A person has fear for a reason. Its task is to protect against recklessness. When fearfulness is inadequate to the situation and arises without real danger, we are talking about cowardice. You can and should fight with it.
Instructions
Step 1
List the situations in which you feel cowardly. Pick one to start with, not the most serious one, and try to work with it.
Step 2
Assess the real danger. Maybe you are making excessive demands on yourself and the feeling of fear in this situation is justified. Do not be equal to others - everyone has different opportunities. If the threat does exist, then you are experiencing not cowardice, but justified fears. Think about how you can avoid this situation. If your feelings are unfounded, move on to the next step.
Step 3
Imagine the possible negative consequences of the situation. As unrealistic as they are, they are frightening. Allow yourself to be scared, bring the situation in your imagination to the point of absurdity.
Sometimes the technique of representing one's own death is used. That is, any frightening situation - from public speaking and meeting a girl to driving a car and extreme sports - ends in death in the imagination. Whether this technique suits you or not is up to you.
Step 4
Consider why you are afraid. Often, the greatest fear arises in situations that are very meaningful to us. For example, the more beautiful the girl you are going to meet, the more serious the exam, the more significant the public speech, the more the jitters will be, and the more you will want to get away from the situation.
Step 5
Learn to relax. Breathing exercises, switching attention, muscle relaxation exercises, meditation will help you. The simplest breathing exercise is to shorten the pause for honey by inhaling and exhaling and increasing the time of exhalation.
Step 6
Strive to get into a situation that scares you. But start small. Each overcoming of fear is your victory. Do not stop there, and after some training you will forget what cowardice is.
