Are you scared?
I got asked a question the other day; so how do you write so much and how long does it take you?
I thought about my initial article, which happened to be my gap year article; I wondered whether I felt the apprehension before posting it up. At the start, writers inevitably face that fear, of having their name besides their article, the truth is, that’s how we all started!
Fear plays a pivotal role in our life. It’s what keeps us breathing, because if we didn’t for a second we’d be scared of the worst. Fear keeps us working hard, because if we didn’t, we wouldn’t achieve our ambitions. Fear maintains honesty, because if we didn’t, there would be consequences. Fear stops us from making silly decisions, because if we made those decisions, we’d live or die to regret it…
So why does it strike us in the first place?
Well, psychologists suggest that a concise definition for the word is “Fear is a vital response to physical and emotional danger—if we couldn’t feel it, we couldn’t protect ourselves from legitimate threats”- Is it only a response to danger? Isn’t it a response to paranoia too?
Most readers will have, at some point of their life, be it in their youth, or old age, experienced some sort of paranoia. For instance, when something isn’t going according to plan, people feel there’s a bigger reason to it all. Sometimes, it’s just the simple reason which, if accepted, could save us years and years.
Think about the simplest of fears, say for instance the fear of rides or heights. For some people, fear is the epitome of our adventures. For others, it’s something they dread…Where do you fit in? The reason I brought up rides is because it is common to everyone, and whether we admit it or not, we all face some degree of panic when swivelling around at such a speed. The point is, just like any other fear, we have to face up to the challenge of overcoming the fear before admitting defeat…
The point of this article is to express this feeling as one of normality, albeit one that people can change. Most people just need to give their minds a break from all the worry, and think to themselves, that if it’s all gone right in life, why would things go wrong now?
To end this article, I’d like to encourage each one of you to face your common daily fear, live up to it, don’t give up on it…because if you do, these fears will keep piling up, and up, and up. Remember, that for some of you, it won’t be as simple as the fear of rides; it might be something completely off the board, but who’s to say that it can’t be overcome?
