“Recovering Leah knows fear stands for false expectations appearing real.”

“You know what 'FEAR' stands for? It stands for 'False Evidence Appearing Real.' It's the darkroom where Satan develops his negatives.”

“.. Fear is often described as False Evidence Appearing Real.”

“Evidently this safety is completely false; no one can control anything, and a change always appears at the moment one least expects it, taking us surprise and with no chance to react or fight.”

“The fears that assault us are mostly simple anxieties about social skills, about intimacy, about likeableness, or about performance. We need not give emotional food or charge to these fears or become attached to them. We don’t even have to shame ourselves for having these fears. Simply ask your fears, “What are you trying to teach me?” Some say that FEAR is merely an acronym for “False Evidence Appearing Real.”From Everything Belongs, p. 143”

“... reality stands before them, yet they don't see it, because what you call real is just the mirror image of your expectations.”