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Published by Rachelle Disbennett-Lee
Sunday, February 10, 2002
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Phobias
are common in our society and do not pose a significant
threat to a person unless they impede or disrupt a person's
life. When the phobia interferes with the person's day-to-day
functioning, it can be a reason for alarm.
If
you are gnosiophobic it can hinder how well you do in life.
What is gnosiophobia? Gnosiophobia is a fear of knowledge.
Gnostic means to possess knowledge. It may seem silly that
anyone would be afraid of knowledge, but there are times
when not knowing can provide a sort of comfort. As the saying
goes, "What we don't know can't hurt us." Not
true. Not knowing is worse than accepting responsibility
for what is and dealing with it. Ignoring something doesn't
make it go away and pretending that we don't know something
doesn't mean that it isn't happening.
There
can be many situations where knowledge can cause fear. We
might fear learning a new job because we are afraid we will
fail. We may be afraid of knowledge that would challenge
the way we work now. Knowledge often causes change.
Knowledge
can also be freeing. Once we have the knowledge, we can
deal with situations based on our knowledge and not on assumptions
or guesses. Knowledge is power. Don't be afraid to know.
Step into the power that knowledge provides and use it.
It can be uncomfortable at times to know. Be willing to
be uncomfortable. Although knowledge can cause discomfort,
the lack of knowledge causes pain. What you don't know can
and will hurt you!
Coaching
Being
gnosiophobic doesn't mean it has to be in all aspects of
your life. You may be fine in most areas, but want to remain
ignorant in others. There were times in my life where I
had selective gnosiophobia. I once dated a man who I knew
was cheating on me, but I pretended not to know because
knowing meant that I would have to confront him. There were
times when I decided not to know because I didn't want the
responsibility that greater knowledge demanded.
Once
we learn that knowledge is a useful tool, we can begin to
heal our gnosiophobia and step into the power of knowledge.
Knowledge allows us to be at choice. We can't make informed
choices if we don't know or refuse to know. Once we open
up to knowledge, we open up to the power it provides to
us. One of the best ways to keep someone down is to withhold
knowledge from them. Someone who doesn't know can't make
informed choices and can fall victims to those who do know.
Knowledge is power. Seize the power.
Where
are you being gnosiophobic in your life?
Daily
Success Formula
Gnosiophobic
= Fear of knowledge
Quotes
"With
Knowledge comes Opportunity, with Opportunity comes Success.
Anonymous
"There
is no knowledge that is not power." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"There
is no substitute for accurate knowledge. Know yourself,
know your business, know your men." Randall Jacobs
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