Hi Gabriel,
My experience with this panic barrier (also called The Terror Barrier by some
is not panic either. I just suddenly feel myself thinking negative about something that would bring me closer to my dreams and goals, something I am truly passionate about. I´ve been working in the field of performing arts for years - living my passion. But whenever someone or something gave me an idea that included stepping out of my comfort zone -let´s say going to an audition for a company I could not believe I could ever be working for - I would just let that audition pass. Forgetting the date, being too busy with other things, feeling not in shape etc. Sometimes I can get really sceptic to great ideas that would take me in big leaps forward, those sort of things. Now I´ve learned that to grow means stretching and sometimes feel a bit (or alot ) uncomfortable for a short period of time (when crashing through the barrier). The comfort zone is an illusion. Nothing is static, everything is constantly changing - but most people would fight for their lifes rather than leave this place of "safety". Successfull people do what other people don´t bother to do, or dare to do.
I´ll try to be short and sweet without being superficial in my advise here...
There are millions techniques for you to try out there, when it comes to reprogramming your sub-conscious mind, witch is you greatest weapon when it comes to crashing through these panic barriers. I advise you to get an overview picture of how your mind works (I can send you a pdf with a grafic illustration?), and then seperate YOU from your old conditioned thinking. Your conditioned thinking and limiting belifs are not something you´ve chosen. It has been impressed upon your mind from a very early age, from society and people around you. You want to change you say. Well, you have to change your beliefs, because they control your behaviour and they keep you where you are!
Write down the beliefs you know are not serving you on your way to become a great drawer and a person with exellent language skills etc. Whenever these limiting thoughts pops up in your mind you recognize them, you know what they are and you ignore them. IT IS QUITE SIMPLE.
Then, on the other hand, write down your new beliefs, those you choose for yourself. What kind of person you are (i.e an action taker, creative, passionate, brilliant artist etc) , how you express your passion ( i.e. “seek ways to make my drawings visible to the world”), how you live your life (i.e. “use every day to express more of who I am, I take care of my body, I study, I travel to interesting places” etc). Write what you want, what you desire, write as much as you want. Then read it over an look for key words and phrases. Keep these new beliefs in your mind, say them out load, and nurture them with your attention as often as possible. It is important that you write these beliefs in present tense(I am...). The cool thing with the sub-conscious mind is that it can´t differenciate between fantacy and reality, it will eventually believe you!
What you are doing is that you impress new ideas and beliefs onto you sub-conscious mind, over and over again. When they becomes fixed there it´s done. It´s reprogrammed. And you will start to act differently almost automatically, according to your new beliefs. New actions gives new results.
All this is very simple. Not easy, but simple.
You have allready made up your mind to change – now is action time Gabriel.
Remember, you only have to until you want to, then you don´t have to anymore
All my best,
Kika – from the other side of the planet, I think?