Embrace Life Change: How To Face The Fear Of The Unknown

Daniel Hannah
http://symbosity.com/
6 min readFeb 10, 2024

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Big life changes can be daunting, to say the least. You’re leaving the familiar behind as you step into something new, and it’s only natural to have some fear about your situation not working out.

Having an emotional response towards life change is human. We’re creatures of habit. We like to be in familiar situations, with familiar people — With stability. There’s nothing wrong with stability until it imposes on positive life change.

When you’re faced with a big decision you have two options. Feel the fear and do it anyway, or make an excuse and blow the opportunity. Unless you want to look back at the best years of your life regretting what could have transpired, I suggest you take the former option.

So let’s address these tricky emotions when you’re faced with a big life decision, but you’re uncertain about the outcome.

Addressing the fear of change

When you’re embarking on a new chapter in life, feeling fear is normal. Especially when you’ve been in a situation for a long time, big changes can destabilize you.

You have become familiar with your situation, regardless of whether that situation serves you or not. Even if that familiar situation causes you pain, that pain is home.

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