"Fear is the mind killer"

[Magoo48]

“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.”

― Frank Herbert, Dune

[gab13by13]

1. The cause of all misery is wanting

Paraphrasing Buddha.

[ThreeNoSeep]

2. My Jessica keeps this on her dresser

It helps.

[Intractable]

3. Pain is all in mind - Spock

Except when Trump is on my TV screen. Then, the pain is in my eyes.

[Silver Gaia]

4. One of my favorite quotes. Thanks!

[3Hotdogs]

5. Like everyone on D.U., I'm scared, pissed, frustrated and - well I failed the vocabulary section of 11th grade English -

You get the idea.

How to get through it -- the anxiety of not knowing what, or how bad is next?

I decided to focus on what I could do about me and mine. I looked over my expenses and budget and figure out what I can do to put myself on the best financial footing. I don't have stocks or even any savings. I do have debt. That will be gone in a year. The mortgage was paid off years ago.

My family and friends will get my attention and concern. I will do the best I can to support whatever they are going through. Even if it involves, just listening.


Ukraine, Obamacare, Abortion, "democracy," Sexual orientation and whatever else I can't think of right now, but is probably going to "go south." I have and will have little ability to prevent damage to any of those. I am sad about the harm that will come to people affected by changes to these. But I would drive myself nuts worrying about them.


So like the airline cabin attendant said to do, when the mask drops down, take care of yourself first. Then take care of your neighbors.

[Magoo48]

12. serenity

May I have the serenity to accept the things I cannot change
The courage to change the things I can
And the wisdom to know the difference.

And I feel better when I have lots of little ways to resist.

[The Wandering Harper]

6. fear and distrust are the meat and potatoes of dictatorship

https://wagingnonviolence.org/2024/11/10-things-to-do-if-trump-wins/

[MiHale]

7. My heart bypass surgery was scheduled...

Almost to the day my Dad underwent his bypass surgery. He was 72. I was 61. He died never coming out of anesthesia…heart way too damaged to repair.

Luck on my side (my wife) I didn’t get that bad. But the coincidence was too hard to ignore. I was the most fearful that I’d ever been.

Dune was my favorite novel series next to Asimov’s Foundation series.
I printed out that saying, taped it to the mirror in my bathroom and read it every single time I entered and left that room. I now have caught up with my father in age not fearful of today…it works. It centers you. Still repeat countless times daily.

[NewEnglandAutumn]

8. I'm focusing on what I can do

One of the biggest is voting with my wallet
-spend less (will likely need it )
-not buying from Amazon or other companies that back the GOP
-putting my money where it will do the most good ie dem owned businesses when possible
-not getting the new car I was planning on getting
-I also have no problem not being polite to trump voters some are delusional some are downright terrible in any case I don't feel the need to be polite. I'm so very tired of Democrats 'taking the high road' time to be petty.

This not because of the election but because it is flat out wrong. I no longer buy digital copies of movies, books or games. When you buy them you don't actually own them the store/site etc can delete them from you account and refund any part of your purchase price. It is a huge scam. It is written in the TOS of most outlets that sell digital content.

[Magoo48]

15. Yes.

There are so many forms of resistance. It’s a broad spectrum. We can all find a place we fit.

[Clouds Passing]

9. I make fear my ally. It is designed as a warning system to keep us from danger.

When we fear fear then fear becomes a problem. Our warning system becomes corrupted. We begin to doubt our fear and in turn make wrong decisions that can hurt us.

When you recognize that fear is an important and necessary part of our being then you can use it as the tool it is meant to be. Thank you for keeping me safe fear.

“There is nothing to fear but fear itself” the most amazing president on earth told us that

[Magoo48]

10. I sit or stop. I face it while it enters. I ask what is the underlying cause.

What am I afraid of losing or not getting? Is it just chemical or deeper?
I remind myself that I don’t really have time for this. ( at 76 ) I let it go, and it passes, sometimes it passes like an emotional fucking peach pit, but it passes.

[Clouds Passing]

11. Exactly! I ask my fear what it is telling me.

[Magoo48]

13. Yup.

[jfz9580m]

14. This will be a stress test for American (and maybe) global democracy

So yes fear is a mind killer and to be dialed down.