Tag: fear

• Name What You Fear

  A while back my shrink recommended that I give my unkind inner voice a name. So I chose Maureen. Because how funny is it to say, “SHUT UP MAUREEN” when you’re being mean to yourself? I recently saw a video where a girl said she named her anxiety Ryan, because she wasn’t going to let…

  redheaded jill

  August 2, 2025

  Life Experiences

  anxiety, fear, inner child, inner voice, mean, mental health, name it, names

• Irrational Fears: Bridges

  

  Irrational Fears: Bridges – Gephyrophobia

  redheaded jill

  February 29, 2024

  Life Experiences

  bridges, fear, fear of, fear of bridges, fears, gephyrophobia, phobia

• Irrational Fears: Outer Space

  

  Irrational Fears: Fear of outer space is called astrophobia. I don’t know if I have astrophobia so much as I hate, “I hate outer space” syndrome.

  redheaded jill

  February 25, 2024

  Life Experiences

  astrophobia, fear, fears, irrational fears, outer space, phobia, phobias

• Irrational Fears: Swings

  

  Pendula phobia is its name and fear of swinging objects is its game.

  redheaded jill

  February 22, 2024

  Life Experiences

  fear, fear of, pendula phobia, phobia, phobias, swings

• EMDR Update: February 2024

  

  EMDR Update: A new memory and reparenting the inner child.

  redheaded jill

  February 21, 2024

  health, Life Experiences

  cycle breaking, EMDR, fear, memories, psychologist, talk therapy, therapy, trauma

• Business Disappointments

  

  Business Disappointments: 2023 ended with a… flop. Will 2024 get better?

  redheaded jill

  February 3, 2024

  business, Life Experiences

  business, disappointment, fear, friends, hurt feelings, rejection, small business, trauma response