I want to talk about fear in general and my specific fears but before I talk about that what is fear? Fear is defined as an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat. The key words here are caused by the belief because that implies that if you can train yourself to perceive all situations without fear than in essence fear does not exist. Just an interesting point!
My fears have been fluctuating over the course of this semester and I realized that I am afraid of new experiences, fearing that I might fail or not handle the situation correctly. I was scared of taking the Subway in the beginning of the semester because in the past I have only taken City Bus to school and this was a new experience for me. I was specifically scared of taking the wrong subway and not getting off at the right stops. I resolved this fear by taking the subway every day since this semester has started so now I am comfortable taking the Subway. My current fears are failing exams, getting bad grades, and ultimately not being able to get a job. I need to work on editing goals for myself so that even if my fears come true I can set new goals and hopefully eliminate fear from my life.
