Hey everyone in Coping w/ emotions:

I have an interesting idea that I got from a ted talk.

Some people say that Stoicism, an ancient philosophy stemming from Greek philosophers, is gaining traction today.

I am not here to promote Stoicism, but rather, I would like to write about an idea that this philosophy / ted talk gave me.

It's called fear-setting.

If it sounds scary, it's not supposed to be.

Fear-setting is like goal-setting, but for your major decisions, and involves seeing what your main fears are for your main challenges.

For example, I could be deciding whether or not to move to a foreign country. My main fear, then, could be, what if I get sick there, or something like that.

Identifying your fears like this is supposed to help you cope better with strong emotions like anxiety and also help you make decisions. I won't drone on any longer because I realize this post is getting really long.


Thoughts?

p.s. also if you want the link to the ted talk, I can send that along (just send me a pm).