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Alan Watts proposed the 'Backwards Law': the more you try to feel better, the less satisfied you become, as the very act of seeking reinforces the fact that you lack it. The same applies to fear. If you run from your anxiety, it follows you. If you turn and face it, it evaporates. He teaches that fear is an illusion created by the ego's attempt to control the uncontrollable. By accepting the uncertainty of existence, fear loses its power over us.
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