No Fear & Hobbies

Years ago I went to a philosophy class and we did a very useful exercise to reduce anxiety. It was a practical lesson in staying attentive to what's going on in the moment. You have to concentrate on minute detail of what you are doing. You have to notice that right where you are there is no fear which is why it is called no fear here. You say repeatedly 'no fear here' and recognize you are safe in the moment. Then you also do an exercise that proves that when you are under fire you actually cope really well. There are many times in your past when you faced real danger and acted effortlessly. The exercise aims to make you realise that you are very well engineered to handle things if real problems arise. Mark Twain is quoted as saying, there were some very bad things in my life, most of which never happened. Try the exercise when worries surround you. Hobbies work too.