Shannon's Journal Discussion Thread, Vol. 5

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Something that I wrote in my journal made me wonder the following:

What is the difference between Anxiety and Fear. Aren't they closely related?

If someone is suffering from anxiety and or fear (maybe both!), what program would be best for him? ARA or OF?

OF. Broader approach but mainly brand new technology. You must have read the reports: it’s incredibly powerful.

As a past, frequent sufferer from acute anxiety, I'd argue that while OF may be the best longterm approach, anxiety can be crippling in-the-moment.  If it's that bad, I'd say ARA is the best fit until it's under control.  The ARA program has FRM 4.8 to remove the fears behind the anxiety, and instructions to permanently outgrow and overcome the causes of the anxiety.

So FRM 4.8 worked better than 4.9 in your case?

I think he's saying that ARA might be more effective short term because it's directly targeting anxiety. And although FRM 4.9 isn't present, it does use FRM 4.8, which is the next best thing.