Evening star., 1937-06-03

CauS e S
For Fear
Reputable Psychia-
trist Able to Cure
Mental Conditions.
BY ANGELO PATRI

L
HUMANITY has been cursed by
fear since the beginning of its
stay on earth. Adam and Eve were
afraid in the Garden. Cain slew his
brother in fear of him. There is no
son or daughter of Adam and Eve
who has not trace of the curse in
him, who has not trenfb4ed ut
thought, shivered at shadow cow
cred in the dark If we could find a
way to rid ourselves of fear we would
conquer all evil and know heaven in
our time
To cure any error one must seek
its cause, and we have sought the
cause of fear for many centuries with
out success. There are those who
say that fears are conditioned, that
is, we have an experience that fright
ems us and the fear is recorded in our
nerve cells thereafter That might ac-
count for some particular fears. If
dog bites a man it is not unlikely
that the man thereafter will have a
fear Of dog. But what about fears
that are so dim that one cannot
trace their cause, nor their direction,
nor their rise in consciousness? Every
one knows such fears.
In moment of quiet, with no
thought of trouble, a shadow steals
over the spirit, chill strikes the
backbone, an uneasy feeling begins
flltering through the inner self. What
is it one fears? Nothing. But it is
there, threatening, paralyzing the will,
chilling the soul. What is the origin
Of those fears that steal out of the
night? That rise suddenly at times OF
crisis? They are not real. not actual
in that they have definite cause
clearly known, but they are there.
don't know what they are or
where they come from. I know that
they are real enough to bother peo-
pie deal more than is good for them.
Not knowing what or why or whence,
the best thing one can do is to deny
the fear. keep denying it. and keep
trying to get hold of courageous idea
until the fear leaves. 1t is idle to
try to instil courage into mind that
is clutched by fear. Deny the fear
steadily until it loses hold, then try
for the courageous thought.
I am not saying to the man who Is
in agony of fear that ne has no fear.
I am telling him that he can get rid
Of it by denying its reality, by saying
to himself, in faith believing, that
this fear has no roots, no real excuse
for being, and that one good sound
thought of faith and one of courage,
edged under it, will send it on it's way.
Faith and confidence kill fear The
difficulty is in laying hold on faith
and confidence. When fear takes
hold on soul, be it child or man,
that soul is practically helpless until
fear can be displaced by confidence,
and confidence cannot be induced by
the victim. 1t is best to get help
from some understanding friend, or
some skilled physician. Don't be
afraid to 60 to reputable psychia-
trist and tell your story of fear and
ask for help. Fear that gets such a
hold on its victim as to render him
helpless needs professional care
This means the care, the help, the
advice, OF man or woman who has
devoted lifetime of study toward
curing mental conditions, which, if al
lowed to go without help, may cause
serious trouble indeed. A victim Of
underlined fear that attacks again and
again needs treatment Conditioned
fears are easy enough to handle. Re-
move the cause and the fear vanishes.
But the deeply disguised fear-the
fear that attacks in the dark, without
rhyme or reason. makes help neces-
sary.
(Copyr1ght, 1879