Fear Replacement: a Joseph Murphy practice guide

How to practise

Name the feared image, regulate your breathing, then rehearse a safer and more capable response. This can complement—but never replace—qualified care for persistent anxiety, trauma, or immediate danger.

Relevant source passages

Source page 157. tracted what she feared most. Another example of abnormal fear is that of a businessman in New York, who was very prosperous and successful. He had his own private mental motion picture of which he was the director. He would run this mental movie of failure, bankruptcy, empty shelves and no bank balance until he sank into a deep depression. He refused to stop this morbid imagery and kept reminding his wife that “this can't last,” “there will be a recession,” “I feel sure we will go bankrupt.” etc. His wife told me that he finally did go into bankruptcy, and all the things he imagined and feared came to pass. The things he feared did not exist, but he brought them to pass by constantly fearing, believing and experiencing financial disaster. Job said, the thing I feared has come upon me. There are people who are afraid that something terrible will happen to their children, and that some dreadful catastrophe will befall them. When they read about an epidemic or rare disease, they live in fear that they will catch it and some imagine they have the disease already. All of this is abnormal fear. The Answer To Abnormal Fear Move mentally to the opposite. To stay at the extreme of fear is stagnation plus mental and physical deterioration.…

Source page 160. 7. If you are afraid of closed places, such as elevators, lecture halls etc., mentally ride in an elevator blessing all its parts and functions. You will be amazed how quickly the fear will be dissipated. 8. You were born with only two fears, the fear of falling and the fear of noise. All your other fears were acquired. Get rid of them. 9. Normal fear is good. Abnormal fear is very bad and destructive. To constantly indulge in fear thoughts results in abnormal fear, obsessions and complexes. To fear something persistently causes a sense of panic and terror. 10. You can overcome abnormal fear when you know the power of your subconscious mind can change conditions and bring to pass the cherished desires of your heart. Give your immediate attention and devotion to your desire which is the opposite of your fear. This is the love that casts out fear. 11. If you are afraid of failure, give your attention to success. If you are afraid of sickness, dwell on your perfect health. If you are afraid of an accident, dwell on the guidance and protection from God. If you are afraid of death, dwell on eternal life. God is life, and that is your life now. 12. The great law of substitution is the answer to fear. Whatever…

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