Afraid to be happy
While most people would do anything to pursue and conquer happiness, there are those who fear getting it for fear of losing it.
It’s called Cherophobia. Yes, there is such a thing. It’s a developed condition from past experiences of happiness that ended abruptly or didn’t last.
For example: You’ve met somebody and you know, feel, and convinced this is the ONE. This person could really make you happy, this IS IT! You see yourself and him/her really working out. It’s like perfect, you start dreaming and then FEAR abruptly killed your dream (hmmm, sounds familiar). All suddenly your dream turns into a nightmare and the last thing you know is you’re running really fast from your happiness, and why? Cherophobia.
You’re afraid it won’t last or something will happen, or someone will interfere and ruin everything. When you’re just inches away from your goal, dream, you freeze and chicken out.
It could be your dream job, promotion, anything that you know can give you fulfillment and make you happy (that isn’t against God's and man’s law ok?) and it’s within your reach, just for you to grab BUT you hesitate out of fear, retreats and forfeit your chance.
Looking back, I see a lot of times and chances where I could’ve been happy but the fear of losing kept me from taking them and now I regret doing so and God help me, I want to stop running and be happy already! I deserve to be and so do you – WE DO!
There’s a therapy one site offers but it isn’t free and it didn’t allow me too see an excerpt of their program (they treat phobias) so I won’t make a recommendation. There’s one help though that I know is free and guaranteed, and highly recommended: GOD’S HELP.
Will only cost us a few minutes of sincere praying, to be freed from whatever it is we fear, faith, that God has the power to treat the condition and the willingness to overcome and trust HIM. Not that easy, I know but In Christ, we will conquer.
Philippians 4:13 – I can do all things through Christ.
It’s called Cherophobia. Yes, there is such a thing. It’s a developed condition from past experiences of happiness that ended abruptly or didn’t last.
For example: You’ve met somebody and you know, feel, and convinced this is the ONE. This person could really make you happy, this IS IT! You see yourself and him/her really working out. It’s like perfect, you start dreaming and then FEAR abruptly killed your dream (hmmm, sounds familiar). All suddenly your dream turns into a nightmare and the last thing you know is you’re running really fast from your happiness, and why? Cherophobia.
You’re afraid it won’t last or something will happen, or someone will interfere and ruin everything. When you’re just inches away from your goal, dream, you freeze and chicken out.
It could be your dream job, promotion, anything that you know can give you fulfillment and make you happy (that isn’t against God's and man’s law ok?) and it’s within your reach, just for you to grab BUT you hesitate out of fear, retreats and forfeit your chance.
Looking back, I see a lot of times and chances where I could’ve been happy but the fear of losing kept me from taking them and now I regret doing so and God help me, I want to stop running and be happy already! I deserve to be and so do you – WE DO!
There’s a therapy one site offers but it isn’t free and it didn’t allow me too see an excerpt of their program (they treat phobias) so I won’t make a recommendation. There’s one help though that I know is free and guaranteed, and highly recommended: GOD’S HELP.
Will only cost us a few minutes of sincere praying, to be freed from whatever it is we fear, faith, that God has the power to treat the condition and the willingness to overcome and trust HIM. Not that easy, I know but In Christ, we will conquer.
Philippians 4:13 – I can do all things through Christ.
Comments
The fear of attachment is similar. People will deliberately sabotage a relationship with another because of their fear of losing them somehow.
Your advice about leaving it to the Lord to make those decisions is a very good one.
People have the tendency to think they have control over certain things or that they can avoid fate.
What will be will be....tis how I see things.
Too not embrace life for all of its goodness is an insult to the gift of life that we were blessed with!
Have a very nice day!