217eMotion r eGulation Handout 6  (p. 4 of 10)
fear Wor DS
fear dread horror nervousness shock uneasiness
anxiety edginess hysteria overwhelmed tenseness worry
apprehension fright jumpiness panic terror
prompting e vents for f eeling f ear
••Having your life, your health, or your well-
being threatened.
••Being in the same situation (or a similar one) where you have been threatened or gotten hurt in the past, or where painful things have happened.
••Flashbacks.
••Being in situations where you have seen others threatened or be hurt.••Silence.
••Being in a new or unfamiliar situation.
••Being alone (e.g., walking alone, being home alone, living alone).
••Being in the dark.
••Being in crowds.
••Leaving your home.
••Having to perform in front of others.
••Pursuing your dreams.
••Other:  
interpretations of e vents That p rompt f eelings of f ear
••Believing that:
••You might die, or you are going to die.
••You might be hurt or harmed.
••You might lose something valuable.
••Someone might reject, criticize, or dislike you.
••You will embarrass yourself.
••Failure is possible; expecting to fail.••Believing that:
••You will not get help you want or need.
••You might lose help you already have.
••You might lose someone important.
••You might lose something you want.
••You are helpless or are losing a sense of 
control.
••You are incompetent or are losing mastery.
••Other: