30 Days to Taming Your Fears: Practical Help for a More Peaceful and Productive Life

by Deborah Pegues

Overview

Deborah Smith Pegues, behavioral specialist and bestselling author of 30 days to Taming Your Tongue (more than 500,000 copies sold), sheds light on rational and irrational fears and offers readers a path of hope and assurance.

With her trademark clarity and practical wisdom, Deborah addresses spiritual, relational, physical safety, financial, and emotional fears with godly principles and straightforward helps. Each step of the way, she gives readers power over fear by helping them understand:

• the foundation of  their fears
• God’s  perspective on their specific anxiety, fear, or phobia
• how to respond to fear triggers with information, awareness, and confidence
• ways to embrace healthy fears and to resist unhealthy ones
• how  neutralizing their fears  maximizes their life

This will be an invaluable resource for anyone walking the minefield of constant apprehensions who is ready to exchange fear for the peace which passes all understanding.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780736941402
Publisher:	Harvest House Publishers
Publication date:	08/01/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	786,443
File size:	392 KB

About the Author

Deborah Smith Pegues is an astute businesswoman, certified public accountant, Bible teacher, Certified Behavioral Consultant, and international speaker. Her inspiring teaching on walking in Supreme confidence spiritually, financially, relationally, and emotionally has brought healing to people around the world. A media favorite, her advice has appeared in several national magazines. She has authored 15 books, including the bestselling 30 Days to Taming Your Tongue (nearly 1,000,000 sold worldwide) and Emergency Prayers. She and her husband, Darnell, have been married more than 35 years.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 7

Prologue: Anxieties, Fears, and Phobias 9

Part I Health and Safety Fears

1 Fear of Dying 17

2 Fear of Doctors and Needles 23

3 Fear of Becoming Disabled 29

4 Fear of Creepy, Crawly Things 35

5 Fear of Dogs 39

6 Fear of Enclosed Spaces 45

7 Fear of Heights 49

8 Fear of Flying 53

9 Fear of Drowning 57

10 Fear of Natural Disasters 61

11 Fear of Terrorism 67

12 Fear of Crime and Violence 71

Part 2 Relational Fears

13 Fear of Loneliness 77

14 Fear of Commitment 83

15 Fear of Intimacy 89

16 Fear of Rejection 93

17 Fear of Losing a Loved One 99

18 Fear of Social Situations 105

Part 3 Psychological Fears

19 Fear of Inadequacy 111

20 Fear of Public Speaking 115

21 Fear of Gaining Weight 123

22 Fear of Aging 129

23 Fear of Helplessness or Losing Control 135

24 Fear of Change and Letting Go 141

25 Fear of Failure 147

Part 4 Financial Fears

26 Fear of Success 155

27 Fear of Lack 161

28 Fear of Losing a Job 165

29 Fear of Investing or Losing Money 171

30 Fear of Retiring Poor 177

Epilogue: Neutralize Your Fear…Get Your Life in Gear 183

Appendix 1 Fear-fighting Scriptures 187

Appendix 2 Fear-Banishing Prayer 191

Notes 193