**Jake's Overcoming Fear v.3 5.75.7G Journal**

[Jake2015]

First, OF addresses ALL fears.  But it does so in a specific way, dealing with specific fear levels in different priorities.  Not all fears are going to be addressed at the same time.  Some may take months to get to, while others may be dealt with quickly.

Second, you guys are changing things up so fast that you never really get to know what any setting for usage pattern is actually doing.  You're looking for, and expecting, changes too quickly.  This isn't an instant process.  Set it and let it do it's job.  Just get to know what it's doing.  That can take a month.  I was getting great results by just using 3 loops a day on, and following 3 days on, 2 days off.  If you're not getting autoconfig directions, leave it to do it's damned job!  Stop expecting instant results!  Stop looking for instant results.  Most of what this program is doing will be done subconsciously, and it's designed so you really won't notice the vast majority of it.  Give it a month, and then review.  Bur you don't need to write a novel every day looking for results.  That's called overanalysis, and it's actually counterproductive because you are consciously focusing back into fear looking for whether or not there's more fear.

This is a post from @Shannon about how OF deals with fear.  You may find that the fears you've been looking to be affected won't be dealt with for months.  Let's focus on finding some fears that have affected you in the past, and are now missing.  Gonna take some deep digging.

@RTBoss exactly thank you! This is what I read when I bought the sub and made the decision that come rain or shine I will endeavour to stick to the sub for 180days and yes those fears that I am fully aware of are my big deep or core fears to me perhaps and thus will take the full course to deal with. I absolutely agree and still optimistic yes that they will be cleaned and cleared away.

Yes agreed sir finding fears though that have affected me in the past that are now missing though is what I'm finding hard to do. I dont know of any as yet. I mean the only way I can know for sure is if I'm repeatedly faced with such a fear and it no longer has a hold me on right?

For example, I earlier in my journal mentioned I saw a spider and freaked out somewhat. I then saw it again in a different context and felt some fear but not as much. Now I cant say if I saw the spider again will I freak out again or will the fear be even less cos its not something I can test. does that make sense I'm not sure if I made much sense with that one but trying to.

To be honest I thought when I bought the sub that I would listen accumulate the days and eventually a spider or wasp or I dunno something else I'm afraid of will come across me and I wont fear it and be omg the sub cleared it. I also thought that by day 180 I would know that yeah some fears are gone. 

For example yesterday I was walking with my friend and he understood I was insecure about walking ALONE, going for walks etc as then my attention isn't removed by a friend that is walking with me, speaking to them and what not nor the safety of having a friend with me too as I noticed yesterday walking with him was pretty much zero fear more confidence but that is always the case when we meet for walks. A test would be when I walk again how do I feel for example otherwise I cant know how the fear or apprehension is.

am I making any sense at all?

I have an exam for example next week. As always I seldomly have fear of exams UNTIL its either the day of the exam or im in the exam when the adrenaline kicks in. I will see how I feel with that exam but for now im behaving the usual way.

Also based on the 2nd paragraph of that quote you shared, I don't know what my sweet spot is for this sub since I cannot tell how its working on me because as Shannon said there it works subconsciously. So I journal hoping I can know what number of loops and days on and off is best for me.

I as Shannon suggested moved and was happy to move to 5 loops and would continue cos yes I wrongly thought that intensity increase is good and ill know when I hit the best protocol for me. Shannon said don't do that give 4 loops time so I'm happy to do that too but I'm totally unaware of how to assess this sub, I'm simply journalling any fears I feel if and when I come across them.

Am I doing this wrong though?