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Fear exists in our students, teachers, and classrooms. Fear begins in our brain with the amygdala sending messages in our brain circuitry to be aware of potential danger (flight, fight, or freeze). When we have a conscious feeling of fear, our thoughts, emotions, and behavior can be affected, but remember fear is a response that can be overcome. Recognizing fear can create an opportunity to self-regulate by using the following ABCDE method created by Dr. Martin Seligman, the father of positive psychology.

 Adversity: Acknowledge and describe your fear including the who, what, when, and where of the situation.

 Belief: Write down what you were thinking and saying to yourself in the middle of your fearful situation or adversity.

 Consequences: Write down the consequences of what you thought, felt, and did. Be specific, listing all the emotions and reactions that you can identify.

 Dispute: Actively challenge an inaccuracy that you now recognize about your beliefs and fear. Try to create a more optimistic and accurate belief about your fear. For example, you may say, “My fear is not completely true because …” or “A more accurate way of looking at this situation is …”

 Energy: Reflect and recognize how disputing your belief changed your energy. Notice what happened to your mood. How did your behavior change? What solutions do you see now that you didn't before?