Thoughts about fears

All people are afraid of something -even those who claim that are scared of nothing-. Of course, what defers from person to person are firstly the thing that they are scared of and secondly the way they choose to deal with it. 

Some of the most common fears are the fear of heights, arachnophobia and generally the fear of insects and other tiny, fast walking or flying, disgusting and terrifying animals - I love animals with two or four feet, no more or less-, fear of clowns, claustrophobia, agoraphobia and so on...

Unfortunately, we usually have not just one but a couple of phobias that make our lives difficult. I want you to close your eyes and think of the one fear that brings you nightmares. That fear could be either something like cockroaches walking all over your body or something deeper, like death.

I guess that having a cockroach walking on your body is just so digusting that everyone would be scared of it -if you like that kind of animals, I'm sorry- so, I'm going to focus on the deeper fears.

First, I should tell you that my deep fear is meeting new people. I know that it sounds silly but if you are shy like me, then you understand. At this point, I feel that I should mention that I do have friends. Anyway, it is completely normal to be scared of things that other people find insignificant, ordinary or even pleasant. That happens because every person is different and unique. So, no matter how weird or irrational our fear is, we have to accept it, because it is part of our personality.

However, accepting doesn't mean saying no to opportunities and adventures. I'm not suggesting saying yes to everything -if you haven't watched Jim Carrey's "Yes Man" movie, you should do it- but don't let your fear prevent you from living an awesome life. Take my fear for example, could you imagine how my life would be if I didn't introduce myself to people? The only people that I would know would be my parents and I would have no friends. What is more, I would stay inside my house all day and I would do nothing. That sounds like an extremely miserable life. 

Even though I have met people and some of them have become great friends of mine, I am still uncomfortable socializing with strangers, as it takes time to get to know them and feel free to express myself to them. Nevertheless, I refuse not to live my life and not to do the things that I love just because strangers will be around. You should do the same as well. Set your life as a priority and do whatever you desire even if you are scared of it.

All in all, you may never be able to completely overcome your fear but I guarantee that if you do the things that you are scared of, not only will your life become fuller and more interesting but also you'll get in touch with yourself and you'll feel proud of youself for trying.