Fear and Doubt

[Bene]

Well very simply, when starting out in IM, how does one get over the doubt/fear that something is not going to manifest? I have this voice in my mind that is doubtful of my manifestations... you know, "what if it doesn't show up?", "It didn't manifest in the past" etc.

[Acting Like Godot]

Well, look at this way.

Either you do the IM, or you don't.

If you do it, it may or may not work.

If you don't do it, it will not work.

Therefore it is more logical to do it.

There is no good reason to fear, because you are not required to take on any more risks than you would have taken, if you had taken the non-IM route.

If IM does not work, the maximum loss is the amount of time you wasted on it, and the amount of money you may have spent on LOA books etc.

Both types of losses are controllable. You can spend as much or as little time on IM as you like.

You can also spend as much or as little money on LOA materials as you like.

(Or you could borrow from your nearest library).

The main fear is really just a fear of disappointment. Which shouldn't be a huge fear, because you invested very little more than a little time on visualising etc.

[Acting Like Godot]

Expect doubt to be a constant companion in your IM/LOA adventures.

There will always be doubt. It is just that the nature of your doubt will change.

Initially you will play with "small" intentions. And you will have doubts.

When you are able to manifest your "small" intentions, those doubts will dissipate.

But you will then move on to "bigger" intentions. And you will have new doubts.

And when you are able to manifest those "bigger" intentions, those doubts will dissipate.

But then you will move on to even "bigger" intentions. And you will have new doubts again.

And so on.

Understand that the very process of dealing with your doubts is very often itself the IM itself.

[TheOpusMovieCommunity]

You just have to learn how to ignore it. Let it go and relax. Don't try to FORCE thoughts out of your head. that will never work. Just acknowledge their existance and replace the doubt with positivity.

[Wax Frog]

Originally Posted by Acting Like Godot

The main fear is really just a fear of disappointment. Which shouldn't be a huge fear, because you invested very little more than a little time on visualising etc.

For me there was* also the fear that a powerful and much-needed ally might prove to be nothing but a fantasy.

*as part of my 'reprogramming' I am being careful to put negative-thought-based posts in the past tense.