Fears and Phobias

Everyone is afraid of something (understatement of the century) whether it's small spaces or older kids. 
Or even tapping that celebrity that just walked past on the back and saying hi!

The problem is : How to overcome that fear, how to rise above it and be able to state 'I'm not longer afraid'. One thing that fear does is it holds you back and one of the ways to overcome it is to find the hidden reasons why you are scared of it and what you would have to do to lose that fear.

I'm no where near fearless and I have trillions of small fears and a few phobias but there is one significant fear that I have conquered over the past three years... The fear of getting involved and out there in my school community.

I was rejected so many times in primary school. I have a 'don't care' attitude that they almost destroyed and it did result in me giving up. I wanted a chance to shine and it didn't ever come. I did get a good role in my year 6 production and was/am grateful for the feedback from it but it was too late. I was sure that I was talentless and no one would appreciate what I had to offer.

When I got to secondary school I carried on being a wallflower.

I barely got involved and stayed on the sidelines.

I then did something that definitely changed the way I looked at things. I decided to enter a writing competition that was open to Year 7-9 and as a year 7 pupil I actually won! 

If I hadn't faced my fear of disappointment and rejection and if I didn't put myself out there I wouldn't have known that my writing was appreciated by people other than my parents and others actually enjoyed reading my stories.

After three months I transferred to a different school and instead of tucking myself away I started getting involved in extra curricular clubs and activities and doing things that I have learnt a lot from and will be useful in the future.

If I hadn't gathered the courage to do something so scary but so simple, I would not have a blog or have met the many friends I have made from other year groups and classes.

Facing your fears can take you so far and you will feel a lot better when that massive hand pulling you back disappears and you're no longer afraid.

And please remember,

    

ps. If there is a fear in particular that you are proud of defeating, I would love to see them in the comments below