this system.
If you individually have a different perspective of what is important in life or what is worth living for, you are labeled as an outlier. Success is also a concept that is defined by the owners of the system. If you do not suffice for their description of success, you are an underachiever.
All these acceptances set by the system and willingly or unwillingly implemented by the people within the society create an environment where it is hard to be different. Most people want to be part of a pack not to be labelled as different. Also, people are afraid to take risks to discover new horizons. Changing becomes difficult because it involves so many different types of risks. These risks include failing financially or being labeled as underachiever etc. Changing becomes more challenging as a result of the above mentioned reasons.
Ok so, the problem is stated. But what about the solution to this problem? What should we do to overcome the fear of change? How do we sail to new seas.
Is it Possible to Overcome the Fear of Change?
In my humble opinion, there is no way to eliminate the fear for change. I believe that we are programmed with it. This way, we can show resistance when needed in risky situations. However, fearing from change a little more than necessary can jeopardize potential benefits to be taken from situations where we can prosper. Therefore, a good analysis of the situation is a must before we decide to refuse the change. If the situation we come across requires a change and that change is the key for our success in the future, we must adopt to it.
It is in fact the first test on the road for success based on the description you define for yourself. If you can accept the fact that you need to change and bear all the difficulties that may come along with it, it means that you passed the first and major test already. Then, you will already feel the liberation from the limitations you set to yourself and the ones the society set for you.
Believing in your abilities and aspirations in life can take you further than you ever have imagined.
Be your own supporter to overcome the fear of change.
What we can do to beat this fear will be on the next post.
Stay tuned warriors.