Watching Fear Without Controlling It

I noticed fear as a tightening in the stomach and a thought-loop about failing a task. Usually I counter it with plans or self-talk. This time I did nothing—just watched. The body trembled a little, breath shallow, thoughts rehearsing disaster. When control didn’t arrive, the wave rose and changed by itself.

Krishnamurti’s point clicked: the controller is the controlled—another thought-pattern trying to fix thought-patterns. When that’s seen, the loop loses fuel. It’s not a trick to feel better; it’s honesty with what is. Oddly, action afterward was cleaner: one email, one step, no drama.