The Science: Why Fear Feels So Powerful
Fear is your brain's alarm system. When the amygdala perceives a threat—real or imagined—it triggers the fight-flight-freeze response. Your heart races, muscles tense, breath shortens. This was designed to save your life from immediate physical danger.
The problem is, the amygdala can't distinguish between a tiger and a difficult conversation, between physical danger and emotional risk. It responds the same way to an email from your boss as it would to a predator. And when fear becomes chronic, you can feel frozen—unable to take action on things that matter most.
How Tapping Releases Fear
Tapping on acupressure points while acknowledging fear sends calming signals directly to the amygdala. This tells your brain: "I know there's fear here, and it's safe to relax." The physiological fear response calms, allowing you to think clearly and take action from a grounded place rather than a reactive one.
Real Results of Releasing Fear
Dona
"Every word spoke to me and comforted me. I am not sure I have ever felt deep peace instead living with a learned pattern of vigilance that I was not safe in the world. This Tapping meditation will become my prayer."
Catherine
"Loved the part on trusting in the process of life... could start to release fear. Hard to surrender to life at times. Feeling safe is difficult when other people are upset. Feel like I did something wrong. I am to blame. Ugh. Keeps me up."
Jennifer
"I finally now know what I am scared of the most—happiness! I grew up with a mother who had manic depression and a very controlling father, then I married a very controlling husband. They all didn't approve of me being happy. I will explore this further."
In all my 81 years, I've never believed I could feel peace. In the last 4 years of daily Tapping I'm having moments of healing and peace, and finally sharing my deep sense of aloneness and fear with others I feel safe with.
Pamela, 81 years old, healing from CPTSD
Marian
"Her voice. The words chimed with me. Holding on to fear as a protection."
Elise
"This is one of the best Tapping meditations, bringing healing in new ways each time I do it."
What Fear Often Hides
Fear shows up in many disguises. Sometimes what looks like procrastination, perfectionism, or control is actually fear underneath:
- Fear of failure: What if I try and it doesn't work?
- Fear of success: What if I succeed and can't handle it?
- Fear of rejection: What if people don't accept me?
- Fear of the unknown: What if something bad happens?
- Fear of being seen: What if people really knew me?
- Fear of happiness: What if I let my guard down?
Tapping helps you identify what's really underneath and address it directly.
No more loneliness because of feeling too fearful to connect with others. With so much gratitude for your work I thank you.
Jan, finding freedom to connect
Learning to Trust the Process of Life
One of the most powerful aspects of this session is the invitation to trust—trust that you can handle what comes, trust that the universe isn't out to get you, trust that it's safe to let go of constant vigilance.
For many people who grew up in unpredictable or unsafe environments, this feels revolutionary. The body has learned to stay on high alert. Tapping helps reprogram this response, teaching the nervous system that it's okay to relax.
Jeanene
"I cried. I had so many emotions and feelings—I can still feel them all now and I've been done Tapping for at least 15 minutes. I finally feel like I'm not as fearful and anxious, that I will be able to release and be at peace in my life."
Ready to Release Fear?
Try the Releasing Fear session in the app—used by over 142,000 people.